i am in the works of making my 60g stocked a male escondido, and a female rd. what should i place in there as far as pleco or some form of bottomdweller?
pleco for cichlid tank
- Thread starter Mike fail
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i honestly wouldnt do a pleco
they are completely useless IMO
i have one in my 55 afro cich tank and he does nothin
they are completely useless IMO
i have one in my 55 afro cich tank and he does nothin
I have 18 Africans in my 75, 8 are small fry but still a healthy sized comunity. I have both a common pleco and a royal pleco...both do great. I haven't had any problems with either fish.
Click the link below and you can see my royal.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147093
Click the link below and you can see my royal.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147093
Mike fail;1853380; said:
Like haynchinook334 said a Scarlet L-25 or some other variety of large growing uber spiney Acanthicus, pseudacanthicus species SHOULD be O.K. as long as it already has some size to it.. Unfortunately the bigger the pleco the bigger the price tag usually
. I have a large variety of plecos including several pseudacanthicus species in with my flowerhorn, Red tiger Motoguensis, Black Arowana, a butt load of polypterus etc..etc.. They are more than capable of defending them selves once established and comfortable in a tank. If you don't believe me, try picking up a large pseudacanthicus sp. barehanded. I promise you wont try it twice!! 
Just curoius, but why are looking to get a pleco? They make terrible tank cleaners, creating FAR more waste than you would think. Also they come with a whole host of their own dietary requirements: fresh fruits, veggies, raw shrimp, squid, fish fillets.....
I guess my point is don't get one expecting it to "magical keep your tank spotless" (it might but this would be the exception, NOT the rule!), get one simply because you like them.
I guess my point is don't get one expecting it to "magical keep your tank spotless" (it might but this would be the exception, NOT the rule!), get one simply because you like them.
jconley;1856356; said:
exaxtly! i always liked the looks of the royals so i got one. i know he doesn't do much but thats ok