hermit crab needs ride to coast

[caferacermike]

Hey I just learned how to post pics.

And I've overcome my fear of hijacking.

Pics at feeding time.


Blue eyes.


No pics of the L046 yet, Maybe in a few days.

[brewercm]

caferacermike,
I too did not intend to turn this into anything that it turned ot to be. It was more inteded that at least the person was really trying to do the right thing, just wasn't aware of the consequenses of doing so. Many people in the hobby unfortunately would have done just what I was joking about though so it was really more a tongue in cheek comment.

BTW, cool pleco pics. What do you do to keep that many fed well? Do they eat the algae style disc food that you can buy.

[alton]

Okay did the crab make to the coast? Neat pictures of the Pleco family. I seen one at Calaveras Lake, I guess somebody turned him loose? I posted this before but a friend caught a porcipine puffer down at SO Padre and I don't think they are native to that area. I think people release things back into the water all the time, even though it may be wrong. But it's real tough trying to kill something that you have raised up or have had for a long time.

[GaryP]

The San Antonio and San Marcos rivers are somewhat famous for the pleco population that has become established there. There is a native puffer that is common in the bays at the coast. I'm not sure what its called. I remember seeing one that someone brought into Wolf Reef a while back. Maybe Donnie will know.

[brewercm]

I know I've caught puffers before down there but the only timre I remember catching a porcipine puffer was when I was TDY to the Pesnacola area several years back.
I remember some of the huge plecos I've seen in the Guadalupe in New Braunfels area back when I had my boat and would troll around some fairly clear shallow areas.

[MattK]

I was over in Brackenridge Park the other day and saw 10-15 plecos. I also saw a Green Terror and a 2.5lb Large mouth bass. I had my reels and tackle with me but no rod :(

[Richard]

Very nice collection of plecos!

When we first opened the store and were fw only I wanted to carry alot of pleco species. It was a really bad idea though because for most people around here at least, a pleco is a pleco. Ended up selling them well below cost just to clear them out. I remember finally selling L066 for the price of a regular pleco just to get rid of them.

And I've overcome my fear of hijacking.

It's kinda of expected to hijack threads here on maast Just look at Joshua's post count for proof LOL

[GaryP]

It's kinda of expected to hijack threads here on maast Just look at Joshua's post count for proof LOL

The first few thousand of those don't count. Back in the early days of the website Joshua and Chris were the only one's in here and sat here all day playing marathon sessions of tic tac toe.

[Triggerman]

awesome pleco collection cafe...i don't know the correct species name L?, but i really like the gold nugget variety.

[caferacermike]

Trigger I agree with you that the GN's are beautiful, especially the yellow seams. I do advise not getting them as they have a horrible survival rate. think of them as a freshwater Moorish Idol.