Big fish, free too a good home

[Cal_GTA]

I have a Sailfin Plecostomus who needs rehoming. must be around 13-15 years old now. bought him when he was about 2cm long. However how hes around 30cm long and massively outgrown his 4' tank.

Free to a good home in the Southampton/hampshire area. or ideas suggestions for rehoming welcome. even ideas for moving him?? i'd think you'd be looking at a 6' tank for this guy now?

not actual photo as i'm at work.

[parakitaMol.]

Hey! get off my topic idea....

I was just about to post about some goldfish (that need to 'disappear') but you've ruined it with your very pretty spikey fish.

[Cal_GTA]

swap?

[parakitaMol.]

Nope.... sorry *hate fish* the fish were originally for my husbands kids but they have just grown and grown.... into a stupidly large tank, now they are really too much for us and should be with a proper fish enthusiast person because he's always away for work and I simply refuse to have anything to do with them. Hateful things.

From the kids perspective - we will have to stage an untimely demise.

[tribbles]

I think I've got one of those, and two things worry me:

Firstly, that yours is 30cm long (I think mine's about half that - and probably getting too big for my tank).

Secondly that it's over 13 years old - I didn't expect them to live that long.

I bought my tank and fish as something for the cats to watch - they've largely ignored it, so I'm just keeping it for the sake of the fish (although I don't want to get rid of them). I've decided not to restock it with any fish that die - but the black lace-tail mollies keep on breeding... I'll probably end up with them forever...

[Cal_GTA]

Sailfins shouldn't really be sold for home aquaria because they do get too big. Up to around 1m given the space and time to grow.

I bought two plecs at the same time not knowing one was of a variety which grew that big. The other stopped growing at 10cm.

[condor]

Have you thought about selling it to your local aquarium fish shop?

[Cal_GTA]

If nobody comes forward then i will ring around some local shops yes. I don't know if he has any value though, as he'll be too large for most peoples tanks

[Munter]

There's got to be a posh dentist's surgery somewhere near you who'll take it. They seem obsessed with having ever larger fish tanks.

[Simon Brooks]

you could try Sealife centre in Southend if you live in that neck of the woods, failing that bowl of batter and some hot oil (only kidding)

[parakitaMol.]

I'm bumping your thread (rather than start a new one) and adding a pic of our "Free to a good home" at the same time.

Would be great to find someone to adopt these 5 fish. Hubby bought them for his kids, thinking they would die after a year or so.... 2 tanks and 4 years later they are still going strong.... They have really out grown us.

[kazste]

If only you were somewhere near me. I have had a few of these that have been too big for peoples tanks but sadly all gone to fishy heaven about a year ago. Value wise unless it was wild caught and you can prove it they, like a car, normally depreciate as most people who have a tank full buy small ones whilst still having the large ones, and others like yourself need rid due to size and I'm guessing your finding its giving off a lot of waste as when they get a decent size they grow disinterested in cleaning a tank.

Best option would be see if a zoo or aquatic centre would take it off of you.

[road hog]

just lost 2 of my plecs ,,,power failure in the shed tank and the poor buggers froze ,i didnt even know the power had been off,

gutted ..

they were doing a great job in the tank with 28 koi carp.