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  • #1

    New addition to the pleco plague

    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.


    700g Mini-Monster tank
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  • #2
    Re: New addition to the pleco plague

    Very interesting. What did it run you?
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    • #3
      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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      • #4
        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)
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        • #5
          Re: New addition to the pleco plague

          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 here
          700g Mini-Monster tank

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          • #6
            Re: New addition to the pleco plague

            i paid $4.99 for it and i plan for it to go into a bigger tank when it gets a little bigger. i think if i put it in there now it'll just get picked on.
            700g Mini-Monster tank

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