pleco compatiblitiy question

[gsrious]

i been in and out of many forums reading on the "pleco and acrylic tank" comp. i cannot get any solid info as many threads just lead me to "certain species" can scratch.

i just have a common pleco from wally to help control diatoms in my glass tank.

my question is that will the common pleco scratch my new acrylic tank, in which i just setup?

a fast answer would be if any of you guys keep your common pleco in acrylic tanks? any scratches?

thanks for your help.

 

[rgunther]

It would be nice for someone to summarise the Acrylic vs Glass thread down to something manageable and concise.
This is my own personal experience. For 6 years I have relied solely on 3x 20 year old Gibbiceps to keep the 2.4 x 1.2 metre acrylic panel in my tank free of algae. I have never cleaned it myself. There is some hard green algae on the panel but I can confirm it can be removed by a bit of scrubbing with soft polyester wool . As far as I can tell the panel has not been damaged by the Gibbecips and is still as clear as when new. The pond also uses a rubber liner which does not leak. Apparently this is a 2nd cardinal sin for keeping Gibbiceps/Plecos. I have always had a large quantlity of wood in the tank. Approximately 80 metres of 4" diameter logs. After 6 years the logs are now only 3" diameter. I guess the Gibbiceps will always prefer the soft algae covered wood and can keep the acrylic clean without damaging it.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

I specifically remember a thread by neoprogidy where a common pleco left craters in his/her tank.