r/pleco

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What kind of pleco?

We have had this cool guy since January. He was maybe 2 inches when we got him. He’s now closer to 4. My husband and I are stuck on identifying if he’s a common pleco that will get huge, or a bristlenose pleco. The dojo loach is about 5-6 inches at full length, for reference.

u/AJMack115 — 1 day ago
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Longfin Bristlenose Pleco

Got this cutie today, I plan to move it to my 60 gallon once it grows big enough!

Does anyone know exactly what “morph” it is? 😭
I got it for $14.00 at my local shop.

u/crayfish_lover — 1 day ago
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Do plecos grow to the color of their substrate?

I saw a post a while before on bristlenose being more black on back substrate than another one on white

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u/No_Ability_2060 — 1 day ago
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Longfin Bristlenose Pleco

Got this cutie today, I plan to move it to my 60 gallon once it grows big enough!

Does anyone know exactly what “morph” it is? 😭
I got it for $14.00 at my local shop.

u/crayfish_lover — 1 day ago
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Sharing the new additions to my big tank!

Meet my two new Wabenmuster Plecos!

I absolutely adore their patterns, although they had just arrived here so are a bit stressed!

Their new cave arrived today and they are already investigating it so I’m a very happy Pleco mum!

They are as yet unnamed so looking for inspiration!

u/MoonAfon — 1 day ago
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Anyone else have a pleco that sleeps on their back?

Pic of him in two different spots to show that it's his normal derpy behavior.

u/gray_um — 2 days ago
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Pleco mixed community tank

Pleco and his friends for otos, corrys, saes, hillstream loachs

Last Pic they seem out of all foods like cabbage and frozen bustle sprouts the best all the stinky greens, I just thaw it in tank water as the freezing breaks down the texture to the sprouts ....other veggies I just zap in microwave ....cauliflower stems and broccoli stems are in the top 5

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Rhino Pleco Help

I just noticed today that my Rhino pleco has developed white splotches, one of his eyes has clouded heavily and his fins are very tattered. In response ive done a substantial water change and added stress guard and aquarium salt. He also appears to have issues laying flat and not on his side. I had actually just noticed very recently that a notch in his dorsal fin had healed up nicely, so I dont know why it seems like this came on quickly

I wish i had the time to set up a quarantine tank but Im set to leave for a weekend vacation in two days.

I have 4 green severum, 2 endlicheri bichir and a Clown Knife fish with him, all of which appear healthy.

u/Scotty-Doo-292 — 1 day ago
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Sharing My New Lemon Babies…

I recently purchased 12 Blue Eye Lemons from Shrimp Up Aquatics (it’s been about a week now) and plan to grow them out to breed. I’m really excited about our journey and looking forward to watching them grow. I’m in love already 🥰

u/Critical-Emotion6866 — 2 days ago
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Does my pleco look healthy, or like it's eating enough?

I picked Bartok, albino bristlenose, up from petco a while ago (like a month, maybe?), and its hard to get a good pic because they're flighty. They seem active and alert, often around the driftwood and/or on the cucumber when I throw those in, supplementing the algae wafers. Also, how old does this pleco seem to be, and, if possible, what gender is it? I've had a bladder snail explosion and I want to make sure they're eating enough while also not overfeeding the tank.

I figured this was a good place to ask these questions, since they're pretty specific. I'll include water parameters just in case.

20 gal tall

Ph - 6.4

Ammonia - 0 ppm

Nitrite - 0 ppm

Nitrate - 10 ppm

I keep my temp. in the 76-80°F range

Aquarium is medium planted (if its relevent)

u/OrigamiPeregrine — 2 days ago
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In your experience, how long did it take for your BN pleco to grow out majestic bristles? My dude is about 1.5 years old and he has thin bristles🥲

u/ElephantBanananana — 2 days ago
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Advice please for my injured pleco!

​I need some advice please!

Some time overnight my baby pleco seems to have had an accident and I’m looking for care advice!

He looks like he’s caught himself on some of his wood and ripped a chunk out of his lip…. Please tell me this is survivable!

He’s currently in a quarantine tank on his own and the only meds I have to hand is Esha 2000.

I’m pretty sure this wasn’t caused by another fish as the only thing he was in with was Endlers, Lampeyes and Otos……

u/MoonAfon — 2 days ago
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Is my clown pleco ok?

She’s been spending hours at a time hanging out like this.

Yes, the tank is cycled. Yes, the water parameters are fine. I have two filters - one running on either side of the tank. Full tank surface is constantly being agitated. She’s in a 20 gallon long with 6 cardinal tetras. She has live plants in the tank and a whole bunch of pathos growing above with roots in the water.

So…what is she doing? Should I be worried?

u/anye_r — 3 days ago
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Super red?

Think I have picked up a pair of super red bristlenose with a new tank I purchased off marketplace

u/-funky-chicken- — 4 days ago