Picking a pleco

[PATSFAN69]

I was just wondering what pleco will stay small (5"-6"), will get along with my clown loaches and to be easy to attain?

I have 25-30 Clown loaches from 2 1/2"-5" & 6 Bala Sharks from 6"-8" all in a 135 gallon (72"x18"x24")

Let me know what you guy's think will work well with my set up. Thanks in advance for any and all help!!!

 

[Hmong_Xiong]

bristlenose plecos which i have and you can buy from

 

[lee1]

clown plecos cheap and hardy

 

[wingate2581]

^^^ Good call.

Snowball pleco. May not be as easy to get or as cheap as clown pleco though.

 

[sascythe]

yea i would say clowns but then again BN also do a little algae eating too. but thats not really as job for plecos anyhow. i dunno id just pick one of those two there the most common n low priced.

 

[PATSFAN69]

Thanks for the help guy's. I'll try to find one of each.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Snowball or Gold nugget!!!

 

[Hmong_Xiong]

Gold nuggets gets big over a long period of time good luck having it stay at 4-5

 

[teqvet]

Gold Nuggets are also a pita to acclimate and keep a live through their first bit of the new home life, least that's what I have been told. Told enough that I changed my mind and got 1 L-066(king tiger (white variant)), 1 L-255(spotted medusa) and 1 L-030(peppermint) from SnookN21. Got the fish on Friday and they look outstanding and eating like pigs.They all stay in the 4-6" range as well so you may want to look in to them definitely neat guys.