Can I get a pleco for my 20 Long?

**ThatGuyWithTheFish** · 01-19-2013, 04:40 PM

My tank is a bit empty, and I kind of want to make it the ultimate catfish tank by adding a pleco. Here are some specs:

- pH ~6.0 (aquasoil amazonia)
- High tech--CO2, light, ferts
- yes, driftwood
- current inhabitants: otos x4, honeycomb cats x3
- future inhabitants: +2 otos, C. habrosus x8-10

I was thinking a clown pleco, since I know they stay small. Do you think I could do it?

**Jeffww** · 01-19-2013, 04:56 PM

That will be ok. Good to see another cat fan on this site.

**ThatGuyWithTheFish** · 01-19-2013, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeffww

That will be ok. Good to see another cat fan on this site.

How can you not? They're the best fish.

On a practical level, I want to keep them only because they handle their CO2 better.

**Jeffww** · 01-19-2013, 08:59 PM

oh lol I just collecting them they're such a diverse group of fish with interesting behavior. I've got 7 microsynodontis sp. (1), 6 brachyrhamdia imitator, 6 C. melanistus, 3 Otocinclus sp. right now. Used to have a few ancistrus but I got rid of them when I down graded.

big54bob · 01-20-2013, 12:41 AM

Peckltia, Hypancistrus, and Ancistrus pl#co's are your best bets.

micheljq · 01-21-2013, 06:34 PM

I do not agree here. It would be better to know what exact kind of pleco you have, have it identified, some reach 50cm, not a fit in a 20G tank in this case.

Michel.

**Jeffww** · 01-21-2013, 11:50 PM

He posted the species intended. Please read all the comments.

**ThatGuyWithTheFish** · 01-22-2013, 01:19 AM

Yeah I was asking if I could get one. I've decided to get cool otos instead because I hear plecos poop a lot, destroy driftwood, and eat plants.

**Jeffww** · 01-22-2013, 02:33 AM

The carnivorous plecs don't tend to do that but otos are cool to, if a bit harder to keep.

01-19-2013, 04:40 PM	#1
ThatGuyWithTheFish Honeycomb Cats! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 1,671	Can I get a pleco for my 20 Long? My tank is a bit empty, and I kind of want to make it the ultimate catfish tank by adding a pleco. Here are some specs: - pH ~6.0 (aquasoil amazonia) - High tech--CO2, light, ferts - yes, driftwood - current inhabitants: otos x4, honeycomb cats x3 - future inhabitants: +2 otos, C. habrosus x8-10 I was thinking a clown pleco, since I know they stay small. Do you think I could do it? __________________ 20G Long Hi-Tech: My Golden Rule of planted tanks: WWTAD- "What would Takashi Amano do?" RAOK Club #69

01-21-2013, 06:34 PM	#6
micheljq Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Quebec Posts: 232	I do not agree here. It would be better to know what exact kind of pleco you have, have it identified, some reach 50cm, not a fit in a 20G tank in this case. Michel. __________________ Newbie with plants, Quebec.

01-22-2013, 01:19 AM	#8
ThatGuyWithTheFish Honeycomb Cats! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 1,671	Yeah I was asking if I could get one. I've decided to get cool otos instead because I hear plecos poop a lot, destroy driftwood, and eat plants. __________________ 20G Long Hi-Tech: My Golden Rule of planted tanks: WWTAD- "What would Takashi Amano do?" RAOK Club #69

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01-19-2013, 04:56 PM	#2
Jeffww Microsynodontis Lover (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	That will be ok. Good to see another cat fan on this site.

01-19-2013, 08:59 PM	#4
Jeffww Microsynodontis Lover (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	oh lol I just collecting them they're such a diverse group of fish with interesting behavior. I've got 7 microsynodontis sp. (1), 6 brachyrhamdia imitator, 6 C. melanistus, 3 Otocinclus sp. right now. Used to have a few ancistrus but I got rid of them when I down graded.

01-20-2013, 12:41 AM	#5
big54bob Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: with my ninja guppies Posts: 23	Peckltia, Hypancistrus, and Ancistrus pl#co's are your best bets.

01-21-2013, 11:50 PM	#7
Jeffww Microsynodontis Lover (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	He posted the species intended. Please read all the comments.

01-22-2013, 02:33 AM	#9
Jeffww Microsynodontis Lover (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 2,081	The carnivorous plecs don't tend to do that but otos are cool to, if a bit harder to keep.