Sailfins get large and Royals do too. They may not enjoy a 72 gallon tank a year from now. Maybe consider a smaller species of pleco to prevent overcrowding. Also, my Royal will chase any pleco that comes near his side of the tank, he does not share nicely at all. There are some pretty smaller sizes...

I have four L239 in my tank, they are a shy fish and I rarely see but a nose or tail. They seem to enjoy zucchini, bloodworms and krill. I don't see them attacking the spirulina tablets like some of my others, but I rarely see them out much at all. They are darker now that they are in a natural colo...

I have never fed silversides to my plecos, all of the frozen foods you are already feeding should suffice, I would think. You would have to make sure and check for leftovers every day so that you wouldn't foul the water unneccessarily.

I have an L95 - about six inches long. It seems to be a tough, shy, big and I hate to say it, but so far fairly ugly pleco. I hear they get orange cheeks someday, I am still waiting for mine to get them.

I have two L27 together in a 6 foot tank and they do fine. They don't chase any fish, they stay away from each other too. One lives in a cave on the far right and the other to the far left. They both have cozy caves that they never leave except to eat some zucchini for dinner. One is 10 inches and t...

I have an L128, he or she is easily 6" long and lives with three L200's, a 5" royal, a 4" L273 Titanic, a bushynose and a 5" L014 and some miscellaneous loaches. My L128 is not aggressive at all, not even to the smaller L200's (approx 4"). The L200's are the tank bullies, th...

I am almost positive they are not a loach of any sort. I believe they are actually Stingrays. The photo is the same as a stingray, the seller was mistaken, I think.

I was looking on aquabid and there is an auction for 12 stingray pleco, the photo doesn't look like a pleco to me - does anyone know what they are?

MelaFix is a teriffic thing, but I do not think it is going to solve your problem. If your water parameters are fine, they have an infection of some sort. I would do some reading on different infections and possibly try to treat the tank with something with a little more power than MelaFix. There is...

Hmmm, good question. I am not sure, the plecos that I keep with my Raphael are larger and do not bother with himl, nor he with them. Actually, my P.C. doesn't bother with hardly anything at all (very lazy). I have a bristlenose with him and it eats lots of algae. The bristlenose is full grown (4-5 i...

L200 are territorial, at least mine are. They do not like any other fish in their territory. I have yet to see one of my L200 eating any algae off of the glass of my tank, they stick to the bottom and caves.

While your six clown loaches don't mind hanging out together, multiple plecos often do! You would need to create more comfortable hiding places for your plecos. I have three L200's and an L91 together and not one of them tolerates the other in his territory! They all have designated resting places. ...

I received a spotted royal with a caved belly and noticably sunken eyes not long ago and I managed to keep it alive. I made sure it had no competition, a large cave, low light and plenty of tempting foods right outside the cave so he/she didn't have to come out if it did not want to. I treated the w...

The odds of saving a plec with sunken eyes are low, but it has been done. Let's hope it is not an issue! Good luck to you!

Mine love canteloupe!

They enjoy zucchini too. My common will devour half of a zucchini in a night! Boil it for about a minute, cut in two, rubberband it to a rock or sink it somehow and it will eat it. If yours is little, it may take him a little while to figure it out. Mine is huge and has been raised on zucchini treat...

I have a Synodontis Angelicus with an L046 and both are fine. I think it depends on your tank size mostly. A ten or twenty gallon is a bad idea, but mine are in an 80 gallon and to my knowledge have never crossed paths. The syno likes his caves and the zebras live over in the rock pile. My syno is a...

Pooks!!

Yes, yes, yes, it needs wood! They are like little tiny chain saws! There are topics in here regarding the L204 too, but it would be extremely beneficial to get wood in there for him!!

Pooks, My L091 does not move much in the tank either. When I first put him in, he ravaged the entire tank kicking other plecos out of their caves and finally settling on digging under a flat rock that was leaning on a round one. I only see his tail, all day, every day, I am sure that it is fine! Min...

Bennystropical has zebras for sale on aquabid. I have gotten zebras from there before and they were shipped to me overnight and are all doing very well. It is worth a try if you really want one!

SG! Hurry with pics, they are such a beautiful fish! Where on earth did you get him??

Clint

What is your reasoning for not using undergravel filters? They provide both mechanical and biological filtration. I've never tried to breed my fish, when they do breed it is purely on their own.

Hi Kostas I don't think the fish in your picture will look just like the one on planetcatfish. The lines on your fish are straight and not as squiggly. He will however be a beauty and will grow very big. My oldest one is at 10" right now, he is messy messy messy too! I do have two in a tank tog...

Harley,

If you bought all three maccus from the same place/tank perhaps they were all sick to start with. Plecoguy is right, it is important to observe all of the fish before you buy, just in case.

Atlas: I know my panaques all love their squash and zucchini! It is always a welcome treat!

I was reading in another forum that L046 may be endangered in the wild. Is this true? Does anyone know for sure what their situation is??

Do you have driftwood in your tank? Panaques need some in their diet. They are usually heavy eaters too, are you providing lots of food sources?

I think your L114 will do fine with a royal. I have a small L114 - about 4-1/2" and he is not so bossy yet, of course the royal is much larger than he is. As long as there is a nice cave for everyone, they will usually develop a pecking order and pick a cave. They must get aggressive when large...

The L047 Mango will get up to 11", is a 30 gallon large enough for it to turn about in? The L102 gets my vote!!

Keep an eye on the newspapers! I just found a 125 gallon with stand, light strip and hood for $300. The newspapers are great for used tank set ups! Congrats on the gold nugget doing so well!!!

I didn't even think about diet, thank you! If I were to put the yellow/gold colored Titanic in my tank, it would probably get darker because my tank substrate is darker and perhaps turn red because of the diet I provide my fish. It would be interesting if it stayed yellow. I don't have the space for...