yp..and i have ornate also..read mfk thread fw months ago about recomend pleco types with bichir..but can't find it now..and i cant remeber those names also
Pleco types
- Thread starter Bathi
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The main ones found in the hobby are P. gibbiceps aka sailfin pleco, P. pardalis aka common pleco, P. joselimaianus aka Gold Spot Common, and P. scrophus aka Rhino Pleco
nearly 1 feet.. i rehomed my common pleco also bcoz of slime coat sucking risk. So this time want more algae preferred types..
being that size already your going to want a pleco that is already 10" here are a couple I can think of that should work
L095, Orange Cheek Pinecone Pleco
L025, Scarlet Cactus Pleco
Acanthicus adonis, Adonis Pleco
Hypostomus laplatae, Red Fin Pleco
Hypostomus luteus, Golden Sailfin Pleco
any royal that is already 12" since they grow slow
L095, Orange Cheek Pinecone Pleco
L025, Scarlet Cactus Pleco
Acanthicus adonis, Adonis Pleco
Hypostomus laplatae, Red Fin Pleco
Hypostomus luteus, Golden Sailfin Pleco
any royal that is already 12" since they grow slow
sorry I couldn't help more my experience is only with upperjaw bichirs which opens up a lot more options because of size. I have even been able to keep Pterygoplichthys with them but I have to be extra vigilant on looking for signs of slime coat sucking and of the 3 I've kept I've had to rehome 1
I had a rhino pleco with my weeksii, delhezi, gold dust, palmas palmas, teugelsi. It would slime suck on the weeksii but out of territorial behavior not for just the taste of slime coat. I decided to rehome it because I did not want to deal with the poly damage anymore.
This was happening in a 8’ 300gallon tank with plenty of hides. The pleco was very territorial.
This was happening in a 8’ 300gallon tank with plenty of hides. The pleco was very territorial.
