bronze-dragon Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Dad doesn't allow them out of the cave until they are roughly 1cm long nose to tail, and our guppies aren't large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandysme Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Half a coconut shell is what I just got and mine love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Half a coconut shell is what I just got and mine love it... Tried that Sandy and it was taken over by the yoyo loach and completely turned down by all pleco's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 is surprising what a little guppy can eat. spin the yoyo else where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 spin the yoyo else where no body wants him and he does keep the trumpet snail population down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Half a coconut shell is what I just got and mine love it... Why bother halving it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Plecostomus is a specific species So is Hypostomus plecostomus the only species we are allowed to refer to as pleco [or plec]??? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I think it was the genus Hypostomous and Loricariichthys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I thought "pleco" was a common name that started out as an abbreviation for H. plecostomus back when that species was commonly sold as the "common pleco", and it eventually became used as a common name for most suckermouth catfish (with the exceptions of ottos and whiptails). I didn't think "pleco" was a scientific term with any sort of convention governing its use, but if we're not allowed to use it for Ancistrus we should probably refer to L046 as the "zebra suckermouth catfish" and not "zebra pleco".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Why bother halving it? That is crazy David, that was pretty much what I was thinking Pleco is the common name as far as the majority of loricariidae go, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 David, that was pretty much what I was thinking Pleco is the common name as far as the majority of loricariidae go, right? Yup. The Latin meaning for Plecostomus is "Sucker Mouth" which i believe is a generic term for Loricariidae, but by all means those who would like to refer to "The Zebra" as Zebra Hypancistrus, Loricariidae go for your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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