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by paul scarborough
31 May 2005, 10:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L255 discoloration concern
Replies: 5
Views: 1105

I dont have those particular ones anymore, but i always keep them around, i have 7 or 8 of them and the L034, they always have it, it just shows more sometimes, the 255 and the 34 dont show it as much when they are happy and all dark, but shine a bright light on them and you can see it. The ones I ...
by paul scarborough
31 May 2005, 09:57
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L255 discoloration concern
Replies: 5
Views: 1105

A lot of folks see that and think its something wrong, both L034 and L255 have those markings, they are natural, here are some on some of mine.
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by paul scarborough
12 Mar 2005, 01:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Starving Pseudacanthicus leopardus L114
Replies: 13
Views: 2250

I have a 100 gallon tank that has 10 adult discus and 4 good sized 114's, the 114 came in looking good, but after a week came down with similar problems, and they carried over to the discus, all the fish were sick, and one 114 was getting a sunken belly. I used jungles parasite clear in the tablet ...
by paul scarborough
30 Dec 2004, 22:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L 46 price
Replies: 10
Views: 2255

I hear from several reputable sources that they are as of now officialy banned from export, one source was an exporter. So I guess they just went up.
by paul scarborough
06 Nov 2004, 17:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Are Gold Nuggets fragile?
Replies: 15
Views: 3662

well shoot, i got in 12 gn, all but two kicked off by the end of the 2nd day, 2 were doa, 1 never made it to the tank(or just barely) the rest died in less than a day. they are gonna reship tho, they were in really nasty water. I got some LDA33 again at the same time, and they all did fine, alive ...
by paul scarborough
30 Oct 2004, 03:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Reputable breeders / retailers
Replies: 2
Views: 754

I will be getting a box of Gold Nugget Pleco, L177 in tomorrow night, I will be posting some in the wanted/for sale area soon as they settle if you are interested in buying on line. Hope they come in as good as I expect, I want to keep five for myself, they are cool fish.
by paul scarborough
28 Oct 2004, 00:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: de-worming
Replies: 11
Views: 2182

Garlic actualy works, although to what extent I'm not sure, but it works on poeple, dogs, cats, etc so I see no reason it wont work on fish, garlic, its not just for breakfast anymore :shock:
by paul scarborough
27 Oct 2004, 23:31
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: de-worming
Replies: 11
Views: 2182

I use a flake food that has Levamisole in it that works real well on my other fish(angels, discus etc), havnt used it on plecos yet but I wonder how well that would work. Any ideas? That makes it easy to use, and it seems to have an apealing taste, all my other fish really go for it on the few ...
by paul scarborough
27 Oct 2004, 22:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Are Gold Nuggets fragile?
Replies: 15
Views: 3662

I dont know but i hope you just got a lemon, im getting ten or 15 in this weekend for the first time, i would hate to see them be a problem, i will let you know how mine do. I got some LDA33 in last week, they were a little tender at first, i lost two before they got strong, i will have to be a ...

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