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by pleco_pirate
21 Mar 2006, 19:18
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

Yeah well ive missed that 2 week window on the shark wife boguht him over a month ago. But its ok im sure i can find someone to take him in. I just wanna make sure its someone who will care for it also I have freinds who have to restock 50 gallon tanks every few months. I gave one an algea eater who ...
by pleco_pirate
21 Mar 2006, 18:32
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

Thanx again Marc, Wow your from the netherlands? Thats cool i have been on a norse kick lately reading up on the legends and traditions. Unfortunetly most of the sagas are too long to print up and reading too much on the puter hurts my eyes. I have a great interest in history as well as fish. I am a ...
by pleco_pirate
21 Mar 2006, 18:17
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

unfortunetly taking him back to the pet store is not an option :(. My local fish stores are a walmart and another small chain pet store who dont take fish back, guess theyd rather you killed them liek they seem to do in thier tanks. I was in walmart the other day and saw tanks full of dead fish. I ...
by pleco_pirate
21 Mar 2006, 17:48
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

Yes well i have only been keeping fish since mid january of this year, and i want to take good care of them. I think that since i havent lost a single fish to natural causes yet that i must be doign something right, but i want to do it more then right. I love my pl*co and would like to know all i ...
by pleco_pirate
21 Mar 2006, 17:18
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

Thanks Marc van Arc, yeah that was what i was asking what kind of pleco i had, since i didnt buy him, My wife bought him for me, I knew i had a cory , i have several species of them, I just wanted help identifing my pleco, and since the top pic was fuzzy i wanted to let everyone know that it was a ...
by pleco_pirate
20 Mar 2006, 19:00
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

actually the top pic is one of my albino corys and a crappier shot of plecy
by pleco_pirate
20 Mar 2006, 18:04
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: any ideas on what this is
Replies: 15
Views: 2212

any ideas on what this is

Hello, well i finally got some pics of my plec, albeit not good ones. If anyone has any ideas of what type it is based on these blurry pics a freind took id appreciate it. thanks dave http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/data/500/101_0062.JPG http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/data/500/101_0063 ...
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 19:28
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

thanx for the info but thats like a 3 hour drive for me. unfortunetly! syracuse is the closest major city to me but that is still over an hour drive. Im way upstate! I could be in canada before i made it to syracuse.But i appreciate your help.
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 17:13
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: If you were a catfish what things would you want in a tank
Replies: 10
Views: 2182

If you were a catfish what things would you want in a tank

Here is a thinker. If you personally were a cat fish what would you like to spend your days swiming in or stuck to? Personally id like some classical ruins. A greek temple maybe to be stuck to all day.
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 17:08
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: What's your favorite catfish?
Replies: 55
Views: 11868

has to be Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps aka ted. mostly cause hes the only pl*co i have and hes looking at me right now :D
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 13:15
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

ok. good excuse to go larger then :). Just have to convince the wife, and hope my floor can support it. i live in a trailer and it seems im always replacing the floor. I fell throu the kitchen floor one night.
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 12:57
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

Yeah, i just put the wood in a few days ago. I have tried my best to mirror a river enviroment. with a huge gnarled tree root, many river washed pebbles and flat stones as well as some caves made of rock and flower pots with the ends cut off. as well as a large amount of plants. Thou they are ...
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 12:24
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

i checked on some pics and found one exactly like him Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps . So im like 80 percent certain wout being an expert myself of course thats what plecy is. He was sitting on a rocka nd i got a good comparison to the pic. He seems to liek the wood in his tank So i assume that he likes ...
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 11:43
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

thanx for the idea buzz. I will get some zucchini at the store tonight. right now hes on a rock in front of my tank. There is the possibility he was stressed i suppose cause he seems very active now. he started coming out in the daytime yesterday. Something since ive had him he hasnt done. Right now ...
by pleco_pirate
01 Mar 2006, 01:14
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: ple*o feeding help
Replies: 11
Views: 1832

ple*o feeding help

hello, i have what i am told may be a butterfly pleco" it was a gift" and i have never seen him eat. He just seems to stick to the glass and occassionally i see him on the rocks or drift wood in his tank. I had him in a tank of his own for almost 3 weeks and every time i left algea discs in the tank ...
by pleco_pirate
28 Feb 2006, 17:33
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: hello all
Replies: 4
Views: 725

thanx for the welcome. :) I looked at your pics also. Great job!
by pleco_pirate
28 Feb 2006, 15:57
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: hello all
Replies: 4
Views: 725

hello all

Hello all, i have just recently gotten in to fish keeping. i got a small tank for xmas and started with gold fish liek soo many others. I kept them for a bit, but then got the catfish bug bad! I just fell in love with plecos in particular. I gave my gold fish to a pal who had a 55 with only 2 so i ...

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