Pic of the Vampire Pleco

[LoJack]

Every pic I have seen of this guy online was black with gold spots. But mine is like a yellowish bronze color. I was mad when I got him home and did the research and found out he didn't eat all that much algae, but now he's already starting to grow on me, very peculiar fish.

[parhaam]

it looks great!

[hidesherheart]

Ok, dumb question...why are they called vampire plecos? Anybody know?

[DogWalker]

I like him! What do you keep with him, is he ok with Mbuna? And how big do they get?

[mike7587]

He looks like A gold Nugget! LOL

[LoJack]

They are called Vampire Pleco's because of their front teeth.

[LoJack]

The Vampire is gone ... I traded him in for 2 Bristlenose Pleco's.

The Count ( as I called him ) was very good lookin' but pretty useless otherwise. He was nocturnal, and didn't eat algae. So basically, I never saw him and he served no purpose. Clearly I got ripped off in the trade if you put a $ value on it ... but at least my tank will be algae free from now on

[cracklingice]

Put a small chunk of drift wood in there. The BN's like wood. Don't go overboard though since it works to lower PH.

[LoJack]

there is a lot of wood in the tank. Its in an American tank