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Plecostomus Longfin Green Dragon
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These are young adult breeders
feeding on their favorite food- French cut Green Beans
straight from the can. This group spans about 12-16 months old- their
finnage and
overall size will continue to develop as they mature, their body length
growing out to
about 6 inches. There are 8 adult or near adult fish, and a few much
younger fish in this tank. |
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These plecos are about 2.5
months old and just under an inch long.
They are in constant motion, eat constantly, and grow fairly
quickly on canned beans and an added higher protein dry food. |
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This is a young 5th
generation male that shows well how the finnage is developing on
these
longfin Green Dragons. This will be a future breeder - the tail
finnage reminds me of the tail
finnage on a very large betta! His color isn't as saturated as I
would like, and his pectorals
should be more fully filled out, both that will improve with
continued selective breeding.
This is the male grow out tank, and sexed males being prepped as
breeders, and when sold
come from this tank.
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The green color isn't seen well in
this video, this is another 5th generation male, and
gives you an idea of the finnage and size they get as full sized adults.
This male is
about 6 inches long and is one of the breeders here. |
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The Green Dragon plecos, when well fed with consistent water changes,
will reach 5-7 inches.
These will feed on algea all of their lives, but will not survive
without a vegetable supplement such
as blanched zucchini or canned green beans added to a normal or higher
protein pellet or flake
food. They also appreciate cut up red worms and frozen foods. They are
also excellent community fish
and generally get along well with one another. With more than one adult
pair in the tank, males can
be territorial, like all plecos, but there has never been injuries or
fin damage. However, some
tankmaes, such as Cichlids, could nip and damage the long flowing fins.
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