Aqua Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 In light of my abysmal failure with the gouramis, I've gone out and got 2 bronze cories, and 1 red-spot pleco... Hopefully these guys will last longer!!! The bronze cories are already swimming around with the peppered catfish I have, and generally making asses of themselves! :lol: The red-spot pleco is busy trying to make his own territory, as he seems to spend a lot of time swimming away from the bristlenoses lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 Remind us how big the tank is please. Do you know those plecs grow quite large? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted July 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 yeah, I know about plecs getting big, but he's in a 4' tank... should be fine I'm actually having trouble finding any info about a red-spot plec... I've found a red-spot bristlenose though... one & the same??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 25, 2003 Report Share Posted July 25, 2003 They come in under all sorts of names. The sailfin plec is the most common here I think. Any information on plecostomus in general would do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 The latin name is hypostamus gibbiceps or something like that. I'm sure about the gibbiceps. Took me ages to figure it out. The rest of the world calls them sailfin plecos or gibbiceps plecos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqua Posted July 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 lol I'm getting to the point where I wish everyone would refer to fish by their Latin names, instead of the 'common' names which seem to change depending on where you are!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 Ira said... > The latin name is hypostamus gibbiceps or something like that. Try Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, as in: http://www.plantedtank.net/sailfinpleco.html http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/gpterigo.html To make matters worse (and even more unpronounceable) also try Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps... There's all sorts of good info on pl*cos at: http://www.plecos.com/plecos/art_robert_fenner.php Aqua said... > ... I wish everyone would refer to fish by their Latin names, > instead of the 'common' names which seem to change > depending on where you are!!! It's not a bad habit to get into, especially if you're talking to people overseas. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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