Question about Pleco

[GhillieSniper115]

Driftwood can help plecos in digestion. You also have to be careful about some plecos sucking the slime off of fish such as goldfish or angelfish or larger fish and damaging them. Make sure you have a couple hiding places for them if they need it. Mine doesn't really use them. Commons grow up to 2 feet. Idk exact size but bigger than most people can accomidate. Rubberlips get a lot smaller. I wanna say 7 inches. A bristlenose or clown or pitbull pleco are some more small varietys.
You need to supplement it's diet with algae wafers, and blanches vegetables like zucchini cucumber watermelon or peas. Mine devours anything I put in there and also will go after leftover flakes. She's so fat.
You can feed once a day or every other day. They will poop nonstop and are messy. And I would say a 50 gallon for a rubberlip bc a 7 inch fish IMO is too big to put in say a 30.

Lol she's so fat? Mines a comon spotted Pleco who's quite happy in ther but I am upgrading to a 30 or 55 gal soon so ya happy Pleco feeding

 

[absolutangel04]

Oh, and to answer your first question, I have never kept a common pleco cuz my tanks are too small, but I have heard that 125 gallons is the best for them since they can get so huge. The absolute smallest I have heard as a recommendation is a 75.

 

[tarpon]

Lol she's so fat? Mines a comon spotted Pleco who's quite happy in ther but I am upgrading to a 30 or 55 gal soon so ya happy Pleco feeding

Yeah her belly is very rounded. She steals my cory cats food as well

 

[GhillieSniper115]

Yeah her belly is very rounded. She steals my cory cats food as well

Lol wat species/variation/type?

 

[tarpon]

Oh an albino bristlenose

 

[GhillieSniper115]

Oh an albino bristlenose

Oh I've seen albino bristlenose bfor I was guna get one but I got a pitbull Pleco instead but passed early summer, after 3 months I've had it he was just a baby but he's in a better place now

 

[tarpon]

I was thinking about some pitbulls. They have many different kinds of plecos at my lfs. Sailfins, albino bristlenoses, pitbulls, a gold nugget, commons

 

[Loraaf]

Okay, so my husband knew I had been looking into getting a Pleco and he decided to surprise me by getting one from our lfs yesterday. He got a beautiful common Pleco that's about 2 inches long. When I explained what you guys had said about tank size he told me that we could get a 75 gallon probably by mid October. My question is will he be okay till then? I'd hate to take him back when I know they'll ( the lfs) will probably just sell him to someone else with a small tank. I was shocked when my hubby told me they said he'd be fine in a 20 gallon. So what do you think?

 

[Gboy66]

I have my otos in a 16 and love love love them. They are just adorable. And very entertaining.

Easy keepers, as far as I'm concerned. Give them algae and they're happy little campers.

How many otos should you have together?

 

[tarpon]

How many otos should you have together?

I think at least 3

 

[Gboy66]

And they get to less then 2" correct?

 

[Loraaf]

Okay, so my husband knew I had been looking into getting a Pleco and he decided to surprise me by getting one from our lfs yesterday. He got a beautiful common Pleco that's about 2 inches long. When I explained what you guys had said about tank size he told me that we could get a 75 gallon probably by mid October. My question is will he be okay till then? I'd hate to take him back when I know they'll ( the lfs) will probably just sell him to someone else with a small tank. I was shocked when my hubby told me they said he'd be fine in a 20 gallon. So what do you think?

Anyone???????????

 

[Cichildlife]

I think it should be fine

 

[Loraaf]

Thanks! It gave me a reason to get the bigger tank I'd been wanting anyway! Lol!

 

[Cichildlife]

Hey always a good reason lol

 

[absolutangel04]

Anyone???????????

Yeah, he will be fine until then. They do grow faster than you would think, but I think you will be ok since you have a definite plan for a bigger tank in the relatively near future. But, if you can't get the bigger tank soon for some reason, I would take him back. Its awesome that you want to do what is right for the fishy.

 

[reefdiver]

Start looking at craiglist. You may find a 125 for the same price.

 

[absolutangel04]

And they get to less then 2" correct?

Otos? Yes, they get to be about 2 inches or less.

 

[Gboy66]

Hahaha thank you finally!

 

[GhillieSniper115]

Anyone here ever notice that plecos look like sharks lol