I ll admit I am not super into plecos... I keep atleast one per tank because I'd rather have them eat my algae than scrape it myself. But I have only really kept BNs, though I have had Rubberlips in the past, recently got a large, nice looking Common L021 destined for my 700g. (I plan to add a L001 in there as well - side question: what is a reasonable number of large plecos for a 700g tank? I was think 2-3?)
But recently I have noticed quite a few really attractive plecos at my LFS but they are all over $100. So it has made me want to get a cool pleco for either my 155g (has one BN) and/or my 120g (has one smaller species of BN) as well as potentially a large cool pleco for the 700g.
Algae eating ability is not that important since I already have plecos that do that well. But TBH there is just no way I am willing or able to pay a huge amount, so please limit your answers to plecos that I could reasonably expect to be able to find for $25ish or less. Also one last requirement is that they do not hide constantly. I might put up with this if I got him mainly to eat algae and he did that well but if I am getting a pleco specifically to look at, I want to see it!
But recently I have noticed quite a few really attractive plecos at my LFS but they are all over $100. So it has made me want to get a cool pleco for either my 155g (has one BN) and/or my 120g (has one smaller species of BN) as well as potentially a large cool pleco for the 700g.
Algae eating ability is not that important since I already have plecos that do that well. But TBH there is just no way I am willing or able to pay a huge amount, so please limit your answers to plecos that I could reasonably expect to be able to find for $25ish or less. Also one last requirement is that they do not hide constantly. I might put up with this if I got him mainly to eat algae and he did that well but if I am getting a pleco specifically to look at, I want to see it!