My new Leopard Frog Plecos!

So Sunday I was in A Place For Pets. Me and lars on were checking out the tanks. I say "HI" to Kevin and he says, "Want to see something cool?"

OF COURSE I DO!

He takes us over to a tank and says, "See that fish in the corner?" I'm looking and don't see anything amazing. then he says, "No, right below the heater."

And there it was..a little (2.5") Leopard Frog Pleco! That's all I needed. "I'll take two please!"

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Thanks to Kevin for the amazing fish, the adventures in Tarantula handling and the lone Saulosi I left behind!

If you haven't been to A Place For Pets, you owe it to yourself to make the time to go. Simply the BEST LFS around.

tight, looks almost like a false zebra

shua wrote:tight, looks almost like a false zebra

Thanks.,.those are crappy cell phone pics. I'm going to try and get some better pictures today.

How much?

protocl wrote:How much?

$45 each. I think her has 2 left. I am also pretty sure these are from that guy they are trying to do a group buy from. They have the exact same patterning and such as the ones in his photo.

Those are awesome looking!

And NO SHIPPING!!!!!!!!!!

Nice looking pleco! Didn't know plecos could cost that much!

For as long as a pleco lives I can justify spending a bit more on one that looks a bit different/cool. I've got a marble high fin that I got from Kev a long time ago.. glad I got an interesting one.

I guess Kevin read on the site that I was looking for these. Probably the coolest looking Pleco I have ever seen. I can't wait for them to get bigger. They will be in the 180 once they get a bit bigger.

alexmuw wrote:Nice looking pleco! Didn't know plecos could cost that much!

look up a blue eyed pleco lol up to $700 and the zebra is min $300

very nice lookin pleco... my fav. are still the green and blue phantom pleco's... There about the same price. I cant pay that much for a sucker fish. lol

Oh man
those are great looking plecos dude

thanks everyone!

I think they're ugly and stupid and a waste of money.

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Kinda reminds me of the "clown" pleco's that came out about 5 years ago. They had more yellow than white but same striping. Very interesting Pleco Spyral. I must visit this store someday. I hear great things about Kevin

regan24 wrote:I think they're ugly and stupid and a waste of money.

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you...lol

shua wrote:

alexmuw wrote:Nice looking pleco! Didn't know plecos could cost that much!

look up a blue eyed pleco lol up to $700 and the zebra is min $300

That's got nothing on the L250... only $4500 a peice!

Nice plecos Spy!
I'm pretty sure these are coming out of CX... same pattern as the ones we got, Kevin had gotten a few from another place but they went for alot more than 45 last time I was in there. Something like 70 iirc...

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Each LFP has claimed a cichlid cave, leaving my Saulosi juvies wondering what happened..lol

those are nice plecos,, I really like pleco's in general.

I really like plecos too, but have a hard time keeping them alive with the exception of bristlenose.

Spyral, are these active during the day or do they stay in their caves and come out at night? Are they algae eaters? Your saulosi don't mess with them? Do they breed in captivity?

Sorry for all the questions. They are so cool looking, I wouldn't mind picking some up, but at that price and my luck, I'm afraid to.

Betty wrote:I really like plecos too, but have a hard time keeping them alive with the exception of bristlenose.

Spyral, are these active during the day or do they stay in their caves and come out at night? Are they algae eaters? Your saulosi don't mess with them? Do they breed in captivity?

Sorry for all the questions. They are so cool looking, I wouldn't mind picking some up, but at that price and my luck, I'm afraid to.

They are active day and night. They spend a good amount of time in their caves, but they come out a lot. They seem to eat algae, but like most plecos I have had, don;t seem to do much to the algae in the tank. The Saulosi were real curious at first, but they don't mess with them. I don't know if they breed n captivity.

Thanks for the info.

I put 3 bn plecos in both tanks of mine that had alge probs... they dont have a drop of alge anymore! they cleaned it sooooo well! really impressive.... everytime ive had 1 pleco, never did anything to alge, but now that I got 3 in each tank.. BAM! they sparkle.

As to whether they breed in captivity:
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