Cheap Plecos

[Venatosaur]

Hello again!
My last question before buyng a Pleco. I was just curious to know which is the cheapest pleco species. Thanks

 

[Oddball]

The cheapest ones are not necessarily the ones you've been asking about. Hypostomus plecostomus can be bought for a couple of bucks each. And, for that savings you'll get a 17-19" turd factory that will put out so much waste you'll wonder where the clydesdale horse went after taking a dump in your tank.
For a couple of bucks more (4-5 bucks each) you can have yourself some dwarf ancistris cats that'll only grow to a few inches. aquabid.com is a good source. And, I think some of our sponsors occassionally carry them.

 

[ewurm]

The cheapest ones are not necessarily the ones you've been asking about. Hypostomus plecostomus can be bought for a couple of bucks each. And, for that savings you'll get a 17-19" turd factory that will put out so much waste you'll wonder where the clydesdale horse went after taking a dump in your tank.
For a couple of bucks more (4-5 bucks each) you can have yourself some dwarf ancistris cats that'll only grow to a few inches. aquabid.com is a good source. And, I think some of our sponsors occassionally carry them.

Clydesdale horse? Those are some tough species to keep in your tank!

White spot plecos are ten bucks each and seem to eat just about any type of ood, and some algae.

 

[joeytoe]

cheapest plecos are the common plecos. You asked bout small plecos, but commons get Big.

 

[Honda12]

If you want a smaller but cheap pleco go for a bristle nose. They don't get to big, they can eat lots of differen't things, they aren't poop machines, and you can choose the regular type or albino. They get about 5in, cost around $8-$12 dollars, and they are pretty tuff and can go with a lot of different fish. So I say go for one of those.

 

[Drowning]

So the cheapest are gonna be the common plecs. Then you have the $10 range with the bristlenoses and clown plecos, different variants of the rubber lip plecos are in this range as well and will do a decent job on the algae. Next you might find certain variants of peckoltia such as the tiger, candystripe, or butterfly for around $15. These stay relatively small and start to have the interesting markings.

Drowning

 

[Oddball]

If you're having a big algae problem, you could always get one like mine. Thanks to his "output" I now have the best looking garden in the neighborhood.

 

[Oddball]

Every time I have to clean the 2 16" x 4" strainers or wash out the sock filter, I'm reminded of a line by W. C. Fields:


"I don't drink water. Gads, no. Fish function in it."

 

[Daniel Machado]

This royal is a real fertilizer factory...

Best regards.

Daniel.

 

[Venatosaur]

Wow. That Pleco is enormous!!!