adonis pleco

dr01d

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i juz bought a 4" adonis pleco for my comm tank with aro, dats,flagtail n senegal bichir....n slowly i started taking the likes of pleco n wanted to get more plecos...but i heard that the adonis is really agressive towards other plecos n grow really large...is there any compatible plecos to grow along with it??
 

davo

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when they are young, its easier to keep other plecos with them, but when they are older, they are aggressive, and its hard to keep them with others, esp. in a smaller tank. depends if you've got another tank to transfer over. you could try a L001, or L083, they will grow reasonably large and be able to hold their own for a bit. or maybe a GN. depends how long your thinking of keeping the plecs together. post a pic of the adonis!!!
 

WyldFya

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You can keep most plecos with adonis. They will be aggressive, but if there is a large plec in the tank there won't be any problems. In time the fighting stops, and all will be fine. They are just establishing heirarchy. Mine has a little clown a big L264 sultan and a big chocolate, he doesn't fight with any of them. Offer lots of good hiding locations, and lots of food and there won't be any problems.
 

davo

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not when they get to 2 foot :naughty:

a L025 or L024 might look good in there. or an L011 may look really nice in there.
 

WyldFya

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not when they get to 2 foot :naughty:

a L025 or L024 might look good in there. or an L011 may look really nice in there.
If kept with the other plecs from a small size there isn't any problem. its when new smaller plecs are introduced that fighting happens.
 
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