Hey guys! My gibby passed away yesterday =( I dont know what got him but mostly everything else in my tank is good (so are my water stats) Nitrate 0 Nitrites 0 Ph is something like 6.8-7.2 water temp is usually around 75-80' F so thats all good. Anyway im figuring it was just the pleco. I was wondering what kind of pleco can I get that looks cool and isnt very costly. My LFS had a gold nugget but he was 30$ so I didnt want to spend that much on 1 pleco. So anyway just wondering what kind of pleco is best that is a looker and inexpensive.
What Type Of Pleco Can I Get?
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dane261
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bristle noses are nice plecs cheap as well but why not look here and do some research on some plecs ie prices and conditions they need
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nmonks
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I think you need to establish why your gibbiceps died before you buy anything else. A gibby should live 15+ years without any problems at all. Significantly more, if cared for properly. So if your gibby died at less than 15 years of age, you have a problem. Perhaps a toxic substrate, intermittently poor water quality, copper or something else toxic to catfish in the water. Whatever, you need to figure it out.
There's no point buying another loricariid for your aquarium if you're introducing it into a system where it won't thrive.
It's also worth mentioning that "cheap" fish are often cheap because [a] they are mass produced and of low quality or difficult to sell at a higher price. While you expect a tetras and guppies to be cheap because they're small, a big fish at a low price should ring alarm bells. $30 for a nice loricariid is a good price, if it's cared for properly. Looking after wild-caught loricariids especially is difficult, and a lot of the 'chain store' fish shops basically let them starve until someone buys them. You need to know how to recognise a healthy loricariid as opposed to a sickly one. A cheap sickly loricariid is not good value at all, because it'll likely be dead in a few weeks. But a more expensive loricariid that's been cared for in the store might seem 'expensive', but since you'll get 15-20 years of pleasure from owning it, turns out to be very good value indeed.
Cheers, Neale
There's no point buying another loricariid for your aquarium if you're introducing it into a system where it won't thrive.
It's also worth mentioning that "cheap" fish are often cheap because [a] they are mass produced and of low quality or difficult to sell at a higher price. While you expect a tetras and guppies to be cheap because they're small, a big fish at a low price should ring alarm bells. $30 for a nice loricariid is a good price, if it's cared for properly. Looking after wild-caught loricariids especially is difficult, and a lot of the 'chain store' fish shops basically let them starve until someone buys them. You need to know how to recognise a healthy loricariid as opposed to a sickly one. A cheap sickly loricariid is not good value at all, because it'll likely be dead in a few weeks. But a more expensive loricariid that's been cared for in the store might seem 'expensive', but since you'll get 15-20 years of pleasure from owning it, turns out to be very good value indeed.
Cheers, Neale
pica_nuttalli
don't be a twit
also, i didn't see your tank size here
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