Pleco and plywood tanks.

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Not unless it relentlessly attacks the side of the tank with fangs like these. What pleco species are you concernced for?
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I don't have one yet.

I was thinking of getting a big one for my 519 gallon plywood tank. Do they like alot of flow, I am going to have 10-11x turn over. It will also have to share the bottom with some albino channel cats.

Any recommendations on a nice looking one that gets big enough so it won't get stuck in a PBass mouth, and will also not eat my epoxy and wood.
 
I would not put a pleco in that tank at all. One reason is the wood, second is the fish stock.
 
you do know channels get like 3' long and could easily eat almost or any pleco, plus the peacock and cats would more than likely harass the pleco constantly
 
Channels are friendly. At least the albinos that I have been keeping for the last couple years have been. 30+ inches is small fry for me. I have a ~350000 gallon dug pond in the back yard with dozens of albinos all over 18 inches, in it. I keep albinos because I can put them in my pond when they get over 14", and can survive the winters. With the 519, I can keep them a little longer.

I read that some plecos get large. Large Plecos are wide bodied and will not fit into a peacocks mouth, maybe into a full grown LMBs mouth. Also, peacocks are conspecific.

You have an LMB with a pleco... pot calling the kettle black;)
 
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