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Post by luvfishies on Feb 18, 2006 12:58:23 GMT
Took a load of pictures the other night. Here's some of them Pictures
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Post by *Sian* on Feb 18, 2006 22:51:05 GMT
Aww cuties. I really want some lol. I'll have to make do with my little mts's for now though.
Love the fishies too. How big is that plec? It looks gorgeous.
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Post by SnailTrail on Feb 18, 2006 23:10:40 GMT
Lovely pics and fab shells on those snailies! ;D
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Post by Darren Willis on Feb 19, 2006 2:25:25 GMT
Very nice , some great looking specimens there Caroline .... nice plec .... great eyes Daz
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Post by luvfishies on Feb 19, 2006 15:39:20 GMT
LOL it's interesting to see the comments on Gibby, the plec. He does look huge next to the juvie angels, and the smallish Canas. He's a Gibbiceps aka Sailfin pleco, and he's about 11" long, not including tail. That makes him half-grown Despite his size, he's gentle. Doesn't bother the snails or fish at all, but he's a clumsy OX!
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Post by SnailTrail on Feb 19, 2006 17:41:38 GMT
I have a young male bn plec in with my snailies (he's just grown some small bristles up his forehead) and it's so funny watching him boss my snails about. He's as gentle as anything usually but when a snail approaches him he will flick his tail at them until they either fall over or slither off the other way. ;D I bet your snails are too scared to start on a huge 11 inch plec. ;D
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Post by luvfishies on Feb 19, 2006 18:23:36 GMT
You know what's weird, is that the snails ignore Gibs, and he ignores the snails.
Janet, I'm getting a mental picture of your BN "flicking" the snails about, and it's making me grin!
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 20, 2006 0:09:18 GMT
Caroline would it be possible to get a better look at your pleco as he looks just like our Rayman who we thought was a common pleco and I am forever watching him with the goldfish..thanks..Linda
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Post by luvfishies on Feb 20, 2006 17:04:35 GMT
Here you go, Linda Note the number of rays in the dorsal fin. That's one of the ways to differentiate between "common" plecs (of which there are about 8 species) and Sailfins. Also, the marbling pattern is a little different than "common" plecs. If your plec has more than 11-12 rays in the dorsal fin, you've most likely got a Gibby/Sailfin.
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Post by SnailTrail on Feb 20, 2006 17:33:00 GMT
Oh my! What a handsome fella ;D I love the purpley/blue hue.
Great pic.
Janet
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Post by pheonixx on Feb 28, 2006 1:27:32 GMT
Still trying to count the Raymans rays LOL I just start counting them and he puts them down..Linda
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Post by Darren Willis on Mar 17, 2006 21:12:36 GMT
Caroline , finally managed to count them ... well sort of BUT i can say there is at least 13 - 14 rays so I'm thinking he is a sailfin ... ours is roughly 8" maybe slightly bigger .... we've had him 18 months so I'm guessing he's maximum 2 years in age. How old is yours Caroline??? Just so I can figure a comparison on size/age.
Cheers
Daz
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Post by luvfishies on Mar 19, 2006 6:19:44 GMT
Daz, I got mine with a used tank, so I think he's about 4.
Get ready for him to take over! Oh, and start hand feeding. Hand fed plecs tend to leave snails alone.
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