need to know more info about my fish

anjel972 · Post by **anjel972** » 17 Jan 2006, 06:53

Is it agressive
Is it good in any size tank
How big will it get, it is about 12 inchs long now
Any kind of other fish are okay with this one

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/anjel972@ ... pg&.src=ph

I have tried and tried to post a pic of it, i hope this link works - thanks in advance[/url]

natefrog · Post by **natefrog** » 17 Jan 2006, 08:47

Try this link.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/lo ... c/88_F.PHP

It is also, fairly well recognized that this fish lives a long time and often attains sizes considerably larger than the conservative estimate in the catelog.

It needs a considerable tank in order to do its best, I wouldn't think of keeping an adult specimen in a tank under 100g, (that would include your twelve inch common).

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 17 Jan 2006, 09:39

Here's another recent thread on the common pleco.....

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=14252

A search of the forum should give you loads of info.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/search.php

It's name was recently changed, so search for "Pterygoplichthys pardalis" and "Liposarcus pardalis" as well as "common pleco"

anjel972 · Post by **anjel972** » 17 Jan 2006, 15:26

Thaks so much for your help - the link offers alot on insite as to WHO is uprooting my plants (lol)

the only concern is it seems like he would like it to be cooler then my current temp. which is 78-80 degress F

and his size is 12 inches and it says they get about 10 - or is this about as big as he will get or should i expect more growth?

anjel972 · Post by **anjel972** » 17 Jan 2006, 15:31

[quote="racoll"]Here's another recent thread on the common pl*co.....

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=14252

I saw this photo, and since i didnt get my fish from a pet store more like an individual i wasnt sure cause he was already large when i got him.

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 17 Jan 2006, 15:42

Yes your fish will be fine at that temp. The common plec is very hardy. The cat-elog info should be updated, as it is a bit misleading. This fish can reach 2 feet in length.

anjel972 · Post by **anjel972** » 17 Jan 2006, 15:47

i have a 75 gallon - he could get 24 inches in this size tank ?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 17 Jan 2006, 15:47

racoll wrote:Yes your fish will be fine at that temp. The common plec is very hardy. The cat-elog info should be updated, as it is a bit misleading. This fish can reach 2 feet in length.

I think the point about almost all measures in the Cat-eLog is that it's based on scientific reports, which means that it's often wrong. I agree that it's misleading, and it may be a good idea to have two measures: "Scientific" and "Common" measures... Or something... ?

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Mats