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L114

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:09
by Easy
My 2 inch Leopard Cactus...
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Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:31
by caril
nice pleco. how much u pay for it?

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:38
by Easy
about $15(US)...from Plecoman

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:42
by caril
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?

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:43
by Yann
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

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:48
by caril
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.

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:53
by Yann
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

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 15:58
by caril
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.

Posted: 02 Jan 2003, 16:00
by Easy
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 :oops: )

Imagine buying a large pleco...not knowing that it has only a day to live (natural death :shock: )...hahaha :P 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 :?

L114

Posted: 03 Jan 2003, 18:07
by gibbo
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!! 8)

Posted: 06 Jan 2003, 17:14
by T
Wow I'm trying to get a hold of one, very nice indeed!!

Posted: 06 Jan 2003, 17:23
by Jools
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.
:twisted: 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.

:idea: You need to "educate" your dealer! 8)

Jools

Posted: 06 Jan 2003, 18:16
by caril
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.

Posted: 07 Jan 2003, 17:13
by polkadot
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*

Posted: 07 Jan 2003, 17:23
by caril
hi polkadot,
why not u can give it a try too.