Yeah I know. I originally had him in my pond but I decided to keep him inside after the winter. He will be moving to a 55 gallon tank in a couple of weeks, then eventually the pond when he gets too big forthe 55 gallon.

here are hopefully the photos http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt270/kyarilee/P8060068.jpg http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt270/kyarilee/P8060083.jpg Thanks for the directions on how to post the pics, that helped a lot kyarilee [Mod edit: beautify photo placement and use full-size images ...

I'm almost sure it is P. pardilus. I did take pictures and comparing the two the head markings, body size, shape, etc is the same. He is 9 inches now and I am feeding him two algea tablets a day. On other days I feed the veggies, cucumber, zuchini. He even likes water melon. I feed him two algea ...

I know this is old topic and this is my first post==however I have been perusing the site for a while. The picture of the plec looks like mine but mine has slightly more rounded markings than chevron stripes? As plecs get older do their colors/markings elongate change slightly? I live in Florida ...