uhm...spirulina is a kind of seaweed/algae? and that IS a major substance in many pl*co-foods. I can imagine them finding spirulina and other kinds of algae in their natural habitat, but seaweed seemed a little unusual! That said, the folded sheet I put in the tank had dissapeared by the following ...

I thought it would be interesting to try some Ocean Nutrition 'seaweed selects' for plecos so I bought a pack today- I haven't put any in the tank yet but just wondered if anyone had tried feeding plecos seaweed. I can't imagine there is much seaweed in their natural diet! I'm guessing it will ...

Great looking plec the L155- I have one but it is only around 4" -has grown quite a bit in the time I have had it though. They do not seem that easy to get hold of, but this is probably a good thing considering the max size they reach.......

The most outgoing and confident plec I know of is the L75, mine spends most of its time out and about and all the L75's I have ordered in (as an aquatic retailer) have been the same- one of the best selling plecos I know of as they are always out for people to see. My L200 seems a pretty friendly ...

Yann, thanks for your reply. I quarantine new fish for 2 weeks before adding to main tank. Strangely they all seem to be behaving normally now, but I don't want to risk losing any more. The water change did not make a difference as they still seemed unwell after I did it. I will keep a very close ...

Hi Yann, The velvet problem happened about 2 weeks ago when I added 2 new discus. They had the last lot of treatment about 5 days ago, and no longer have velvet. The first death occured about a week after treating the tank. The L114 was originally in the tank but I removed it when it looked unwell ...

2 more dead plecos this morning- my Golden nugget (that was in the quarantine tank) and my L168, both with no visable signs of illness/disease........ PLEASE can someone suggest anything that could be causing this or what to treat them with- I can't understand what is going on and I really need help ...

Really hoping someone can help me out here..... I have sadly lost a plec and seem to be about to lose another. I have a number of different plecos in a large (100G) aquarium and have never had any problems with their health, but I found one dead a few days ago, and noticed the others just sat about ...

Thats the one! thanks

Thanks for the ID, I will try and take a better photo of it- shouldn't be difficult as it is always out and about at the front of the tank. I paid £7.50 for it and was told it was wild caught.

Bad photo I know, but any ideas what cory this is? Looks chocolate coloured......

http://community.webshots.com/photo/119 ... 9834HGmlfD

Looking at the Cat-elog I see that now. I guess there are many variations of any L number, whatever it is its unlike any other plec I own. Thanks for your help

Thanks Silurus, do King Tigers often have so many spots?

Picked up this pleco today, bit of a mystery to me though. Is it a King Tiger, Queen Arabesque or some combination of both? it is spotted and striped, and looks unlike either my King Tiger or Queen Arabesque..... http://community.webshots.com/photo/119976499/161572121YTkyvI http://community.webshots ...

Thank you! Not much info available on L141- anyone have any ideas on adult size, diet etc?

Please could someone help me ID the following, I have no idea what pleco is in this photo, it has a white seam on its tail (you can't see it very well in the image) http://community.webshots.com/photo/119976499/155732368wHLybe Is the pleco in this photo a yellow king tiger L333, a normal king tiger ...

Just a quick ID- http://community.webshots.com/photo/119 ... 3185MTtYdC
....... LDA01 / L169 ? I had an LDA01 once before but the stripes were not so well defined as on these two, looks like the same fish though...

Thanks

I'm glad this is considered normal behaviour as I often catch my L190 lying on his back in the slate cave he inhabits, he seems to just not bother 'hanging on' to the underside of the slate. I did think he was dead when I first saw it!

I would certainly buy at least 4 (depending on the price!) as they are really hard to get hold of and even if they don't breed it is really nice to have them. I would suggest a 3" / 3.5" tank with either an external or internal Fluval filter (again depending on how many you buy) Fluval filters seem ...

Pleco Farmer, thanks for all the info- it is of great help to speak to someone who has such experience with breeding Zebras. The plecos are settling in now, and I have been staring into the tank for what must be hours since I got them :D , looking for the body shape and characteristics you mentioned ...

Hi NotNoisy,
I was shown a link to a site which has some very useful pics to help with sexing Zebras, have a look and see if you find anything of help....

http://home.owari.ne.jp/%7Econes/lancef ... ebra4.html

Mine seem too small and new to tell!

Hippyguy- I work for an aquatic retailer so I got them from direct from an importer, they were £55 each. (ouch!) I bought these ones cause they were described as size M/L and 'nice'! I also have a male Zebra thats about 2.5" already in my community aquarium. Lets hope there is a pair in there s ...

Hi Yann,
Thanks for the advice, the plecos are from 1.5" to 2" in size- still got some growing to do!

Just a long shot.... but can anyone have a look at my pics and see if they can identify the gender of these 4 Zebra plecs, the photo is not great but maybe someone with more experience can hazard some guesses! I got them today and am hoping to breed them when they are mature enough (I have one more ...

Thanks Silurus, that has helped me get the right information for the plec I have. It seems that the elusive L75 is a very tricky plec to get hold of, although most retailers think otherwise!

Thanks again

A while ago I had a pleco which was sold to me as an L75, (sadly no longer with us :( ) see link http://community.webshots.com/photo/119976499/126663095XeAwMs and recently I acquired another plec also ordered in as an L75, http://community.webshots.com/photo/119976499/126663274mhxwWX Having looked ...

I got mine for £10 but only cause I'm in the trade

Thanks sidguppy, I have now been told it is a fairly new species of plant, someone said 'tonia' or something like that...... hmmm, this could be tricky to ID! I have looked long and hard but cannot find any species that matches up. I'll have to keep looking!

Just hoping someone might know what species of plant this is, I bought several bunches for my 85G but cannot find out exactly what it is. Seems to be doing really well and I would like to get more, any suggestions are very welcome

http://community.webshots.com/photo/119 ... 8967gsBSoV

Thanks

Seems about right. I have seen them from £19.00 - £25.00 depending on size of course.