Re: What fish is this?

[levittd]

"Splitskull" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> I got these 2 big suckers from a friend who can't keep his aquarium
anymore.
> He doesn't know what species are. They suck every rock, glass, even the
> filter. They are quite big. In the pic, the filter is a FLUVAL3Plus and
the
> fish is as long as the filter... my guess is 30+cm ... more like 40cm.
> Can you tell from the pics if they are in good health? Also, what are
they?
>
> See attached pics in the next post. Sorry but I don't have a web site
where
> to post them.
>
> --
>
> Splitskull
>

Looks like a common pleco in reasonably good health. Should be plenty of
info available, try http://www.planetcatfish.com . Pics can be posted
alt.binaries.aquaria, then post here so we know to look...
levittd
>

[Splitskull]

My newsserver doesn't have that group... hmm.. I'll ask them to add it.

TY for info.

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Splitskull

"levittd" > wrote in message
. ca...
>
> "Splitskull" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> > I got these 2 big suckers from a friend who can't keep his aquarium
> anymore.
> > He doesn't know what species are. They suck every rock, glass, even the
> > filter. They are quite big. In the pic, the filter is a FLUVAL3Plus and
> the
> > fish is as long as the filter... my guess is 30+cm ... more like 40cm.
> > Can you tell from the pics if they are in good health? Also, what are
> they?
> >
> > See attached pics in the next post. Sorry but I don't have a web site
> where
> > to post them.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Splitskull
> >
>
> Looks like a common pleco in reasonably good health. Should be plenty of
> info available, try http://www.planetcatfish.com . Pics can be posted
> alt.binaries.aquaria, then post here so we know to look...
> levittd
> >
>
>

[blove]

common plecostamus, they are capable of gettin 18 inches.
www.planetcatfish.com is a good site and yours look to be in good health.

"Splitskull" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
> I got these 2 big suckers from a friend who can't keep his aquarium
anymore.
> He doesn't know what species are. They suck every rock, glass, even the
> filter. They are quite big. In the pic, the filter is a FLUVAL3Plus and
the
> fish is as long as the filter... my guess is 30+cm ... more like 40cm.
> Can you tell from the pics if they are in good health? Also, what are
they?
>
> See attached pics in the next post. Sorry but I don't have a web site
where
> to post them.
>
> --
>
> Splitskull
>
>

[Victor M. Martinez]

Splitskull > wrote:
>See attached pics in the next post. Sorry but I don't have a web site where
>to post them.

That's no excuse to post a binary file to a text-only newsgroup. Please
refrain from doing so in the future. Thanks.


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Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv