Sharing some of my plecos

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nice collection. you gotta had any territorial problems with the scarlet yet? ...or the others
 
davo said:
nice collection. you gotta had any territorial problems with the scarlet yet? ...or the others
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the big fellas are mostly quite territorial..but given the number of big plecos and the deco..they have actually achieved a balance among themselves..if anyone intrude on another's territory, there will be some fights/jostling..but nuttin dat serious..in fact to me, dat shows they are healthy and have some fight in them!
alot of the aggression about plecos are highly overhyped, and the worst aggression actually happen in cases where one fish was overly dominant over the others, resulting in stress and even casualty in the long term. if u know how to achieve the balance, then it can be done.
 
i dont think that its overhyped that much. all plecos are territorial, yes, but so are a lot of fish. there are a lot of plecos that really do not get on with others, and some that just hate their own sp. (gn for common example). a big tank, and lots of hiding spots though, then you can usually sort out small problems. even so, i know that some plecos (bristlenose experience) actively hunt the weaker males and kill them
 
Every pleco is different. I had a 3.5" bristlenose kill a 8" chocolate pleco, and they were together for only 2 weeks before he was found dead. The chocolate had gouges cut into him obviously by odontodes, and had lived in the tank for nearly 4 months before hand.
 
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