question to all you pleco owners. i have a 160 gallon with ca cichlids and want to add a pleco in there to control algae and scavange. i have some clown loaches and syn. cat in there on the bottom but would like to add a decorative pleco in there. with the ca cichilds, (jag, blackbelt, flowerhorn, convicts, and jd) would it be a rish to add a pleco in there? the fh is almost full grown and the others are around 8 inches. the convicts are still small at about 4 inches and dont get bothered by the other fish. can i safely add a fancy pleco to this setup? i dont like the normal plecos that they sell in petsmart or petco. thanks for your help!
pleco housing question
- Thread starter bigbear
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i dont think it will be a problem. add a royal to control algae and have a nice fish that can handle itself.
Post your params. For the most part you should stay away from the really exotic plecos. A royal might work, however you are going to need some wood for them, but most you should have wood for. A chocolate pleco would be another choice, or a rhino pleco. However, you are going to want to get a larger specimen to avoid it getting killed.
