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Post by pheonixx on Apr 22, 2006 16:01:37 GMT
 I came home from shopping today to find big fella Rayman the pleco with something in his mouth he seemed to be waving it at me..on closed inspection I saw it was little Pete our tiny chinese algae eater he was stiff so he has been dead a few hours, we have had Pete for nearly 2 years now and I have no idea how long their life span is but I know he has had a good life with us...the amazing thing is no one had scoffed him...I mean these fish of ours think everything in the tank is fair game they have scoffed their way through silk plants moss balls and if someone lays eggs then it's free food for all but they left their tank mate alone I am humbled by their inteligence and respect towards their tank mate. RIP little Pete the tank will not be the same without seeing your little brown bod darting about.
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Post by Darren Willis on Apr 22, 2006 16:24:18 GMT
Yes very sad indeed , we'll miss our lovely little pete ....he did have a good life so thats the main thing. We never really knew what type he was , he was about 2" maximum ... he had been since we got him. Below is a picture of him alive (the only one we have) and one of him passed , I'm putting these up in the hope that someone can identify what type of pleco he is ... we'd love to house some more of his kind , and I'm sure he'd be happy to know we we're giving a good home to some of his kind.   Hope someone can help us , and any details on how long they are supposed to live for would be handy too. Thanks all Daz |
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Post by SnailTrail on Apr 22, 2006 16:35:02 GMT
Aww sorry you lost him but he had a fab life with you guys.
I don't know what type of fish he is but he was a very cute one.
*hugs to you both*
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Post by KathyM on Apr 22, 2006 19:03:05 GMT
 Poor Pete, sorry you two *hugs*. He doesn't look like he was a Chinese Algae Eater to me. I'll have a nosey online and see what I can find.... |
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Post by *Sian* on Apr 22, 2006 22:39:16 GMT
Aww sorry guys |
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Post by luvfishies on Apr 23, 2006 3:10:26 GMT
Awwwwww......poor Pete!
He's a Borneo Sucker, aka Hillstream loach, aka butterfly Loach of some sort. There's literally hundreds of diff ones, but he's a suckermouth "loach" type from the far east. coolwater, and fastwater.
Lovely fishies, all of them.
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Post by Darren Willis on Apr 23, 2006 20:41:38 GMT
Yup thats what he is ... thanks Caroline ... just got to find somewhere selling them now ... anyone know to a good online fish shop because our local ones suck ... they've never heard of one of these let alone stock them ... we got pete from a local one by pure luck ... the guy had no idea what it was LOL ... Greaaat!!
Daz
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I came home from shopping today to find big fella Rayman the pleco with something in his mouth he seemed to be waving it at me..on closed inspection I saw it was little Pete our tiny chinese algae eater he was stiff so he has been dead a few hours, we have had Pete for nearly 2 years now and I have no idea how long their life span is but I know he has had a good life with us...the amazing thing is no one had scoffed him...I mean these fish of ours think everything in the tank is fair game they have scoffed their way through silk plants moss balls and if someone lays eggs then it's free food for all but they left their tank mate alone I am humbled by their inteligence and respect towards their tank mate.
Poor Pete, sorry you two *hugs*.
