Whats the biggest pleco i can get for a 55 gallon?

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As long as plecos are well fed...they will not suck on other fish. In my 25 years of keeping fish and always having plecos, never has a single one ever sucked on another fish.

This comes from people not feeding their plecos with the thinking they will get the scraps and leftovers.
 
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Warborg said:
As long as plecos are well fed...they will not suck on other fish. In my 25 years of keeping fish and always having plecos, never has a single one ever sucked on another fish.

This comes from people not feeding their plecos with the thinking they will get the scraps and leftovers.
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Agreed. I've only kept plecos for about ten years, but have never had them rasp or suck on another fish. That includes other bottom dwellers and slow moving mid swimmers.
 
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Never seen a pleco of any species big or small suck another fish....but I have heard of it.
I think plecos and other sucker mouth fish just need a substrate and decor that is to their liking....keep them properly fed and these fish are seldom ever a problem in any tank.
 
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Warborg said:
As long as plecos are well fed...they will not suck on other fish. In my 25 years of keeping fish and always having plecos, never has a single one ever sucked on another fish.

This comes from people not feeding their plecos with the thinking they will get the scraps and leftovers.
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okay thanks
 
boldtogether said:
Never seen a pleco of any species big or small suck another fish....but I have heard of it.
I think plecos and other sucker mouth fish just need a substrate and decor that is to their liking....keep them properly fed and these fish are seldom ever a problem in any tank.
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okay thanks hope that is true haha
 
boldtogether said:
Never seen a pleco of any species big or small suck another fish....but I have heard of it.
I think plecos and other sucker mouth fish just need a substrate and decor that is to their liking....keep them properly fed and these fish are seldom ever a problem in any tank.
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good don't worry I will
 
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