Hi all,
I've not kept these, but they are potentially very large, and difficult to keep long term.
I'm looking for a really nice Plec
It doesn't really matter what they look like, you are rarely going to see them in a planted tank, they are extremely nocturnal
one of the fish in it is a King tiger plec L66
I had
<"L333"> & <"
L129"> (
Hypancistrus spp. like <"
L46"> & <"
L66">) for a number of years, and they didn't damage the plants. I also had an
Ancistrus (<"
L100">), and that ignored all the plants, other than an occasional graze on
Echinodorus bleheri.
Your best option for a slightly more diurnal traditional plec might be either <"
Ancistrus claro"> or <"
Peckoltia compta">, but they aren't easy to find and are expensive.
If you have a look on <"
PlanetCatfish"> (Julian Dignall is "Jools", and it is his web site) it is worth looking at Larry Waybright's posts ("Apistomaster") he is a very good fish breeder, planted tank keeper and plec breeder (his
Peckoltia growing out in the photo).
They may not be quite what you are after, but <"
Farlowella"> spp. work well. Have a look at <"
Tom's Poco Pozo"> and <"
5 foot biotopish"> on <"
Apistogramma forums">.
cheers Darrel