Do you keep L273s? Titanicus pleco.
I'm starting a collection. The tail of an L273 can be splendidly long! And not to mention the body colours, spots. Wow, what a fish!

Here's the L204 with the long tail.

I like to see them running with their fins and tail sailing in the air.

Beautiful specimen, Pandadosmares. Managed to get another piece, and this L204 has a long tail.

Just brought two L204s home. They're very nice fish, with beautiful colours.

Thanks, INXS. Good to hear from an experienced hand.
Barbie, I'm not sure if metronidazole can work - has it been used successful to treat velvet? Thanks for your comment, it is true malachite green will be quite detrimental to the nitrifying bacteria. Just hope my fishes never do get this nasty ...

Any idea what's in the "anti-slime & Velvet" concoction? Which co makes this product, eg Waterlife, Interpret.

Are there any other alternatives?

Can malachite green/formalin be used in a pleco tank?
What's the dosage to be used?

Are there any other medication for velvet?

Many thanks.

Thanks, Pturly, appreciate your response.

The driftwood that is available at the lfs is usually hardwood. Is softwood better for Panaques?
Anyone?

Curious to know what kind of wood is best for Panaques such as Royals?

What is normally being used and what's best for Royals?

Thanks HH, I found a couple of nice articles on Royals on the the net too.
BTW, anyone knows what's the diff between Royal Platinium and Royal Xingu?

Thanks for your welcome!

Hi All,
I'm new to plecos and recently become very interested in Royals. Could you advise whether they can be kept together as adults and whether there is any way to reduce aggression.

Are there any plecos that cannot be kept with Royals?

What would be a better option, to keep Royals of the same ...

I forgot to mention, it's already Friday night in Singapore and I wish everyone a wonderful weekend ahead.

Hi,
Just joined this forum and would like to introduce myself. I'm from Singapore.
I've been keeping cichlids for a while and recently started to look at plecos. Now I'm completely immersed in pleco culture. Started a small collection of Zebras, Royals, among others. I'm planning to have a full ...