What are some beautiful plecos that stay small?

[Red Devil]

For what its worth, i like the pattern of common BNs. They can go from almost completely black to black with dark gold speckles to blotchy grey and black with gold speckles.

and also albino....

 

[HarlanAshmore]

peppermints are awesome

 

[trebor69]

there are tons that stay under 6" way too many to list

some that come to mind

L66 king tiger
L333 yellow king tiger
L134 leopard frogs
L183
L129
L340
L201
L184 brilliant
L213
L260 are awesome if you can find them and afford them
L046 zebras and their variants if you can afford them

and of course all the form of the common bushynose....brown...calico...albino...blue eyes.....all come in regular and long fin types

many of the hypancistrus and ancistrus

 

[steelshade]

Zebra Pleco!!!!!!!

 

[nomuken]

any hypancistrus & peckoltia sp. stay less than 5" ...