Lindsayhjw Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I have my 8" sail fin pleco (I believe thats what kind he is anyway) in my 75 gallon discus aquarium. I've had him for five years (one of my first ever fish) so I'm attached to him. He's only that big because he lived in a 20 gallon until early last year, I was a newb when I bought him. But I've spent a lot of money on my discus/plants/sand, pretty much everything. He strips my plants and scares my Discus. I changed my whole tank just for my Discus and it sucks that after all of that work, he scares them by following them (I'm assuming it's a territorial thing.)so, with all of that, I think it's time to find him a more suitable home with even more room and lots of algae to snack on. I don't even want to try local petstores because they are so careless in who they sell plecos to. Are there any big time aquarium places that may be looking for algae eaters/ cool fish to show? Or even people with huge aquariums that have gravel/a heavier substrate? (The poop sucks up easier in gravel because it breaks up in between the rocks). He eats all of the leftover food in the tank too.I'd love to find him a great home, he's beautiful, and p.s, his name is Johnny Edited April 4, 2013 by Lindsayhjw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Post him in the livestock section. I would think someone would want him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineHammer Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 do you have a picture of it? I have a nice 90 gallon with gravel and lots of mopani and malaysia wood, It would be eventually going into a 240 gallon tank that will house only plecos and 2 big oscars and 2 Raphael Cat fish, I love plecos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsayhjw Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 That sounds perfect! Here are two pictures http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/$T2eC16V,!y0E9s2S65dnBR(QBqv(q!~~48_35.JPG http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFg3NTA=/$T2eC16Z,!yEE9s5jGJo)BR(QDkcFJg~~48_35.JPG They arent the greatest pictures so I'll give you some links to some pictures that look like him http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Bopleco2.JPG/250px-Bopleco2.JPGhttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCC2exDKfCdQUp1jUAqa0QSuqcIbxbHKhcDEwk2bZr0CB7jOHn7g https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzVeQtUZoz4wl0nyikjU5UKYaCrob5l7rNwgSqVVHFy4vfMy4WSg The last one is a full size I think, Mines not quite that big. I hope you like him and I hope you will give him a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisher Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Aquariuim Illusions on the west end will adopt fish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbarr Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 +1 Fisher, also Big Als will take fish in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineHammer Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 I will still take it, I have a spot for it that I think it will enjoy, as a temp home, once I get my 240 up and running I am sure it will really love that, with all the flow and all the river theme that will be going on in it, with around 2400 GPH of flow running across the tank. I pm you back, so give me a call, will see what we can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivineHammer Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 well Johnny is fitting right in my 90 gallon with my other plecos, he already buddys with Pete and was already ready eating just fine, hasn't eaten any of the zuccinni yet but went right for the algea wafers and shrip pellets, and he picked his spot to hang out in, snuggeled right up to one of my Raphael catfish. Thanks for bringing him he is a nice looking pleco and I will take good care of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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