Leopard frog plecos (Spyral)

[sandnuka]

I thought he wouldve gotten a little bigger.... probably only 2-3 inches right.... jeez.. It would look so cool if they got giant like a regular pleco.

 

[fishloverRon]

In the top photo, what is the cichlid on the left? (with the blue lips)

 

[Betty]

Sand, they are bigger than when I first got them, but not much bigger in the past year. I would guess they're around 3 inches.

Madness, I hadn't thought about selling them, but if I ever do, you'll be the first to know. Do you see anything in those pictures that lead you to believe the one in most of the shots is a male? I've always thought they were female.

 

[Betty]

Ron, that's a Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor Victoriae. I have two males that don't get along so I had to stick one in with the plecos.

 

[fishloverRon]

That is a beautiful species. I don't recall seeing them before. What is the smallest size tank they would be happy in?

 

[Betty]

Well the reading I did before I got them said they could be kept in a tank as small as 20 (long) gallons, but that did not work out for mine. The males are very aggressive toward each other. That small of a tank might work with one male and a few females.

 

[fishloverRon]

Thanks for the information, Betty.

 

[DMD123]

Very cool little plecos!