Dirt Diggler
Aquarium Advice Freak
Of the smaller cats and plecs, which has the smaller bio-footprint?
How big is the tank?
The mbuna can be aggressive and I wouldn't risk getting something like a zebra pleco that could end up getting beat up. If you want a pleco, I'd use the bristle nose pleco.
It's a 45 gallon. Got 12 juvie mbunas in it now. I think my LFS has zebra plecs and I'm about to buy them, but I wanted some info on their bioload compared to a s.peri catfish
S. peri? Pardon me but what exactly is that? Do you mean syndontis petricola?
Also, zebra plecos? Those are usually MASSIVELY expensive ($150-$500 each). Are they truly zebra plecos or are they something like clown plecos?
Just for comparison
Zebra Plecos:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/categories/product/p-89980-pleco.jpg
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgzscyhlj41qbs5d3o1_500.jpg
Clown Plecos:
http://www.aquariumlife.net/profile-images/clown-plecostomus.jpg
http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/fish-pictures/clown-pleco-1249379913-800.jpg
Yes the s.petricola. I think I saw a couple at zebra plecs in the area. I'll have to check though. I THOUGHT they were zebra plecs, but I will have to go back and look again.
Could have been l333 or king tigers my lfs had them often.
I remember them being black and white, so I don't think they were clown plecos. They might have been the L333 plecos. I'll have to print the pictures off and take them with me to the LFS. I'll post a picture of whatever they are. It'd be sweet if there were a mix-up and I got the zebras. It could happen.
Hahaha I have the same fantasy.
I would put then with my mbuna
Awesome. I'll have a cat mix for my tank now!