SerLunchbox
Aquarium Advice Addict
So in the next week or so, i will have the funds to go out and get a new pleco. Currently i believe i have a common pleco (5 1/2") for my algae eating bottom feeders. As of now, he is starting to eat my plants and leave a small amount of Algae behind (my ameca splendins are cleaning up what he is leaving behind). So now i am going to give him to a friend who has a 120 gal tank that will allow him to grow more and be a bit more happy. So here is what i am wondering. I am going to get a new pleco but i am not sure which one to really go with. I can't get one that is going to outgrow my 50 gallon aquarium so that is why i was thinking of going with either a gold nugget or bristlenose pleco. I am not sure which one i want to go with. If they both perform extremely well with algae then i know which one i would prefer to go with. Here are the other stuff to go with my tank:
pH 7.5-7.6
GH 11.5
KH 9.5
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 3ppm
Ehiem 2213 cannister Filter
Penguin 170 HOB bio-wheel filter
50 US gallon aquarium housing:
2 adult and 3 juvenile angels
1 common pleco 5 1/2" (soon to be going)
3 adult and 5 juvenive ameca plendins
1 striped rafael catfish
3 celebes rainbow
3 adult botia modesta (apx 4" long each)
I have lots of wood and plants for all the fish to hide out in. If there are any other plecos i should consider then please let me know ... any info would be awesome!
TIA
Cheers
pH 7.5-7.6
GH 11.5
KH 9.5
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 3ppm
Ehiem 2213 cannister Filter
Penguin 170 HOB bio-wheel filter
50 US gallon aquarium housing:
2 adult and 3 juvenile angels
1 common pleco 5 1/2" (soon to be going)
3 adult and 5 juvenive ameca plendins
1 striped rafael catfish
3 celebes rainbow
3 adult botia modesta (apx 4" long each)
I have lots of wood and plants for all the fish to hide out in. If there are any other plecos i should consider then please let me know ... any info would be awesome!
TIA
Cheers