My LFS has 3 inch king pleco for $19.98 each. I wanted a "plant safe" pleco for my moderately planted 29. All I have is anubias, lots of driftwood, and some marimo. I was looking for a clown pleco but stumbled across these guys instead. FRon what I researched they are carnivorous. The only other fish in the tank are a pair of angels (roughly the size of my hand) and an assortment of nerite snails. Does th is seem like a good choice? Or should I go with a bristlenose or clown?
The last thing you want to mix is a carnivorous sucker fish with fish with large, flat bodies. (angels, discus, silver dollars etc.)
You could probably mix it with smaller bodied fish, but almost positive you'll wake up one morning to find your angels gone if you mix them. Plecos are good at trapping fish up against the glass and then going to town on them.
SAE and ottos are pretty plant safe and will help with algae. Plecos may suck, but at least they are good at it. They do occasionally like tender leaf plants, but I have had less trouble with them than spixi snails.
Thank you guys! So I'm going to skip on the plecos.
What are some other good choices for bottom feeders that I can mix with angels? I really like catfish. I would like a single fish, not so much a large school. Or should I forget about the bottom dwellers and just get another angel?
I just caught one of my tiger otos today chasing my discus around....
Everything I have read says they are great tank mates for discus.
Was this one just crazy or can they also learn to like the slim coat as a pleco would?
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