Frank the Pleco Update: The addition of the driftwood and his daily cucumbers have definitely made an impact and Frank the pleco is looking much better!! His color seems to be stronger and he's definitely been more active too. Here are some photos from last night. IMG_0493.jpg IMG_0496.jpg Thank you...

Thank you very much Eric! That tank is slowly taking shape of what I pictured when I started.

Eric, Thank you!! That's great to hear! And the driftwood I got from my LFS, the brand is Aquaglobe http://www.aquaglobe.com/html/woods.html . The Pacific wood is a little more than halfway down the page. I had them sitting in the tub for about a half-hour before I added the moss; both pieces that I...

Quick update/Concern... I made some updates to my tank over the weekend and was able to get a few more good looks at my pleco that I've named "Frank." It just seems to fit him, as he feels like the adult of the tank. Nonetheless, I added a few pieces of pacific driftwood, which I also adde...

Eric, Thank you very much for your response!! That makes a lot of sense that a chain store like PetSmart would get their fish from large breeders. And I'm also really happy to hear that even if I do have a Common Pleco or Pterygoplichthys pardalis that he's not sick or too stressed. I will definitel...

Hello, I purchased a pleco from PetSmart a few weeks ago and I’m hoping that this awesome forum can help me ID him. He was in a tank labeled as "Common Pleco" but while the rest of the pleco’s in the tank were all very dark with the normal “Common Pleco” markings my guy was more marbled wi...