Ways to make your plecos to come out to eat under lights?

[akoh]

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Mine L253 and L264 hides all day long behind the driftwood, any attempts to remove the wood will make them get started very easily!
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lighter ! u got the L253 ! how big ? lose mine during the recent disaster , been wanting to find a replacement ! u want to sell ?. []

Safe Diving !
akoh

[akoh]

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eh? thought plecos "live in the woods" like robin hood? according to my aqualog special, "furnishing the tank with a carefully constructed pile of tangled roots and driftwood isn't just a natural and beautiful way to set up an environmental aquarium, it also provides the 'shade' your catfishes long for."
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Based on my years of keeping Plecos I discovered that different species have different " tank set-up " requirement eg. the Panaque species prefer " woody ( alot of drift woods )" environment, the twig species like fast flowing water that why they developed streamline body and other species prefer to hide in holes of neutral rocks instead of woods. Hence ( IMO ) an ideal " multi plecos " tank set-up should consist of plenty of drift woods, neutral rocks, a dark gravel and fast water flow. As pointed out by Flor a dark gravel bottom does bring out the plecos' colour BUT BUT clearing those poops is really a big hassle that's why I would advise a " bare bottom tank ".
Most plecos are nocturnal feeder eg L046, L024, L025 etc, that's why I only feed my plecos when night falls !, another important thing you may want to take note is - some plecos are Omni., Vege. and Carni. So a mixtrure of foods like prawns, Algae wafer and Vegetable are required.
So the best time to see ur plecos makan is during the night and when lights are off !. Install a " small buld lighting " to see the makan session , well ! hope this help ! cheers ! []

Safe Diving !
akoh

[lighter]

Hi akoh,

Sorry but still no intention to sell as yet, maybe in the near future when my tank is too congested? Mine is only around 5". Seen those adult pics on the net and they look so beautiful, the smaller ones are not so colourful and the colouring is always like stressed out?! How big was yours previously and how big can they reach?

Are they similar L-series they look alike to L253? Just want to know if they're other Ls that look like L253 in case I make an identity mistake!

lighter ! u got the L253 ! how big ? lose mine during the recent disaster , been wanting to find a replacement ! u want to sell ?.

[akoh]

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Hi akoh,

Sorry but still no intention to sell as yet, maybe in the near future when my tank is too congested? Mine is only around 5". Seen those adult pics on the net and they look so beautiful, the smaller ones are not so colourful and the colouring is always like stressed out?! How big was yours previously and how big can they reach?

Are they similar L-series they look alike to L253? Just want to know if they're other Ls that look like L253 in case I make an identity mistake!

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Hi lighter !, mine was abt 6", max.size L253 can grow is > 12" ![:0]. Remember coming across a 12" fellow at Qian Hu two yrs ago !. L253 is quite a rare and beautiful pleco so pay extra attention to ur L253 hor !.
The other L series than look similar to L253 is L14 and L14a Goldy or sunshine pleco. Check it out ! Cheers !
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Safe Diving !
akoh

[lighter]

OK, i will give it lots of TLC! But dont know wait how many donkey years then become 12inch! [] []

[ikan]

You can try a small red bulb. I have done so with some success.
It's something to do with the colour spectrum that plecos are not sensitive to. I saw an article about it first at planetcatfish I think.
I have 25 watts bulb that I wrapped with red plastic wrapping paper. I think 15 watts red bulb will be better.