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This is a small Pleco, but it makes up for it in attitude. They will defend themselves when threatened. It looks somewhat like the standard Pleco with some differences. The body is plump with a proportionally large head.
Oh yea I have 2 small Plecos too. Nothing in my routine has changed. I feed twice a day, frozen brine shrimp or frozen blood worms, I do 30 to 40% water changes 2 times a week, no new plants or fish have been added, ...
They were told he was a small pleco, but he is well over 8" now. Well, we were both scared to death of the ugly bugger and while she is cleaning her tank...whose water was pretty murky. Her hand bumps the pleco. He freaks out! ...
8 Neon Tetras, 2 Gold Tetras, 1 Black Mystery Snail, 1 Gold Snail, 2 Small Plecos (about 2" long), 1 Medium Pleco (about 6" long), 2 Dalmatian Mollies, 4 Swordtails (1 black, 2 orange and 1 black & yellow), 4 Serpae Tetras (black & orange), ...
Catfish Tank - Corydoras Catfish, Four Lined Pictus Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Pimelodella Catfish, Porthole Catfish, Rafles Catfish, Upside Down Catfish, Talking Catfish, Synodontis Catfish.
Normally, this would be a dangerous time for the little kribs, but since the only other tank inhabitants besides their parents are two small plecos (a bristlenose and a rubbernose), i'm not worried that they're going to get eaten.
29 Gallon Tank - Planted
1 pair small/dwarf/docile cichlids - I'm thinking South American (SA) (max 3-4")
1 school of one kind of small tetra (10-12, max size 2")
1 bristlenose pleco or small pleco OR 1 small school cories (6, max 2") ...
The algae-eating fish do not feed exclusively on algae, and if well-fed, will ignore the algae growing in your tank. However, keeping one snail and/or a few small Plecostomus species of fish may help to control algae in-between our maintenance ...
Small plecostomus are OK but can be destructive to plants when they get bigger. Many of the little freshwater shrimp are also considered to be algae eaters. 10.
 See also: Fish, Pleco, Water, Species, Aquarium
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