what pleco should i get? - Aquarium Advice

bussardnr · 03-07-2005, 05:04 PM

i want to get a fancy pleco for my 75 gallon. right now i have a rubberlipped. what would be a good one that doesnt get to big. i saw a gold nugget at the store that only gets 6in, would that be ok in a tank with alot of bottom dwellers?
thank you

Toirtis · 03-07-2005, 05:14 PM

What do you want your pleco to do? Many plecos have a nearly exclusively carnivorous diet, and most of the panaques require a lot of bogwood to gnaw on, so size is not your only factor here.

bussardnr · 03-07-2005, 05:17 PM

i want it to look cool, eating alge isnt that important right not. i have some drift wood in the tank so thats not a problem

Toirtis · 03-07-2005, 05:20 PM

Well, gold-nuggets are pretty cool-looking, that is for certain.

joedarat · 03-07-2005, 07:45 PM

i have an L200 (yellow spotted green pleco) and it's looks great in the tank, it grows to about a max of 6-7 inches and it is not shy which is awesome, unlike my clown pleco who's cool, but I rarely see him out.

SerLunchbox · 03-07-2005, 08:07 PM

why not an L260 (Queen Arabesque Pleco)

FishLover14 · 03-07-2005, 10:21 PM

Queen Arabsque, BushyNose, Clown, Gold Nugget, Any Of Those Stay Rewasonably small and are pretty.

[acronym:d748166c0a="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:d748166c0a]

Toirtis · 03-07-2005, 11:14 PM

Titanicus!

rubysoho · 03-08-2005, 11:00 AM

I love my gold nugget!! I heard a saying once about plecos. "The more expensive they are, the more they seem to hide in the tank." I dont know if it is true because the gold nugget is my first pleco, but he was around $30 and he likes to hide a good bit. I'd hate to see what happens with all the ones up toward $100 and more

03-08-2005, 11:54 AM

I recommend 1 or 2 albino bristle nose plecos. I currently have 3 youngsters in my tank right now, and they are hillarious to watch sometimes. They "sneak" along the gravel in my tank and "attack" the veggie wafers I drop in the tank. They also are cute to watch while eating cucumbers and lettuce. They only get 4-5 inches so i'd say go with 2 and you'd be fine or you could try and get a sexed pair (females have very few bristles on thier nose) and try and breed them on the side. From what I've heard they are fairly easy to breed, which is what i'm planning on doing when they get older.

03-07-2005, 05:04 PM	#1
bussardnr Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thurmont MD Posts: 157	what pleco should i get? i want to get a fancy pleco for my 75 gallon. right now i have a rubberlipped. what would be a good one that doesnt get to big. i saw a gold nugget at the store that only gets 6in, would that be ok in a tank with alot of bottom dwellers? thank you

03-07-2005, 05:14 PM	#2
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,769	What do you want your pleco to do? Many plecos have a nearly exclusively carnivorous diet, and most of the panaques require a lot of bogwood to gnaw on, so size is not your only factor here. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

03-07-2005, 05:20 PM	#4
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,769	Well, gold-nuggets are pretty cool-looking, that is for certain. __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

03-07-2005, 07:45 PM	#5
joedarat Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 172 Images: 3	i have an L200 (yellow spotted green pleco) and it's looks great in the tank, it grows to about a max of 6-7 inches and it is not shy which is awesome, unlike my clown pleco who's cool, but I rarely see him out. __________________ I miss my fish.. ================================= no tank eheim 2026 waiting in the wings

03-07-2005, 08:07 PM	#6
SerLunchbox Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,526 Images: 1	why not an L260 (Queen Arabesque Pleco) __________________ Lunchbox ... "i'm a man, but i can change, if i have to, i guess" Tankless ... for now ... until i find what i really want (and what the wife lets me get!)

03-07-2005, 05:17 PM	#3
bussardnr Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thurmont MD Posts: 157	i want it to look cool, eating alge isnt that important right not. i have some drift wood in the tank so thats not a problem

03-07-2005, 10:21 PM	#7
FishLover14 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 879	Queen Arabsque, BushyNose, Clown, Gold Nugget, Any Of Those Stay Rewasonably small and are pretty. [acronym:d748166c0a="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:d748166c0a] __________________ Dan

03-07-2005, 11:14 PM	#8
Toirtis Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,769	Titanicus! __________________ G. A. Christian Bilou, Zoologist/Writer Founder/Director, Reptile Rescue Alberta Vice-President, Calgary Aquarium Society www.calgaryaquariumsociety.com Polypterid/Primitive Fish/Ctenopoma/Catfish Fanatic 62 Aquariums, 2200+ total gallons, Aquarist since 1971.

03-08-2005, 11:00 AM	#9
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	I love my gold nugget!! I heard a saying once about plecos. "The more expensive they are, the more they seem to hide in the tank." I dont know if it is true because the gold nugget is my first pleco, but he was around $30 and he likes to hide a good bit. I'd hate to see what happens with all the ones up toward $100 and more

03-08-2005, 11:54 AM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	I recommend 1 or 2 albino bristle nose plecos. I currently have 3 youngsters in my tank right now, and they are hillarious to watch sometimes. They "sneak" along the gravel in my tank and "attack" the veggie wafers I drop in the tank. They also are cute to watch while eating cucumbers and lettuce. They only get 4-5 inches so i'd say go with 2 and you'd be fine or you could try and get a sexed pair (females have very few bristles on thier nose) and try and breed them on the side. From what I've heard they are fairly easy to breed, which is what i'm planning on doing when they get older.

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