Fish again - what do I do with Mr Plec?

[the grim reaper]

The tropical tank I posted a thread about a while back is now thriving and doing well, with one rather notable exception. As I mentioned previously, we inherited this tank and 4 fish in it, one denison barb, two ghost catfish and Mr bloody Plec. This Plecostomus is 18" long and is 17 years old, the tank is only 39" long, we're pretty sure he's blind, given the speed with which he ploughs into the sides of the tank, if we put something in the tank, like the driftwood we bought recently, he moves it, buries it with stones and generally makes the tank look crap.

When we got the tank we re-stocked it with 6 Rosy Tetras, Four Blackskirt Tetras, Five Platy's (one died) and the barb and catfish are still there. The tank would look good with some plants etc but there's no point with that huge git in there.

I very much doubt any fish shop is going to take him, do I wait for natural causes or ... erm ... not

Cheers

Grim
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[Skudd]

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[UnknownStuntm...]

I know our local aquarium style places have 'show fish' in the foyer when you go in, maybe give a few local ones a call and see if they would look after him for you.

Either that or stock up on batter mix and chips.

[pyx_e]

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[rac3r]

Shops might take him or you could try local farms, zoo's and aquariums. A farm took my aunts Terrapin when it grew too big
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[ulster exile]

If your local shop won't take it, advertise him on aquarist-classifieds - there are plenty of people who go after large fish.

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[Blau Zedong]

I had a fucking huge sailfin in my tank (actually two at one point ) untill last year. In my defence I was sold it as a fingerling when I was naive about fish (by a shop that didn't give a fuck). The problem you'll have is that big plecs are nowt special so no one wants them (anyone can buy one for a few quid and they grow like they are hewn from expanding foam). I love plecs but the jumbo ones are only suitable for an indoor pond or 6ft+ tank as a centrepiece. They rearrange the tank deco and can get quite agressive towards other plecs or simillar catfish, especially in confined spaces. I'm going to be honest and admit it - I put mine to sleep with MS222 after failing to rehome it.
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[cvntdude]

Should of took it to the Vet ffs ..............

Should of took it to the Vet ffs ..............
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[Blau Zedong]

[quote="cvntdude"]Should of took it to the Vet ffs ..............

Should of took it to the Vet ffs .............. [/quote

What I did was safe, humane and legal and I know what I'm doing, so fuck off.
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[Blau Zedong]

[cvntdude]

Yeah great, what i did was safe, cool or bad .. or whatever you want to call it, same result dead pet ... so stfu ...
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[rac3r]

Ebay, Gumtree, Freecycle, etc.....
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[Acemastr]

ever picked one up? most solid fish known to man, tis a big boney bastard.

I remember when i was 4-5 my dad left our big 12" plec out in a bucket during winter, the entire bucket froze. Not very nice. try local garden and leisure places and see if they'll take him in as a showpiece, amazing to look at.
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[Blau Zedong]

They are indeed hewn from granite to the touch, also most species croak when out of the water, I think it's something to do with their limited ability to breathe air (useful for the dry season in the wild).
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[prawny1]

You could always ask your local petshop what they are willing to pay for such a big plec, remember with fish the bigger they are the more they are worth in general (as long as its healthy),

Even though plecs are tropical they can be kept outside in the summer months helping keep your pond kleen.

I wouldn't read to much into it running into the sides of the tank, plecs are bottom feeders so have eyes more for looking up than forwards tbh.

Alternativly you could see if caNsA_temporary would take it off your hands he has just got a 6 footer, If he is local that is.