the only plecos ive see around here are commons, rubber lips, and the occasional bristle nose. Except were i work, we get gold nugs and royals in once in awhile, and then we got the green phantom in. He was eating hikari algae wafers, not as much as i would of liked but he did get a bit of them before my cichlids and other plecos got to fighting over it. The only place to get other 'fancies' is about an hour away, not what i would consider "local" considering im a 17 year old with no gas money.
Lost my L200
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I have seen L-200's survive an amazing gambit of water parameters, pH's of 4.0-8.5. My friend used to keep them in his African Cichlid tank with many other plecos ph 8.5, KH 12-15 dKH, GH 30.davo;564695; said:
I really meant ANY pleco will be indestructible within reason.
How's the breeding program going by the way? Best of Luck!
jconley;565824; said:
You have seen them survive, but not thrive. How long were they kept in these conditions, and how long did the fish live? While yes they can survive quite a range, they don't live well in such conditions. That is the same as saying a pacu can live its entire life in a 55 gallon aquarium... while yes it lives its life in there, it won't reach it's full potential. I'm not saying they aren't tough, but a pH of four would dramatically shorten their life. They are very tough, but it is not recommendable to keep them in conditions like that.
I agree with you, but my friend kept his plecos in an African tank for 8 years without losing a single pleco! Definately the exception, not the norm. He finally moved them to a more suitable environment before getting rid of them completely.
An african tank isn't too bad, especially if it isn't tanganyika. The main param that stands out is the 4.0.
