Pleco????

i have never put a pleco in a pond. i have a 100 gallon aquarium and i had
several gldfish in it and a pleco to ostensibly keep the glass free of
algae. the first thing that happened was that it didn't eat algae. #2 was
that it attached itself to the side of one of my goldfish and rasped off the
slimnecoat. i couldn't figure out why that fish was sick and had a big round
sore on it. i was subbed to a goldfish list and one of the other subbees
told me to watch carefull, maybe it was the pleco. and it was. i caught the
blasted thing early one morning. the goldfish ultimately died and the pleco
disappeared down the tube into the septic tank.

yes, i know. lets don't go there. i wouldn't do it again, but i was angry.

#3 is that that blasted pleco was really difficult to net. i truly can't
imagine having to do it in a pond. they are fast, fast, fast! and you will
have to net it when the water temp starts to drop in the fall. plecos are
tropical fish and require warm water.

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From: (GaneaRowenna)
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Date: 23 Aug 2003 17:19:32 GMT
Subject: Pleco????

What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6



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What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g
pond,3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this
before?

They are ok...although some get mean and strip the flesh from fish.( I
personally have never had this happen except on a huge angelfish in an
aquariunm)....The thing is they will die when the water gets into the 50's and
they are extremely hard to catch in a large pond. Jerri

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"GaneaRowenna" wrote in message
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What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g
pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this
before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6


I think that plecos are too aggressive to put with goldfish. At least,
that's what the fish group said when I asked about putting in my goldfish
tank.

Plecos can get really big. I knew somebody who had one in a tank with his
Oscar. That about says it all.

A

In Brazil, I measured 29" plecos that were sold for food!

Jim

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"GaneaRowenna" wrote in message
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What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g
pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this
before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6


I think that plecos are too aggressive to put with goldfish. At least,
that's what the fish group said when I asked about putting in my goldfish
tank.

Plecos can get really big. I knew somebody who had one in a tank with his
Oscar. That about says it all.

A

I've had plecos in with fancy tail GF in indoor aquariums, without any
issue, and they grew to a formidable size (125 gallon tank). The GF included
Lionheads, Ranchu, that sort.
I've never seen them bother with a healthy fish. An injured/dying one may be
another issue.
That's my anecdotal experience anyway.
Happy ponding,
Greg

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"GaneaRowenna" wrote in message
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What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g
pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this
before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6


I think that plecos are too aggressive to put with goldfish. At least,
that's what the fish group said when I asked about putting in my goldfish
tank.

Plecos can get really big. I knew somebody who had one in a tank with his
Oscar. That about says it all.

A

I was going to say almost the same thing. I did have one though that was
chasing the goldfish around very suspiciously, moved it to another tank
with different goldfish and never had a problem. I got a new one for the
other tank and it has behaved.

Plecos can be very interesting (beauty in the eye of the beholder) and some
can be quite amazingly expensive. I visited a gal in Spokane who had a big
tank just for these fish, but different varieties, gorgeous creatures. One
in particular was black with yellow spots. ~ jan

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:08:44 GMT, "Gregory Young" wrote:

I've had plecos in with fancy tail GF in indoor aquariums, without any
issue, and they grew to a formidable size (125 gallon tank). The GF included
Lionheads, Ranchu, that sort.
I've never seen them bother with a healthy fish. An injured/dying one may be
another issue.
That's my anecdotal experience anyway.
Happy ponding,
Greg


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On 23 Aug 2003 17:19:32 GMT, (GaneaRowenna) wrote:

What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6
Pros: ? Do you like really large pl*cos?
Cons: Can't survive if water dips below 50. I've heard they really don't help
with algae problems in the pond (although they do ok in my aquarium).

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

I was going to say almost the same thing. I did have one though that was
chasing the goldfish around very suspiciously, moved it to another tank
with different goldfish and never had a problem. I got a new one for the
other tank and it has behaved.

I've never noticed Plecos bothering other fish in the slightest,
neither goldfish in the pond, nor cichlids in the indoor aquarium.

Plecos can be very interesting (beauty in the eye of the beholder) and some
can be quite amazingly expensive. I visited a gal in Spokane who had a big
tank just for these fish, but different varieties, gorgeous creatures. One
in particular was black with yellow spots.

I saw a fairly large blue-eyed Pleco in a pet store once. Looked just
like a regular plain Pleco except for those gorgeous saphire blue
eyes. I sure was tempted.


Roger Grady
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~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

I was going to say almost the same thing. I did have one though that was
chasing the goldfish around very suspiciously, moved it to another tank
with different goldfish and never had a problem. I got a new one for the
other tank and it has behaved.

I've never noticed Plecos bothering other fish in the slightest,
neither goldfish in the pond, nor cichlids in the indoor aquarium.

Plecos can be very interesting (beauty in the eye of the beholder) and some
can be quite amazingly expensive. I visited a gal in Spokane who had a big
tank just for these fish, but different varieties, gorgeous creatures. One
in particular was black with yellow spots.

I saw a fairly large blue-eyed Pleco in a pet store once. Looked just
like a regular plain Pleco except for those gorgeous saphire blue
eyes. I sure was tempted.


Roger Grady
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There are many types of pecos guys..and many dont get that large. Try
Bristlenoses.

AngrieWoman wrote:

"GaneaRowenna" wrote in message
...
What are the pros and cons of a plecostamus in the pond? I have a 2500g
pond,
3.5 ft at deepest, 18 goldfish and various plants. Anyone try this
before?
Thanks,
ShawnAnne
High Desert, zone 6

I think that plecos are too aggressive to put with goldfish. At least,
that's what the fish group said when I asked about putting in my goldfish
tank.

Plecos can get really big. I knew somebody who had one in a tank with his
Oscar. That about says it all.

A