L264, Sultan Pleco

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L264, Sultan Pleco

Post by Nimitz »

Hello.

I want to ask what everybodys personal experience is with this catfish. How they are against other fish, agressive or they dont care, how big they really get (cos i heard they grow bigger than the 15cm they say here), they leave the plants alone, do i see them alot with big cichlids (Acarichthys Heckelii), etc etc etc

I hope you can tell me.

Here a picture of one my Heckelii's (they are an 13cm or something)
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Thnx alot.
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Post by alleykat »

Hi Nimitz,

you appear to have posted in the wrong forum. You should repost in 'plecos et al'. As far as your question, I do not have info on these fish, I read your question out of similar interest;-)

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Lol i see now. It made a topic in the right one :)

thnc for telling :)
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my friend got one L264 and that fish is shy. but i cant say if they all are or if its just his one:P

nice fish btw:)
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I'm sure they may get bigger in the wild, but the biggest mine ever got were about 15 -16 cm, but it died after 2 years so I'm not sure if it was full grown or not. I currently have some juvies growing out in 2 different tanks so I'll know in a couple of years. :D

They are fairly shy, but good eaters. I've never seen any aggression except towards others of the same species or very similarly coloured sized and coloured plecos.
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@balken89 thnx for your answer. My experience is that not all the fish are the same :)

@2wheelsx2 thnx for your answer. So maybe they grow bigger? A forummer on our forum also has eggs from the L264. I want to buy from this guy a group of 5 L264's, or isnt that a good idea?
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Nimitz wrote:@2wheelsx2 thnx for your answer. So maybe they grow bigger? A forummer on our forum also has eggs from the L264. I want to buy from this guy a group of 5 L264's, or isnt that a good idea?
They certainly could, but I can't imagine much bigger than 7" at all. I've got a group of 5 in a 20 gallon growing out now. But they are 3 cm. :D
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Ah thats nice. Do you have some pictures of them?

I posted my tank Here
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An awesome pleco that can be a little aggressive. Mine were also very good eaters. I also had them with very large cichlids with no problems.
150gal- No Plecos; 3 AC 110 P.Filters; 2 AC P.Heads; Eheim2217, 2260
180gal- Plecos (9): L001/L022 (1M), L023, L083/L165, L137, L190, Rhino (1M, 1F), Trinidad (2); 3 AC 110 P.Filters; 2 AC 110 P.Heads; Eheim 2217,2260; Fluval FX5
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Nimitz wrote:Ah thats nice. Do you have some pictures of them?
Sure, here's a couple.

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@Smitty Thanks for your answer. Ok so a group of 5 shouldnt be an problem?

@2wheelsx2 Very nice :) Beautifull fish, how much you have in 1 aquarium?
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Nimitz wrote:@2wheelsx2 Very nice :) Beautifull fish, how much you have in 1 aquarium?
I have 5 in a 20 gallon right now...growing out a bit before they get thrown in with the rest of the plecos in the 125 gallon.
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My tank is 184 gallon. So you think its enough for a group of 5?
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Nimitz wrote:My tank is 184 gallon. So you think its enough for a group of 5?
I think you can have 20 in that sized tank. :D
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XD haha that would be amazing :P Nah i want 5 of the L264's and i want to expand the Hemiancistrus Subviridis L200 to also a group of 5.
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Very beautifull Franco.

How big are they?
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Nimitz wrote:Very beautifull Franco.

How big are they?
16cm, 15cm, 14cm, the biggest is the boss of the tank. L 264 is very aggressive with L 240 ( probably because L 240 is only 16 cm :-?? )dimension of my tank is 150 x 70 x 50
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Very nice fish :)
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