Ken Burke Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Lucky 2! Or Duce for short. Back in April, some may remember @Guppysnailfound a pleco in her filter. Welp, I went to clean my 38g today, and found, u guessed it, a pleco baby! Now I’ve never owned an albino bn, but this one is ghostly compared to the ones I have in the tank….. (only baby I found) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Congratulations. Filter plecos are great pets 🤣. Have you ever had lemons or super reds? I can’t tell what eyes yours has. BN plecos get very pale when not getting proper nutrition. My lemon filter baby was almost ghost white when it escaped the filter. It has since filled in to its proper color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 @Guppysnail filter plecos. He he. with my old man eyes I can’t tell either. Not sure what to do with it. Right now it’s in my floating breeder box and Ricky the angelfish is eying it. @Guppysnail filter plecos. He he. with my old man eyes I can’t tell either. Not sure what to do with it. Right now it’s in my floating breeder box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 We have created a new strain Filter pleco 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 On 5/27/2022 at 1:12 PM, Ken Burke said: @Guppysnail filter plecos. He he. with my old man eyes I can’t tell either. Not sure what to do with it. Right now it’s in my floating breeder box and Ricky the angelfish is eying it. @Guppysnail filter plecos. He he. with my old man eyes I can’t tell either. Not sure what to do with it. Right now it’s in my floating breeder box. On 5/27/2022 at 2:42 PM, Guppysnail said: We have created a new strain Filter pleco 🤣 I'm ORD😆🤣😆 My eyes can't tell either, lol! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 @Guppysnail would luv to try the super reds. No room just now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Just an update: Duce is doing well, still hanging out in his floating breeder box. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Now that he has a name, I hope Ricky will recognize he is not a snack! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 @PineSong 3/4 of the reason he’s still in the box. Growing fast. On 5/31/2022 at 9:27 PM, PineSong said: Now that he has a name, I hope Ricky will recognize he is not a snack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 I move Duce into my 20 gal Cory tank. First sighting since. pretty blurry, but I don’t have @Irene skilz. He has grown a fair bit, but still lacks any pigmentation. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Another Duce sighting today! First thing my wife asked was if I was gonna post it for the other Nerms to see. Um, well, YES 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Glad the little one is doing well. I am terrified of finding something in my HoB now... I miss my plecos. I have two clowns, I had 5 at one point. Very cool little fish, very beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradfordAquatics Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 He's looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 10:26 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Glad the little one is doing well. I am terrified of finding something in my HoB now... I miss my plecos. I have two clowns, I had 5 at one point. Very cool little fish, very beautiful. I check my HOB every few days. I'm using a Tidal 55 with a prefilter, but i think they get sucked in though the skimmer intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathJK Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I recently found one living in my under gravel filter! Pulled off an uplift tube to clean it and it swam out from under the bottom plate. Far too big to get out on its own. Must have gone through the outlet while still small and grown up in there in the dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Finally got a good picture of Duce's eyes. Definitely albino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 And what lovely cute eyes they are 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 The Duce is Loose! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 2 = Deuce. Sorry, I had to! My alterego the editor wannabe made me do it! I can't believe plecos live in filters. That's a thing? Wow. 😲 Edited July 14, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/14/2022 at 1:42 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: 2 = Deuce. Sorry, I had to! My alterego the editor wannabe made me do it! I can't believe plecos live in filters. That's a thing? Wow. 😲 I cannot spell. in grade school i was that kid. always in trouble, bad grades. it was back in the days before the understood dyslexia, and they called me hyperactive. In 8th grade they hauled my parents into the school and told them i was dumb as a bag of hammers. Get this boy ready for trade school, 'cause he ain't college material. Naturally, I went to college, graduated, joined the Air Force, and eventually earned a master's degree in Logistics Management. They even inducted me into Sigma Iota Epsilon. Can't spell, I keep proving them wrong....... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Thank you for your service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 @Ken Burkeas the father of a boy with the same issues you encountered thanks that is really encouraging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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