went to aqua zoo saturday to get some rcs but they were closed so on the way home i decided to stop by tropical emporium. browsed for awhile and though there was a tank with a cherry shrimp price there wasnt any in there and close by was a tank with a whiptail pleco in it. the tank only had one and after admiring it for awhile i decided i wasnt going home empty handed.
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Re: New addition to the pleco plague
I got one of those guys too. he lives with my bigger cichlids and plecs. he is great comes out not too shy. I got mine for 6 bucks at Fish and Pets on 249.Plecos:
L083 (Gibby)
L104 (Clown)
L147 (Peckoltia sp.)
L155 (A. Hystrix)
L310 (Red Fin Bruno)
LDA72 (BN)
LDA76 (False Zebra)
Rineloricaria parva (whiptail)
Rineloricaria lancelota
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Re: New addition to the pleco plague
Scientific Name: Sturisoma aureum
Other Names: Golden Whiptail
Farwella
Family: Loricariidae
Origin: Colombia, South America
Adult Size: 9 inches (22 cm)
Social: Peaceful
Lifespan: 10+ years
Tank Level: Mid, bottom dweller
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallon
Diet: Herbivore, eats at night
Breeding: Egglayer
Care: Intermediate to Difficult
pH: 6.5 - 7.8
Hardness: up to 25 dGH
Temperature: 72-79 F(22-26 C)'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'
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actually it is this
Loricaria simillima: (Regan, 1904)
Common Name(s): Marbled Whiptail
Type Locality: Canelos, e. Ecuador.
Pronunciation: lorry CAR ee ah - sim ill ee mah
Species Information :
Size: 180mm (7.1") SL
Identification: A very variable species that is widely distributed through differing habitats across the several contries and river systems.
Habitat Information: Distribution South America: Amazon, Orinoco and La Plata River basins.
pH 5.6 - 7.8
Temperature 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F
Other Parameters Imports from black water require a lower pH and softer water. The more common whitewater export (which tends to be species that reproduces more readily) will happily tolerate pH 6.4 to 7.8.
info taken from here700g Mini-Monster tank
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