pleco for a 55-90?
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Rhino pleco they max out at about 10 inches or maybe a 3 beacon pleco, max out at about the same. 3 beacon is L091
Rhinos will get past 13 inches as I had one myself that was 12 inches and it seems someone here had one 14 inches.
I'd recommend a Hypostomus plecostomus as they max out at 12inches but may not reach it.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=580
I'd recommend a Hypostomus plecostomus as they max out at 12inches but may not reach it.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=580
What's massive? I would call anything over a foot "massive" (but then again, this is "monsterfishkeepers.") Using my definition of massive, what about:
L007-Galaxy Pleco: 10 inches SL
L114- Leopard Cactus Pleco: 10 inches SL
L264- Sultan Pleco: 6 inches SL (3+ of these as they are supposedly gregarious)
These all are "carnivorous "plecos with teeth, so I think they could hold there own with these chiclids. (Though they are carnivorous, some vegetable/fiber in their diet may help prevent bloating)
L007-Galaxy Pleco: 10 inches SL
L114- Leopard Cactus Pleco: 10 inches SL
L264- Sultan Pleco: 6 inches SL (3+ of these as they are supposedly gregarious)
These all are "carnivorous "plecos with teeth, so I think they could hold there own with these chiclids. (Though they are carnivorous, some vegetable/fiber in their diet may help prevent bloating)
very showy don't hide a lot, easy to feed if you have cichlidsWow alot to take in at once. You will have to bare with me becuse Im not really at all familar with plecos. I like the plecos you mentioned Linus_cello but they might be hard to find in a LFS. I think the most common out of the three would be the leopard cactus pleco and they like the water quite soft. Softer than I can provide. I will definatly keep an eye on them though. I read the adonis get waaay to big for my size tank. Apparently rhinos grow to big to huh. Im looking for fish one might find at a LFS. To help a little I found some plecos that might work. My knowledge again is limited so bare with me.
spotted pleco(Hypostomus punctatus )
Leopard Cactus Pleco(Pseudacanthicus leopardus)
mango pleco(L47)
Still don't get the numbers? I found out alot of these plecos are really pricey.
spotted pleco(Hypostomus punctatus )
Leopard Cactus Pleco(Pseudacanthicus leopardus)
mango pleco(L47)
Still don't get the numbers? I found out alot of these plecos are really pricey.
Warborg;3764519; said:
sorry I guese kinda killed it.I looked at Hypostomus plecostomus which is just the common pleco that I know gets bigger than 12in. Im really having trouble with this. There's seems to be alot of conflicting information
rrcoolj;3764199; said:
The L is short for the family name Loricariidae that all plecos belong to. In a nutshell, plecos are found and identified by collectors faster than scientists can get them officially described and properly named (no one is funding taxonomic studies any more, but that is a whole other issue). So inorder to get around that, some well meaning folks at an aquarium magazine published by DATZ (Die Aquarien und Terrarienzeitschrift) came up with a number system. All plecos got an "L number". When the fish is properly described and named the "L number" gets retired. Its not a perfect system... there are many species that are represented by several L numbers and likewise there are several L numbers that have been discovered to be assigned to multiple species.
Likewise cories are not getting assigned "c numbers"