Most stunning looking pleco

whiteymoza · Post by **whiteymoza** » 24 Jul 2005, 19:24

Well what are your opiniouns on the most colourful, prettyest, rarest, biggest or smallest, bestest pleco

obviously this is opinion based but post pics I want to see what pleco you all prefer...

pictus_man_77 · Post by **pictus_man_77** » 24 Jul 2005, 22:11

well, obviously its got to be down to:
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
or
Hypancistrus zebra
one of those two would do me nicely!!!!!!

Neo · Post by **Neo** » 24 Jul 2005, 22:14

i love my zebs

for me they are the best pleco, you can see mine here - http://community.simplenet.co.uk/forums ... .php?t=860

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 24 Jul 2005, 22:25

I would narrow it down to L015, L134, L066, L260, L287, L200, L333, and of course L46. There are so many beautiful and stunning ones it is hard to narrow down.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 25 Jul 2005, 09:52

There's one pleco I've seen so far that is much prettier than any other. . Unfortunately, they are unobtainable at anything resembling reasonable prices...

[Like, you pay 200 pounds for one that comes from a mail order company that you don't know if they will deliver what you expect or not... Most reputable companies can't get hold of them, whatever you're willing to pay.]

So I'm sticking to the almost as pretty decently priced species for my tank. Like L15 . They are very nice too.

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Mats

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 25 Jul 2005, 10:49

I like L262 the most.

here's my male..........

Star-flog · Post by **Star-flog** » 25 Jul 2005, 11:07

To me, Royal Pleco Xingu Platinum (L027b), is the most beautiful of all.

ClayT101 · Post by **ClayT101** » 25 Jul 2005, 22:14

IMO: L-014 or Zebra

metallhd · Post by **metallhd** » 26 Jul 2005, 05:36

Hi - I like the Queen Arabesque (L260) and the Zebra someone mentioned

My favourite is the Albino bristlenose (ancistrus sp)

ramblin man · Post by **ramblin man** » 26 Jul 2005, 07:49

The most stunning has got to be the Zebra, just has to. The pure whiteness of the white and the darkness of the black separated by a perfect line. Personally I 'don't' like them 'much' - there are other plecos I'd want to get before getting a Zeb.

The L91, imo, is also stunning. Why would a creature be mostly dull coloured except for the nice bright orange & black edges of the dorsal and caudal fins? To me thatâ??s also stunning.

Others in my short list would be L002, L018 (as common as it is), L82, L114, L133, L204, L260 of course,

Personal other favourites I'd like to buy are the 'blue range', namely L128 & L239

ZebraPleco · Post by **ZebraPleco** » 26 Jul 2005, 16:46

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kev · Post by **kev** » 26 Jul 2005, 17:41

its ot to be my Hypostomus Luteus, somthing you dont see every day.

Kev

Rense · Post by **Rense** » 26 Jul 2005, 20:03

i'd say L200!

@kev: nice fish!

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » 26 Jul 2005, 23:21

I'm going to be really sad... we've bought most of our favorites...

L264 - had

L014 - got

L134 - Got a pair
L129 - Got 5
L075 - Got
L142 - Got

L025 - One day
L046 - one day - the L129s and our 5 L236's will keep us a bay for a while

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 27 Jul 2005, 00:30

I someday want to setup a tank with a base of 5x2 feet. I would have it be a planted/driftwood pleco tank. Here is what it's inhabitants would be( All plecos would be under 10 inches, so I am going to put a question mark by the ones I don't know there sizes, so could you tell me how big they get.)

2 L200
1 L239?
1 Blizzard cactus?
1 L075
1 L114
1 L142
1 L273( an exception to the rule)
1 royal( another exception)

If you think this is light or heavy stocking let me know. It would probably be 6 feet instead of 5.

portwayfarm · Post by **portwayfarm** » 02 Aug 2005, 20:21

Hi my first posting and to me I just love Mango my Mango Pl*c

liveatwoodstock · Post by **liveatwoodstock** » 30 Aug 2005, 02:52

Since I have only seen one of these in my area, which I bought and love to death, my Florida Bred Bristlenose Pl*co, named Bob. (a great plus, since it was shipped at around 1-1.5 inches, and had a short way to go to get here.) He is my favorite fish in my 40 gallon and has his own cave combo staked out. Truly amazing fish.

JonSayers · Post by **JonSayers** » 31 Aug 2005, 13:49

Got to be LDA33 for me. I've had a Zebra and they are nowhere near as active as my LDA33, I'd say nearly as good looking but better overall. He even sucks on the front of the glass now and again.

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 01 Sep 2005, 03:46

Mango plec's rule!

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Beersnob · Post by **Beersnob** » 01 Sep 2005, 03:50

Just one! I gotta pick one favorite Pleco...

Gibbeceps - I like them alot.
Bristlenoses
Long-finned Bristlenoses
Vampire Pleco
Peppermint Pleco

Would be my top group.

HaakonH · Post by **HaakonH** » 04 Sep 2005, 13:48

Definately Neblinichthys pilosus, the Punk Pleco, although I will probably never be the owner of it:)