I have a 75 gal. tank that will house a few angelfish and a school of tetra's. I'm looking for a compatible pleco to go with these fish. The tank is also planted with a sand bottom (pool filter sand). Any suggestions would be great. L# and Common name if it has one.. Thanks.
What pleco is good for me?
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A common... A Sailfin, A Rhino, Panaques (excluding the small ones)
^ These would do best by themselves.
You might be able to squeeze 2 Hypostomus variations.
BNs, Peckoltia, or the small L numbers can be in the handful.
A final note, give hiding spots for every pleco in the tank
^ These would do best by themselves.
You might be able to squeeze 2 Hypostomus variations.
BNs, Peckoltia, or the small L numbers can be in the handful.
A final note, give hiding spots for every pleco in the tank
Hemiancistrus subviridis or L200 would work well in a 75g.
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1834
Or it's cousin the L128
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1746
There are plenty mid-sized plecs that would do well in your setup here:
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/articles.php
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1834
Or it's cousin the L128
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1746
There are plenty mid-sized plecs that would do well in your setup here:
http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/articles.php
Not an expert here, but I think I've read somewhere that Plecos are not good to combine with slow moving fish, ie angelfish and discus fish.
Aggreed^ , but it's well worth the risk ,i think.
I got many plecos and slow moving fish but never had any issues.
Here some of mine that would do well and don't grow too big.
Pseudacanthicus Mustang Cactus Pleco L65, upto 8"
Oligancistrus Xingu new Polkadot Pleco L354, upto 10"
Or, like warborg suggested as well, Hypostomus, upto round about 1'.
Mind you big plecos can be very territorial, and like suggested above, make sure you have enough caves for them, preferably 1 more than the number of plecos you have.
btw the first 2 may be a bit harder to get due to the export ban.
The L354 is considered very rare in Holland.
I got many plecos and slow moving fish but never had any issues.
Here some of mine that would do well and don't grow too big.
Pseudacanthicus Mustang Cactus Pleco L65, upto 8"
Oligancistrus Xingu new Polkadot Pleco L354, upto 10"
Or, like warborg suggested as well, Hypostomus, upto round about 1'.
Mind you big plecos can be very territorial, and like suggested above, make sure you have enough caves for them, preferably 1 more than the number of plecos you have.
btw the first 2 may be a bit harder to get due to the export ban.
The L354 is considered very rare in Holland.
Thanks for the info guys. Very helpful. I'm liking the L200 and the L015. I'll post pics when I figure out if I can get them from my LFS.
evojoey;3670535; said:
I find the L-14 to be a very peaceful pleco, even if its a giant pleco.. (12") granted.. they are meat eaters.... but The temperature required for angel is similar to the temperature of L-14.
l-200 Green phantom is great.. love these guys so much. they are great fish to keep as well.
I also would recommend Gold Nugget.. L-081 or L-128 Blue Phantom..
Picked up a pleco at the LFS. Here he is. I believe L162. They also had some L-333's there as well but the were in a quarantine tank. Is $32 a good price for the L-333's?
