Do you impulse buy?
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I bought this cute little spotted plec years ago, turned out to be Adonis, kept him for 2 years before he out grew my 30 breeder. I have bought several knowing what family but not knowing the species.
I never impulse buy but if I see something I like while I am out then I will get it:lol:
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hmm...impulse buy....me ......never :wb:
Walked into the lfs hubby used to work at and seen some whiptails. Ended up buying 12 of them just because they would only cost me $10 for each of them.
Just after starting out in plecos hubby rang and said there is a pleco here, it's got stripes. I just told him to buy it and bring it home (which he did). Ended up being our first panaque.....L104.
Walked into the lfs hubby used to work at and seen some whiptails. Ended up buying 12 of them just because they would only cost me $10 for each of them.
Just after starting out in plecos hubby rang and said there is a pleco here, it's got stripes. I just told him to buy it and bring it home (which he did). Ended up being our first panaque.....L104.
Well, i spose now we should know enough about plecs not to end up with something thats totally unsuitable lol
When I was a total noob and had just set up first tank which was only 50L, my other half decided to go get an algae eater and yes you can guess, was a baby common plec. Luckily I researched what he was straight away and 4 tank upgrades later, he is now 1 foot long, very active and eats like a horse--still really needs another upgrade though.
L104 is a cute first plec, couldn't get much smaller either lol
When I was a total noob and had just set up first tank which was only 50L, my other half decided to go get an algae eater and yes you can guess, was a baby common plec. Luckily I researched what he was straight away and 4 tank upgrades later, he is now 1 foot long, very active and eats like a horse--still really needs another upgrade though.
L104 is a cute first plec, couldn't get much smaller either lol
When i was looking for some pictus,i went into the lfs and saw some pangasius catfish,i thought hmmm theyre nice they might do instead.Luckily i came home to research them:wb:51" Also in the same lfs they had some "gold plecos"That turned out to be gold nuggets.I could very easily impulse buy,but i have learned its best to research 1st lol.
No i buy Lynx.
:lol: ok yes deffo, i like to think i know enough about the various plecs now that if i see one i like and have wanted then i'll buy in a flash, i wouldn't buy one that i hadn't already considered unless i researched it 1st though, my LFS had a group of L024 in and i thought i've seen these on the net they look awesome, but i did a bit more research 1st and concluded their diet wasn't compatible with the rest of my fish, theres still 2 of them there now
:lol: ok yes deffo, i like to think i know enough about the various plecs now that if i see one i like and have wanted then i'll buy in a flash, i wouldn't buy one that i hadn't already considered unless i researched it 1st though, my LFS had a group of L024 in and i thought i've seen these on the net they look awesome, but i did a bit more research 1st and concluded their diet wasn't compatible with the rest of my fish, theres still 2 of them there now
not so much as impulse buy, but i will spend 8hrs driving to far away shops to see what they have, then feel it would be rude not to buy something, but like Terry says, i think i know enough to get by with any or most plecs, then do specific research when i get back, i guess my last proper impulse buy was my chubby plec, saw them and had to get one, always thought they were great looking plecs but didn't know any specifics about them before i bought him, luckily though i have 1 tank with wood eaters/ vegetarians in, 1 omnivore and 1 carnivore tank running so am fairly safe as far as the dietry needs of any new plecs
Not so much with buying plecs that I don't know about. (Except for my first plec, before I had internet and believed the shop.) :wb:
But in the past the impulse has been "Oooooh! He's a nice plec. I think I could squeeze another tank in somewhere..."
But in the past the impulse has been "Oooooh! He's a nice plec. I think I could squeeze another tank in somewhere..."
I have to be honest went out looking for a watermelon panaque and came back with a L190 as well could not leave him there