Free Fish and plants

[PhilipC]

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I just googled "pleco" and it looks like some get pretty large, are there ones that I should look out for?

[Brownsnoutuk]

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The common type can get upto 18".  Thats the ones you normally see in Petsmart/Petco/Walmart for $3.
None of the plecos i have now will get above 6", most will stay around 4".
Your best bet is either a Bristlenose or Rubberlipped pleco that wont get more than 6", and theyre inexpensive.

[eklikewhoa]

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in a tank like yours i would go with a large group of tetras like the new galaxy rasboras and a group of pygmy cory cats!

that would look freakin sweet!

[Mzungu]

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Okay, okay, I hate to say it, but why don't we get back on the subject of the free fish and plants?  :wink:  

PhilipC - Welcome!! And please feel free to start a post about your tank and ideas for it. I'd LOVE to know more about which natives you've kept!!  

[armthehomeless]

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i'm interested in some of the sag... what would you like to trade for? another type of plant?

[Tiapan]

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i also am intrested in some of the sag. have lots of plants (homeless has more though so i might just get a bit from him since he lives up near you)

[PhilipC]

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Okay, okay, I hate to say it, but why don't we get back on the subject of the free fish and plants?  :wink:  

PhilipC - Welcome!! And please feel free to start a post about your tank and ideas for it. I'd LOVE to know more about which natives you've kept!!  

I will write up some of my history with native fish and post in the future.




Far as the Sag goes, I will trade for any plant, I would really like some HC for a nano tank I would like to do, but I'm not picky. Do yall  have any Sunset?

[ROB281]

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has anyone ever kept a gator gar?, I wonder how agressive they would be, wonder how big the tank would need to be for that matter, I've seen them hit 6+ feet 8O

[PhilipC]

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I once had a gar, keept it for about 2 months, then put it in with my bass hoping they would not fight. The next morning my bass had killed it. From that point on I knew the bass would not accept room mates. By the way the gar was larger than the bass too.
Philip

[ROB281]

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I once had a gar, keept it for about 2 months, then put it in with my bass hoping they would not fight. The next morning my bass had killed it. From that point on I knew the bass would not accept room mates. By the way the gar was larger than the bass too.
Philip

hooooooooooly crap 8O

[islander]

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Howdy Philip,

Do you want the bass to stay in a tank or be released in a pound?  Our neighbor has a pound with bass in it and he only allows catch and release fishing.  We could let it go there.  

Mark and I would be interested in some of your plants and have hornwort and anacharis to trade.  We could also give you some of our glass shrimp that are in a community tank and 3rd generation breeding in captivity.  They are with angles, plecos, guppies, swords and platties now and would love your tank!   Let us know if interested.  kensteblein@aol.com  or 409-771-3305.

[PhilipC]

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I orginally caught him out of a stocked pond, I really wanted to let it warm up a bit before releasing him back into a outdoor pond. I figured this would increase his chances of survival.

I would love to trade some goodies with you, do you ever attend the NASH meetings in Houston? I plan to attend my first meeting this month.
Are glass shrimp the same as ghost shrimp?

[Brownsnoutuk]

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Cant you just let the water in your tank cool down?

[PhilipC]

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As of right now I don't have a heater on it. How important is a heater for tetra? Because I've mostly been involved with native texas fish, I have never bothered buying a heater.
I think a few days without a cold front will be fine for the survival of my bass, maybe I can even introduce water from the pond slowly before I release him.

[Brownsnoutuk]

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Unless you keep your house in the 70's all winter then you'll need a heater.