Plecos are probably the biggest catfish we get here legally, seen some monsters around, who has a large pleco on here? Pics

Anyone with a hystrix would probably win :nilly:

Couple of large royal plecos out there too.

Oooh.. hope this is gonna be a good one :spop: (sorry only have small plecs)

Biggest I have seen in nz would have to be a 45cm+ sailfin at hff one time, this thing could poop like :nilly:

Pet shop in Whangarei used to have two huge "commons" in a big (well it was big to me back then, about 2 metres long IIRC) display tank that would have been getting close to 50cm each, maybe more. The tank was at least 60x60cm and these guys weren't much shorter than the width of the tank. And like you said, they could poo like nothing else!

30-35 cm Royal male plec 20 years old?

In my 6 ft tank can see photos from 2 years ago on Blenhiems aS trip to Chch post

60cm+ Hystrix at wetpets from a couple of year ago.

ive got a big sail fin plec...wok see it..

hystrix is a nice heavy armed plec.thats cool. :nfs:

that whould look nice in my 12 footer..

:bounce:

you know you want to....

Any pics of that hystrix P44? Are they allowed to be imported?

im sure there are a few plecs that are allowed to be imported but no one imports them.

perhaps due to demnd overseas

prices

i tried to purchase a lyre tail polka dot pleco when i was huntng around, and a titanic pleco, no luck, no one wants to sell.

rare indeed

Hystrix would have been a total fluke. It was being sold as a common pleco but no one bought it.

No pics; I would hardly go around with a camera :slfg: They'd think I'm a freak! :tears:

Hystrix would have been a total fluke. It was being sold as a common pleco but no one bought it.

No pics; I would hardly go around with a camera :slfg: They'd think I'm a freak! :tears:

And you didnt buy it? Disappointed in you P44 :-?

Who has the largest pleco? and so far no pictures??

There must be some out there with pictures... :spop:

Someone had a shovelnose, and had pictures on here a few years ago. Came in as a syno I think.

It came in as a pictus.

Where would I put it Fraser? :lol:

It came in as a pictus.

Where would I put it Fraser? :lol:

Spa pool? :dunno: improvise :slfg:

We used to have a red spot pleco who was about 32cm long. It got too big for our tank and we had to rehome it - broke my heart as it was a cool fish. We took him to wet pets in PN so they could find him a new home. Tank has never been so clean without all the strings of poo everywhere now though.

you know you want to....

yes i whould... ive got a big nuff home to house it..if you can get it to me :happy1:

Someone had a shovelnose, and had pictures on here a few years ago. Came in as a syno I think.

shovel nose !drool: !drool: !drool:

i tried tracking him down but no luck!

i would buy a shovel nose with no hesitation!

a couple of types were brought in years ago.

remember seeing them round and about a few years ago down this way

dont know where they are now

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=16055

oh man thats so cool, see them on mfk and stuff, but it seems way better on an NZ forum