Pelcos- Do they out grow tanks?

On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:28:14 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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"Trevor Stenson" wrote in message
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Are there any recommended algae-eaters that won't turn into Godzilla?
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There are the small otocinclus (sp?) and I love the little clown pleacos I
have. Together they do an excellent job in keeping everything in the
tanks algae free.
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I agree an L168 (clown plec) is a great choice. Basically a bristlenose
with stripes. Bit more expensive but a loverly tough fish.
Good algae appetite for that size tank and yea doesn't litter the place with
huge logs.
Ya got a while though, small tanks definitely slow down fish growth, they
don't stop it. Fish can still get just as big but yea slows them right down.
good or bad I dunno your call.
armoured catfish are the 'fad' at the moment along with marine. Some good
stuff to be had but a lot is very expensive.
clown plec for example is a poor substitute for a zebra plec, but they are
expensive little buggers they are!!

I usually pay 6 or 7 dollars for my bushy noses.

-- Mister Gardener

"MG" == Mister Gardener writes:

MG On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:28:14 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
MG wrote:

MG I usually pay 6 or 7 dollars for my bushy noses.

Wow the last on I saw was $18.

MG -- Mister Gardener

"Mister Gardener" wrote in message
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I usually pay 6 or 7 dollars for my bushy noses.
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I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.
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Koi-Lo wrote:

I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.

Bummer. There are folks in town here who breed albino bushy noses. I
can get them on auction for $8-10. Cool looking fish.

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"Altum" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo wrote:

I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.

Bummer. There are folks in town here who breed albino bushy noses. I can
get them on auction for $8-10. Cool looking fish.


bushynose = bristlenose?
ye old ancistrus dolichopterus?
I breed these by the hundred. $1 a cm. Although lately I just trade for
food.
Like feeding me fish good food but I don't enjoy buying it.

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:06:02 +1000, "swarvegorilla"
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"Altum" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo wrote:

I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.

Bummer. There are folks in town here who breed albino bushy noses. I can
get them on auction for $8-10. Cool looking fish.


bushynose = bristlenose?
ye old ancistrus dolichopterus?
I breed these by the hundred. $1 a cm. Although lately I just trade for
food.
Like feeding me fish good food but I don't enjoy buying it.

I like that method of pricing. Makes good sense. I'll keep it in mind
when I get around to dickering price with lfs in the future. It's
going to be a while, however, because bushy bristle ancistrus have
become scarce around here in recent months. I have a couple of
handsome males, just waiting at the entrance to the cave, but no
females to join them for a romantic evening. (To clarify before
someone comments, the males are in separate aquariums.)

-- Mister Gardener

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swarvegorilla wrote:
"Altum" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo wrote:

I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.
Bummer. There are folks in town here who breed albino bushy noses. I can
get them on auction for $8-10. Cool looking fish.


bushynose = bristlenose?
ye old ancistrus dolichopterus?

Yep. That's the fish.

I breed these by the hundred. $1 a cm. Although lately I just trade for
food.
Like feeding me fish good food but I don't enjoy buying it.

I usually trade plants for food. Mosses are surprisingly valuable and
easy to grow.

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On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:59:57 GMT, Altum
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swarvegorilla wrote:
"Altum" wrote in message
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Koi-Lo wrote:

I haven't seen one these in years, at any price.
Bummer. There are folks in town here who breed albino bushy noses. I can
get them on auction for $8-10. Cool looking fish.


bushynose = bristlenose?
ye old ancistrus dolichopterus?

Yep. That's the fish.

I breed these by the hundred. $1 a cm. Although lately I just trade for
food.
Like feeding me fish good food but I don't enjoy buying it.

I usually trade plants for food. Mosses are surprisingly valuable and
easy to grow.

The fuel crisis may be giving a helping hand to home breeders. I was
talking with my lfs today and he was telling me about the price
increases he is dealing with every time he gets a new order of fish.
He said the big fish farms have been holding the prices down fairly
well so far, but the network of middle people involved in bringing
live caught fish to the distributors has been adding on some
outrageous increases. Quite a number of common fish are still live
caught, including the hatchet fish I bought this week and many bushy
nosed ancistrus. Hometown breeders provide an economical alternative
and are becoming more in demand around here with each new increase of
fuel prices. He said price hikes have recently forced him to change
suppliers for his marine fish, worse than the live caught freshwater
suppliers.

-- Mister Gardener