Could someone ID this Pleco
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yup they sure get big . Have a look at what your LFS has, write down and then ask the forum again. So maybe a hint to ask before you buy. cheers jk :thumbup:
Maybe it's just me but i would be looking at finding a better shop to deal with. I tend to vote with my feet and if i had a shop blatently lie to me as they did to you then they wouldn't be getting any more of my business.
Obviously they are pretty shortsighted and only looking for the quick buck and not returned customers.
Nice fish though. Hope you can trade him for something more suitable for you.
Good luck
I have dealt with them for years....small family owned business. I would guess somebody either put them in the wrong tank, or they got mixed up during shipping. I live in a small town and don't have the luxury of any other pet shops. I either have to drive an hour or buy from Pet Smart :cry:
I was in the same position today at a LFS. They had a couple at 10cm/4" and they were stunning, lovely pattern and a red band across the top of their dorsal and caudal fins.
Their full name is Pterygoplicthys gibbiceps, and here's some more info about them.
Ok, I decided to move him to the tank with my Angels. (I decided I wanted to keep him). There is a Bristlenose in with the Angels now. Within 2 days his fin on his back was all shredded!!! The Bristlenose must have done it! I have since moved him back with the Discus. I also have 2 small Rams, 2 Albino Bristlenose, 2 Clowns, 1 (don't know the name) and one other Bristlenose. His fins are all healed up now and he doesn't bother anyone so far. He doesn't bother the Discus either, I was just afraid he was going to, the reason I decided to move him. So, long story short....I am going to keep him. He fits the title of Gentle Giant
I will!
Matubula, I just read the info you posted....boy he sure doesn't fit that profile! He is out all day long looking for goodies, and whenever one of the other plecos wants to eat on the same piece of food he is on, he just moves away and comes back later. Very docile , I would say. Hope he stays that way, cause he could eat one of those other small plecos in one bite! Haha
Matubula, I just read the info you posted....boy he sure doesn't fit that profile! He is out all day long looking for goodies, and whenever one of the other plecos wants to eat on the same piece of food he is on, he just moves away and comes back later. Very docile , I would say. Hope he stays that way, cause he could eat one of those other small plecos in one bite! Haha
not all gibbs fit the standard profile all of mine in various sizes upto about 17" are out all day long the bigger ones even come up to the surface for a stroke when you put your hands in the tank.
it'll be your angels that had his fins btw not the bn's when he gets bigger the angels will be told where to go.
all of mine in various sizes upto about 17" are out all day long the bigger ones even come up to the surface for a stroke when you put your hands in the tank.it'll be your angels that had his fins btw not the bn's when he gets bigger the angels will be told where to go.
As Stated above, I have experienced Gibbicepps sucking the slime coat off fish, especially if they are slow or asleep.
All they best they are awesome fish but do get large & some will get territorial & aggressive.
All they best they are awesome fish but do get large & some will get territorial & aggressive.