Show your Plecos Here !!

[Tai95]

Nice fish. I bow to your queen

Thanks. I really wish she would come out more. I can see her tail any time of the day, But seeing the entire fish is really rare.

 

[YSR50]

male BN, clown and queen

 

[Opiate]

my old pleco....b4 my jardini mauled it....

 

[loach43]

Stunning fish YSR50. Great photography too

 

[WyldFya]

male BN, clown and queen

That 260 is beautiful. What is it about 3"??? I agree, very good photography. Any special tricks you used to get them to come out???

 

[Fabio's Dad]

common, king tiger and queen gold nugget. My pseudo leopard and chocolate are hiding right now.

 

[YSR50]

That 260 is beautiful. What is it about 3"??? I agree, very good photography. Any special tricks you used to get them to come out???

thanks you guys

yeah, she's about 3". I've only had her about 10 days and I'm still a bit concerned. Queens are not very aggressive for food so she's not getting much to eat yet, we'll see how she does.

The second I drop any kind of food into the tank they all come shooting out of the wood work.

 

[WyldFya]

Try adding large vegetables like cucumber, sweet potato, or zuchinni to the tank overnight. This will give all your plecs time to go after the food. Your queen will get a chance later at night after all the others have eaten to get some for itself. This is one of the best methods for feeding plecos in my opinion. Just leave it overnight, and pull it out in the morning. Depending on what you put it, I generally will peel any veggies I put in the tank, just the be certain that no waxes or pesticides will get into the tank.

 

[YSR50]

Try adding large vegetables like cucumber, sweet potato, or zuchinni to the tank overnight. This will give all your plecs time to go after the food. Your queen will get a chance later at night after all the others have eaten to get some for itself. This is one of the best methods for feeding plecos in my opinion. Just leave it overnight, and pull it out in the morning. Depending on what you put it, I generally will peel any veggies I put in the tank, just the be certain that no waxes or pesticides will get into the tank.

I normally put a piece of zuc close to where a new pleco hides until they get use to the tank but my queen never stays in one place. I put large vegis in about once a week. I leave zucs or cucumbers in until they're gone, about a day and a half for half a zuc. If I tried to take it out sooner I would have to shake the plecs off, they don't leave until it's gone. I buy organic and leave the skin on, the BNs usually go for that first. sweet potato is not a big hit in my tank for some reason. I also drop in some green beans every few days, those vanish instantly. There's no shortage of food in my tank and her stomach is staying flat so she must be doing alright.

I knew L260s were not aggressive eaters but I couldn't pass her up. The lfs had her for $26. They also had Gold Nuggets and Royals for $18 each but I never have any luck with GNs and the Royals were a bit small.

 

[davo]

awesome pics