Pleco Question

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I don't worry so much about the other plecos as i do about my oscar. I had 4 plecos, 3 common and a tiger, and thid afternoon I had 2 plecos (still the tiger thank god) and a weird swimming oscar. I have a feeling the rough pleco wasn't as easy to get down as a shiny slippery minnow...
 
paintboi101 said:
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE PRICE OF A BLUE PLECO? ABOUT 4-5 INCHES.

AND THE PRICE OF A BRUSSEL NOSE 4-5 INCES AS WELL.
Blue Panaques go for around $30-50. A common Bristlenose will go for $3-15. Depends though there are those in the ancistrus family that go for over $1000. Watch blue Panaques also, they are small and easily eaten. I had one eaten by my Marble Pim a few months back. He had a nice lump on the side of his stomach, and didn't eat much for almost a week.
 
Radius said:
Be careful what kind of plecos you house together. I can't think of the names offhand, but there are some exceptionally agressive species out there that will not mix with other plecos. Some won't even mix with other bottom-dwelling fish without a lot of fighting.
As many have pointed out some species are more apt to be aggressive. However, it all depends on the specific one you get. I have had bristlenose that have been tolarant of all fish, while another I had kill a choclate plec twice his size, as well as a banjo cat, talking cat, bumblebee cat, pictus cat, and another bottom dweller which I cannot think of off the top of my head. If you house them properly you should not have any problems. I have an 5.5" Acanthicus Adonis with a 6.5" Leporacanthicus Joselimai and a 10" Choclate and he does fine, no fighting at all. Actually I have seen all three eating off of one piece of cucumber at the same time.
 
i know someone who has a medium to large, pleco sp. tank only, and hes got at least 15 different types, and they all get along fine, just because the way he aquascaped with a lot of plants (plastic and live) and he made a lot of cave systems and lots of bogwod with holes in. He says its good to have about 3 potential spawing types for every pleco. When keeping lots of different types.
 
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