Thanks for the replies and tips.

I am just worried as I have not seen this pleco eat yet. I just got him a week ago tomorrow so he is still new to the tank. My BN love cucumber and I thought he would come out and eat it but does not seem to like it. I will try the zucchini as I know that is what ...

Is that raw potato? Do you just peel it? Never used potato before.

Thanks for the replies

I had a marine tank for the past 6 years and never had an issue with nitrates, I did use a HOB filter on my nano, it was the easiest tank to maintain. My readings were always perfect and my corals grew like no tomorrow. I did nothing special at all except for very good lighting. So I know all about ...

Well i am not going to argue over it but I will never replace those rings.

Everything is working out well now and my filter was never really dirty when I did a full filter clean on it.

It was your average amount and my feeding the past year I have cut way back to the point where I want the fish to ...

1. How old do bristlenose plecos have to be to start showing bristles?

2. What is the main food source you all are feeding to your L134 plecos?

3. Anyone have a rubbernose pleco and what is your opinion about these guys? (question for a friend)

Update:

Well call me crazy if you want but what a learning curve this has all been. First off I have never had a canister filter and have certainly learned alot. I have always used the HOB filters and never in my 20+ years of this hobby had an issue with nitrates liked this ever.

So, I am very ...

Thank you Mats for the reply....

Okay great, I did vacum the sand yesterday very lightly. Things are the same it will take a few days to get back to normal I guess. Fish are eating when I do feed so that is a good thing, they are not scratching on anything either and that one pleco looks a bit better tonight. So keeping fingers ...

Are you recommending I wash this sand I have in the tank now?

This sand came with the tank which was up and running for about 1 year before I bought the whole thing. When I moved everything to my place, I took sand, water, fish, plants and all to avoid having to restart the whole system.

The sand ...

What is the average age plecos live to?

I have LF Albino BN and L134

Thanks all for the great info. I will keep an eye on things as they progress. I had less headache with my 3 gal pico saltwater tank I had going for 6 years. Yes 3 gal, it was alot of fun but I was bored of it and the cost of saltwater anything here is insane.

Thanks again

Hello, well I did a careful vacum of the sand bed. Replaced the water with treated water, fish look better.

I am going to test tomorrow again and see where things are.

Over feeding???? That can be my biggest fault and I know it. I will be alot more careful when I do feed from now on. I just want ...

Yes the plecos are all bristlenose except for the one L134

Yes that is the correct type of cory cat.

The water does not stir the sand, my outflow is at the top of the tank just below the water line.

Okay maybe I will do a very careful vacum of the sand and see how things are from there. I tested ...

Hello, the cory cats are Serbae cory. Sorry for that.

The New pleco is 3" in size the two silver tip are maybe 1 1/2" long with head and tail, the 3 albino 4"

These cats really stir up the sand alot I have noticed so I am going to do a good vacum on it today. The tank is not new its been running ...

Maybe I should list what I have then you can tell me that I am overstocked.

I also have Anubias on my mopani, I have 3 nice size pieces of this wood for the pleocs. Here we go, don't yell to hard at me just tell me how many plecos I have to get rid of.

1 large male discus
7 neons
4 rummynose
5 ...

Hello, Okay to answer some of the questions and responses. The tank houses one 6 year old adult male discus. He lost his wife a while ago so in the regards to overstocked on the Discus I think I am okay there. He is doing well by himself, I did try to add a female but that did not turn out well at ...

OKay maybe its me. Yesterday before I did a water change it was at 80 which has been normal for quite sometime. I did a big water change yesterday and did put new filter floss into the cannister too. Yes I am using this floss to get some of the finer debrie that is in the water colum and its working ...

I am going to go and do that right now and also do the tank as well and will post as soon as i get them

Have a big issue with nitrates being high cannot bring them down even with water changes so here is the story.

Two years ago I bought a tank complete with Discus and the sand the current owner had in it. I brought all this home set it up just like she had and all was fine. Now going into my third ...

Snails, oh my goodness this is my specialty it seems. I so graciously introduced them to my tank as well through live plants. I have a Discus tank and I also have a few corys and plecos in my tank too. One thing I can tell you is never ever us any kind of medication that kills snails, you will also ...

I too have an allergy to bloodworms but my discus just loves them as do the plecos. I always buy the ones in the cube so I do not have to handle it. I just push it out right into the tank and never have an issue with them. Something you might want to try.

If you are like me make sure you not get ...

I would like to know if the L134 is a rare kind of pleco??

What is a good price to pay for this kind of pleco??

But which is the nicer looking?

MatsP wrote:L134 is more hardy and tolerant of hard water than L168, from what I understand. And easier to breed.

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Mats

Okay, have a fellow here 30 min away from me that is willing to sell me these two varieties. Since I have never had anything like this and many of you have would you be so kind to give me your picks and why??

I have looked both kinds up and while photos are great I know some are photo shopped too ...

Any hands on expereice with L201 Plecos?

What are they like to keep?

Are they attractive looking?

What is the max size they grow to?

I have read 4.7"

These are the other plecos this guy close to me has but I did not ask if he has any young from them. He is at work right now.

L046
L066
L081
L114
L128
L144
L200
L201
L204
L260
Long Fin Bushynose

Thanks Line for the reply. I think I will wait to see what this fellow whom lives closer to me than the other guy does replies back to me about his first.

Having a fish shipped in with all the extra costs is chancing it as he does not guarantee live arrival at all.

I will get them oneday, I just ...

Hello, thanks for all the replies. I am still thinking on it but I just found a fellow that lives 1 hour away from me that has a group of 7 he is trying to breed. I have just lucked out. I am waiting his reply. He quite a few different kinds of plecos too.

HOlly smokes are you serious? That is insane for a fish. I thought that $120.00 for a youngster was bad but your price for an adult is crazy. I honestly don't think there is any need for the prices to be what they are for these fish. I realize the whole story about them but they are being bred now ...

I should also mention that I am looking for something really striking. L201 look neat what are your thoughts?

That is why I just love the look of the L46