Big Ol Pleco I got

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toehead11183

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I hit a few shops today and saw this guy for $12 and i couldnt pass it up after my 8" albino gibb died. He's going to hang out in the pond for a few days then i'm bringing him inside to the 150. Only thing is i havent had a pleco this big in a tank so clean. Right now i have 3 yellow bull heads and a 1" LMB. I have a big ol bag of algae waffers but what else could i feed it that wont funk up the tank. cucumbers have always left a mess and seed all over the bottom.
Tank: the tank is a 72x18 150g with tahitian moon sand, three pieces of drift wood and a few large rocks. The 6' tank has a 3' light so it stays dim and little algae grows.
p.s. any ID on my new 'common' pleco?

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for those who cant see anything in the bad tank pic i took

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3rd picture....LOLOLOL!!!!!.....POSeING.....HAHA.....
 
Probably a P. pardalis.

Cucumber isn't that good a food source anyhow. Needs a variety of meats and vegetables. Algae wafers are ok, but I'd give him the fresh veggies as the staple. Check out the dietry thread at the top (stickied). Wrote up a list of foods you can try.
 
he's a cutie
 
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