Thank you Silurus!!! Although he looks oh so similar to the one in that link... he looks a little bit different. Not as many stripes on the pectorals, and not as many markings in the face... I have an old L numbers book from 1995,and there are two in there that look like my guy.(It is not in my ...

Well, I guess the only way I can know for sure is to go to this bar... What's the name of it?

Are you sure it wasnt just a channel cat?

(I' kidding...about the channel cat thing, not about the bar... )

Oh yeah... I failed to mention he has a 1000 gallon aquarium to live in when he gets big. I was also wondering.... Has anyone here actually ever seen an adult 28" one of these? I have a hard time beleiving he even gets that big.... I can definitly see that he gets big, he looks like one that does ...

I also have an Adonis....An 8" male. He lives with six other pl*cos.... They all love eachother and have for a very long time.

I can find nothing on this little very light colored pl*co with thick black horizontal stripes. Perhaps it is a spelling error. Anybody hear of anything similarly spelled? I am getting the litte guy tonight, I will try to get a picture.

Hmmm... Where are the fish? I only see horses.....

I agree that with the less than 1 cm, you should be ok. However, I love to landscape and plant the heck out of my tanks, and 1 cm of some sand aint gonna cut it for that. But you are right, if you do it the way you suggest, you will be in the clear of any problems....

I wouldnt use sand. It is a much bigger hassle than it is worth, and dangerous if not stirred all the time.(It compacts easily, and toxic gases build up,produced by dacaying organic matter. Then by not stirring it up for a while, then you do, you release these gases into the tank.... if too much of ...

I am also new and was also wondering about the pl*co thing.... Glad I got that one figured out!