My dumbass is going to drive almost an hour and a half away for a pair of 5" Pictus Cats, a Chinese Algae Eater, 6 various tetras, and an extremely large pleco. The only fish I want - are the Pictus cats. And yes - they're worth the 80min drive to me. LOL Oh well. I'm saving them. All those poor fish, have been crammed into a 30gl their entire lives. I think I'll see if the LFS will take the pleco, and I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with the tetras and the CAE.

LOL, Post pics Hun... I would have done it for the pictus too!!!

WOW! I thought I had it bad, but I think you have me beat. I drove an Hour for a 65 gallon tank once.

Yup - monster pleco. Good thing we started on the 135 and that my FX5 shows up Monday.





Here's my Pictus Cats! They're camera shy. lol I had one of the little bastages launch himself out of the tank as I was putting him in it. Then he got stuck in the Berber carpeting for several minutes. I finally had to cut him out. He doesn't seem any worse for wear, but I'm definitely going to keep an eye on him.







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Oh, and the CAE - is actually just an Oto. lol

lucky fish!!!

very lucky fish, any word on the lfs taking the big pleco??

Congrats and yes, lucky fish! After having Pictus now I can say I would have driven that far for them as well! They are awesome fish!

same hre, really cool fish

I haven't called them yet. I had entertained the idea of keeping him and putting him in the 135 with the Oscar; but after getting up this morning (a whole 10 hours after he was put in the tank) and seeing his handy work - I think he's gotta go. The floor of the tank is already littered with pleco sh*t! I did a 60% water change before adding the new fish, and the tank was all sparkly and clean - now it looks like crap. Literally. LOL

On a lighter note, both the Pictus seem to be doing fine (even after doing a Swan Dive out of the tank). The Oscar could care less about his new tank mates, the EBJD is actually making more of an appearance (I think it's because I moved his hidey-hole around and he doesn't like it) and the pleco doesn't really move from that one side of the tank. The six Tetras and the Oto settled into the 10gl just fine as well. I had to euthanize my baby Sailfin though. The Gourami that's in there is the meanest damn fish I've ever seen. He picked that poor fish almost to death. I'm half tempted to throw his cranky butt in with the Oscar and see who wins.

My hubby was flabbergasted with how big the pleco was. He says "That fish needs a bigger tank, we can't keep him!" (Well...DUH!) And I told him "That fish has just gone from an 6x6 filthy prison cell, to a very clean and tidy 2brm house. He's fine for right now." LOL

Seriously, these fish came from the nastiest tank I've ever seen. 29gl, with two 5" Pictus, 6 Tetras, an Oto, and the Pleco. Guy said he did weekly 5 gallon water changes. I almost slapped him right there. I suppose he meant well, his little girls loved the Pleco and named him Norman, but that guy's got a LOT of homework to do before he buys anymore fish.

menaing well is one thing but ppl gotta realise these fish need amaples sized tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry:

big plecs are lovely to look at but real hard work as uv seen....brst case scenario is lfs i think