Hello from Lexington, KY!!

**Bwompus** · Subject: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:01 pm

Good afternoon everyone! Decided to join this group because my wife and I are going to start a 55 gallon and I wanted a pleco. Been doing some research on them and decided a bristlenose is what I wanted. For me they just look too cool not to have one.

I'm in no hurry to get the aquarium set up because I want to make sure I know what I'm doing. I plan on having live plants, and other fish like tetras, guppies, and hatchet fish if they will be compatable. I'm sure I will have a lot of questions I'd like answered before I actually buy the plants and fish.

Looking forward to learning as much as I can.

**Kurosaki J** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:49 pm

High Bwompus and welcome to the forum cheers

Bristlenose are probably one of the less demanding plecs you could ever want to buy(+ they look kool)
55 gal is a great size tank to start a pair up, they're quite forgiving as far as water quality is concerned
( neutral water is a good place to start ) and they pretty much get on fine with other tank mates- all though
you probably will get the exception to that rule with tank mates showing them a little aggression sometimes.
Happy browsing and posting.
cheers

J

**deano** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:08 pm

hi and welcome

**Angi-N-Wayne** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:22 pm

Hi & Welcome

Great part you come from!! Had a fried from there a few years ago, but she moved to TX to be with her beloved LOL

It's great that you want to research first without jumping in feet first .............. not many of us have the stamina to wait lol

Angi

**Curby** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:05 am

Welcome to the Mad house... cheers

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**Jagtazman** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:03 pm

Hello and welcome

**Bwompus** · Subject: Re: Hello from Lexington, KY!! Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:02 pm

Thanks for the "Welcomes"!! Excited about getting started but I've got a lot of reading infront of me yet. cheers