Once i move my africans in about 2 weeks i would like to turn my 46 gallon into a pleco community tank. Would a sand Substrate be ok? Of course id have a nice fat peice tasty peice of driftwood in there but my main question is what plecos can i put into it. The Dimensions are 36" long, 18" at the center of the bow and 20" tall. i believe its around 12 inches wide at the sides.
46 Gallon Pleco Community
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You can put a lot into the tank. I'm not going to list them all, as there are literally hundreds that fit into that category. List some features of the plecos you want, and we will help from there.
Well the selection around here isnt in the 100's lol. What would be an ok max size for every pleco in there? Would a 10 inch pleco be too much? And id also have other fish in the tank, just for fun. And filtration isnt a problem.
sand is often a very good substrate for them (or fine gravel). If you ask them to order them in, or even order online... the amount of plecos you can have are endless. Are you looking to breed them? Are you looking for a bunch of smaller plecos, or fewer bigger ones..? There really is over a hundred pleco species that would fit in that tank... In genus terms, you could do Ancistrus, Hypancistrus, plenty of Peckoltia, small Panaques (Panaqolus if you want to use that term), Chaetostoma, even some Ancistrini/Oligancistrus/Leporacanthicus etc. Theres too many my head might explode... that isn't even all...
Not looking to breed, just like plecos 
Queens Arabs are a must.
Peppermint? Goldnugget? Leopard Frog? King Tiger? Green Phantom? Blue Phantom? Something relatively common that looks good, im not trying to go overboard with this one. If i think of another pleco ill post it.
Queens Arabs are a must.
Peppermint? Goldnugget? Leopard Frog? King Tiger? Green Phantom? Blue Phantom? Something relatively common that looks good, im not trying to go overboard with this one. If i think of another pleco ill post it.
Well I have a tank of a similar size with a few L. heterodon's, Hypancistrus sp. 'L260' and Hypancistrus sp. 'monte dourado'. Actually, I won't go through all the combinations I've had lol, I'd be hear all day trying to remember them! You are right on the Queen arabesques are musts 
I'd stay away from the Baryancistrus sp. gold nuggets though, All the phantoms are pretty cool. If you could get a really blue Hemiancistrus sp. 'L128' that would be awesome with some QA. Maybe a B. demantoides would be cool too.
I'd stay away from the Baryancistrus sp. gold nuggets though, All the phantoms are pretty cool. If you could get a really blue Hemiancistrus sp. 'L128' that would be awesome with some QA. Maybe a B. demantoides would be cool too.
Of course davo will recommend the queens, and I'll recommend the phantoms... Hence our avatars. There are so many you could do. I too would avoid the GN's for a tank with queens. You might also look into an L239.
There are so many you could do. I too would avoid the GN's for a tank with queens. You might also look into an L239.