Royal Pleco or Gold Nugget with Bichirs

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Looking at picking up either a royal or gold nugget pleco for my 180 gallon bichir tank. I know plecos can be sketchy to keep with bichirs, but didn’t know if either of these species would work. I currently have 5 bichirs in there ranging from 5-11” as well as a 10” black ghost knife. The plecos would be no more than 4”. Thanks

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Would go with the royal as it’s more herbivorous. Less likely to suck on the slimecoat of other fish esp bichirs that lay around a lot. Just keep it well fed with driftwood.
 
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etkelly22 said:
Alright thanks for the reply, I’ve got plenty of driftwood for it to munch on. My LFS has one for $20 right now.
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Seems low priced. Good deal.
 
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Great price! I’d get that in a heartbeat! And I already have two royals lol.
I’ve never had an issue with my plecos and bichirs. I’ve got an ornate around a foot long with a big L190 and a big L137. Plus a 4 inch endlicheri with an L191, L14(meat eater) and two bristlenose. No issues with that one either.
 
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Rob909 said:
Great price! I’d get that in a heartbeat! And I already have two royals lol.
I’ve never had an issue with my plecos and bichirs. I’ve got an ornate around a foot long with a big L190 and a big L137. Plus a 4 inch endlicheri with an L191, L14(meat eater) and two bristlenose. No issues with that one either.
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Really?? That is good to hear. I've always been a big pleco fan and have had bnp's, gold nuggest, L200 G,Phantons, and a lot of the nicer ones but I have totally avoided putting any plecos in with my bichirs because I always heard people say they will suck on the slime coat. Now you got me wondering if I can add a nice pleco after all.

etkelly if your local shop has a royal for only $20 then by all means grab it. Normally royals will start at about $40/$45 for even a 3" one and go up from there so thats a great price.
 
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Steve_C said:
Really?? That is good to hear. I've always been a big pleco fan and have had bnp's, gold nuggest, L200 G,Phantons, and a lot of the nicer ones but I have totally avoided putting any plecos in with my bichirs because I always heard people say they will suck on the slime coat. Now you got me wondering if I can add a nice pleco after all.

etkelly if your local shop has a royal for only $20 then by all means grab it. Normally royals will start at about $40/$45 for even a 3" one and go up from there so thats a great price.
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Yeah never had a problem. They also say plecos will do it to disk shaped fish too. The discus has never been sucked on, and I’ve had silver dollars with every single Pleco listed and didn’t have a problem with them either.
 
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