L114

Easy · Post by **Easy** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:09

My 2 inch Leopard Cactus...

caril · Post by **caril** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:31

nice pleco. how much u pay for it?

Easy · Post by **Easy** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:38

about $15(US)...from Plecoman

caril · Post by **caril** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:42

thats abt over $30 (singapore dollars). not bad for the nice fellow.
i saw one today which looks like it but the body is spotted. are u trying to spawn it?

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:43

Hi!
Yeap superbe fish, awsome colouration!
And wow that is really cheap price!!!!
Here I have seen some that are around an inch big and still cost the price of ~50 $ (US)!!
I defentily live in the wrong place to be a catfish lover!!!
Cheers
Yann

caril · Post by **caril** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:48

fancy pleco breeding is still new in singapore. not a lot of people know about their existence. flowerhorn and arowana are more popular with majority of the fish keepers.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:53

Hi!
Well here in the French speaking part of Switzerland it is probably worst has not many shop are willing to order these and when they does they come in awfull shape and awfull price.
The German speaking part of Switzerland is a bit better because of the proximity of Germany, but this has yet to come here!
Concerning people experienced and breeding these it is also the same here. But that is mainly because peole only buy one individual of several species and ae not keeping large enough group to attempt breeding!
Cheers
Yann

caril · Post by **caril** » 02 Jan 2003, 15:58

true...the owner of the pet store looked surprise when i wanted to get 6 plecos of the same species to try breeding. he kept on persuding me to get 1 pleco for each species.

Easy · Post by **Easy** » 02 Jan 2003, 16:00

Am thinking of collecting some PSEUDAS...4 inches or less...

It's kinda fun seeing your fish grow...and you kinda get an idea how old it is if you start raising/keeping it when it's still a juvenile (unless it's stunted

)

Imagine buying a large pleco...not knowing that it has only a day to live (natural death

)...hahaha

I know that's silly.

Am still waiting for some L24s, 25s, 160s and 273s...Plecoman has at least 3 of those each (doesn't want to sell them)...and he's got tons of 114s...all sizes (as if he's been cloning the li'l critters).

He's got an L65 for $32...am still waiting for a discount

Or maybe I should pay my electric bill first...hmmmmmm

gibbo · Post by **gibbo** » 03 Jan 2003, 18:07

I had a 5" Leopardus early last year but he passed away after what I can only suppose was an internal bacterial infection. He seemed too thin (but no worms in sight) when I bought him and although he ate well, still seemed to fade away. Havn't seen any since although my lfs has L282 in stock and other pseudos as well. Lovely fish, all of them and your little guy is a real stunner. Well done on a great purchase!!

T · Post by T » 06 Jan 2003, 17:14

Wow I'm trying to get a hold of one, very nice indeed!!

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 06 Jan 2003, 17:23

caril wrote:true...the owner of the pet store looked surprise when i wanted to get 6 pl*cos of the same species to try breeding. he kept on persuding me to get 1 pl*co for each species.

That's verging on scandalous. I must say it is unusual here, most dealers recognise that it is easier and more profitable to sell groups of fish from the same box than import from all over to sell one at a time.

You need to "educate" your dealer!

Jools

caril · Post by **caril** » 06 Jan 2003, 18:16

the dealer is trying to tell me that it is not easy to breed plecos.
hopefully, i can prove to him that i can do it. i will not give up...
thanks for the support.

polkadot · Post by **polkadot** » 07 Jan 2003, 17:13

Hi Caril!! Wish you luck too!! Dont forget me when you got babies!! Obviously they (dealers) didnt want us hobbyist to breed our own fishes! *bad*

caril · Post by **caril** » 07 Jan 2003, 17:23

hi polkadot,
why not u can give it a try too.