cool plecos? suggestions???
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Keep in mind that these fancy plecos need to be fed more carnivorous foods, which may at first sound like they would make perfect additions to your oscar.
I have a cactus, and let me tell you it is difficult to mix with cichlids. They are usually more shy than gibbiceps, so by the time they actually move to go eat when you feed them, the food is gone.
I threw mine in my 230 gallon, with a bunch of cichlids. Gibbiceps was in there with him. By the time he would come out to get food, there would be none left. Gibbiceps ate fine though. Now he is sharing a 90 gallon, and I always watch for him to start eating before I leave.
Most of the larger growing fancy plecos would be fine with your oscar (though sometimes oscars are tempermental and will keep attacking relentlessly), but getting enough food may be a problem.
I have a cactus, and let me tell you it is difficult to mix with cichlids. They are usually more shy than gibbiceps, so by the time they actually move to go eat when you feed them, the food is gone.
I threw mine in my 230 gallon, with a bunch of cichlids. Gibbiceps was in there with him. By the time he would come out to get food, there would be none left. Gibbiceps ate fine though. Now he is sharing a 90 gallon, and I always watch for him to start eating before I leave.
Most of the larger growing fancy plecos would be fine with your oscar (though sometimes oscars are tempermental and will keep attacking relentlessly), but getting enough food may be a problem.
I have a small 3" common pleco with my 12"++ oscar and he doesn't seem to mind him just inhales his algae tablets though...
Rui said:
you sure? i think the fancy plecos really need those algae pellets to grow and survive healthy. As that is their real diet in the wild. i used to have 2, but i didnt buy those pellets, and they eat wad my fishes eat, bloodworm, market prawns. after a month or two, they died.
so i felt that it might be the bad diet.
Gr8KarmaSF said:
Vampire Plecos are cool, I have one of those! Mine has claimed a cave as his home and will chase any and all that enter. Pretty funny guy
they don't eat algea do they?
I am looking for something to eat algae in my 75 the most aggressive fish in there now are two large red rainbows and a goephagus jurapari...
I am looking for something to eat algae in my 75 the most aggressive fish in there now are two large red rainbows and a goephagus jurapari...
rweedon said:
Get some kind of bristlenose... it has been my experience that they dont dick around when it comes to eating algae
zhuangsw said:
Depends on the genus. Of the of the "fancy plecos," a lot of the more popular types are decidedly carnivorous: Hypancistrus, Scobiancistrus, Pseudacanthicus, Leprocanthicus to name a few. Experiment with different foods - veggie sources and protein sources - and rotate. Most, if not all, plecos will benefit from being offered both veggies and protein, especially if you're looking to breed them.
thanks for all the good suggestions just went up to spokane and got an acanthicus adonis from miles... Great fish he also gave me a 10" marble horn... Guess he didn't want it anymore...
