Saltwater & Reef

Aquarist27 · 02-23-2012, 01:16 AM

Pleco = 55g+ bare minimum. Bottom line.

**siva** · 02-23-2012, 01:16 AM

I give up

Alyxx · 02-23-2012, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by alia258

Gboy, let's say I find a solitary Otto cat (I don't know what that is, but I will look) can you find out for me if it will work well with neon tetras? And also if bigger neon tetras will bully little neon tetras? Here's the idea for my tank setup if I can get my fingers on a 20-40g (just recently decided a 40g might just possibly fit):

10g:
Otto cat/shrimp (1)
Neon tetra (5)

20-40g:
Button nose (is that the right name?) pleco (1)
Guppies (3)
The rest for this tank is undecided!

Also! Real albino plecos only grow to 2"! Consider this thoroughly! Would he fit the 10g? (I am willing to put less fish in the 10g if it means I can have a pleco!)

You need at least 6 neons. However, they would do better in the larger tank as it would give them more swimming room. I would use the 10 for a grow out tank for the guppy fry, maybe with some red cherry shrimp instead of an otto. As others have said, they are sensitive and do better in groups of 3 or more. You should up the cories a little in your 40. Also, there are many albino plecos. Don't just get one because it is albino, there are multiple types of albino. Be sure to know the exact type before you buy one. I have never heard of a Pleco that maxes out at 2" though. Be sure to do very thorough research before purchasing any fish, and be sure the person selling it really knows what kind it is. You may be better off finding a breeder and ordering from them to be sure you are getting what you want to get. A bristle nose, albino or not, would do fine in a 40. But no Pleco can do well in a 10 gallon tank.

**skywhitney** · 02-23-2012, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by alia258

I just read a butt load of posts, I plan on 5 neons after Oscar is in his new home. I will get my poor lonely cory two more buddies, but I don't know if he will accept other species of corys (I saw some brown green ones witha pale green stripe down their bodies, and if he'll accept them I'd love for it to work out) for the bigger tank, the 3 guppies and true albino pleco is a good idea to me! It will be kinda empty, but I'll keep it at that till the tank gets balanced!
Quick rundown:
10g:
5 neons
2 shrimp (to breed)

20-40g:
3 guppies
1 albino pleco
3 cories

Corys will generally simply acknowledge a different species of cory. I just added 2 more peppered cory to my tank today cause my origional two wouldn't "school" (i dont think they really school per say but they definitely interact!) or interact with any other species.

**skywhitney** · 02-23-2012, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by siva

I give up

LOL

Nu-Nu the eel · 02-23-2012, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquarist27

Pleco = 55g+ bare minimum. Bottom line.

Even if it is an albino bristlenose??? When i wanted one people said it woul be fine in a 30 gal, and a 40 gal would be even better. Im not on either side, just passing down info

alia258 · 02-23-2012, 01:20 AM

Okay here's the deal! I'm just gonna give you a detailed list of the fish I have (won't include my pleco) and let you guys come up with as many possible ways to do this as possible! Be sure to point out what I'll have to purchase, and try to keep it a minimum! My requirements are that the guppies go in the big tank and there is a species of pleco in there as well, and in the 10g there must be 2 shrimp!

3 guppies, 2 female, 1 male
3 neon tetras, all male
1 cory, don't know gender

Aquarist27 · 02-23-2012, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Nu-Nu the eel

Even if it is an albino bristlenose??? When i wanted one people said it woul be fine in a 30 gal, and a 40 gal would be even better. Im not on either side, just passing down info

Bristle nose is the exception if you want a pleco in a smaller tank

Alyxx · 02-23-2012, 01:24 AM

I would get more than two shrimp for the 10, honestly, and just have guppy fry and the shrimp in the 10 gallon, up the neons to maybe 7 or 8 and put them in the large tank, up the Cories to maybe 4 or 5, and get a bristlenose pleco.