[solchitlins]

What are some of your favorite plecos for planted tanks?

 

[solchitlins]

I guess nobody likes plecos. Nevermind

 

[Diana]

Small ones.

 

[Nordic]

At best some variety of bristlenose... I hate the bastards though.

 

[meo21590]

I love my clown pleco, he's very peaceful and never disturbs my plants or other fish. He pretty much keeps to himself.

 

[Toad.]

I have dwarf albino bristlenose in my tanks,they stay small and my glass has never been cleaner!

 

[Kathyy]

I've liked all that I have put in but I haven't had many. Otos and bristlenoses now. My first pleco was a spectacular starlight pleco. Then I found twig catfish at PS. Both are good sized fish and would look better in 4' tanks than 2-3' tanks.

 

[touch of sky]

I would say albino bristlenoses. They stay smallish (4") or so, and are good little algae eaters. They will rasp the older leaves of Echinodorus (sword plants), especially if they have some tasty algae on them. As a previous poster mentioned, they keep the glass very clean, so I put up with having to trim off the odd sword plant leaf. They do not become aggressive as they age, either, or go after fish to feed on their slime coat.
They are also very long lived. I have one in my 66 gallon tank that is at least 14 years old.

 

[doughnut]

Snowball pleco. I forget the L# though. I think there is a few, like a small, medium and a large size. I have the small one. He's about 3 inches at best. Hides a lot unless it's very dimly lit. From what I recall of my research, they don't eat algae. That gave me a lot of confidence that he wouldn't eat my swords like my albino BN pleco did (no matter what I tried to supplement for him to eat). My snowball pleco is my avatar. One of my favorite fish in my tank.

 

[solchitlins]

Cool. I bought a L-201 pleco. I pick him up Saturday. I think that's the small sized snowball although it's also called Orinoco Angel Pleco.

 

[doughnut]

That's the one! Beautiful fish. I hope it comes out often for you!

 

[caique]

L144 Blue eyed plecos are one of my favorites along with Super Reds.

I also have Long fin Lemon drop, Blue Phantom (My first fish).

 

[GrampsGrunge]

Clown Pleco or Pekoltia was mentioned.

One should remember that those orange and brown striped, mini pleco's primary food source is rasping away at slowly rotting driftwood, and that they can loosen driftwood attached plants/mosses with their activities. They're great fish though, they have more personality, for their size, than any other Loricarid I can think of.

 

[Nordic]

The Locavore Hunter?: Eating Plecos

 

[garfieldnfish]

My signature lists all my favorite plecos.

 

[SteppingStones]

I have an L-201 in my 38 gallon, and I barely see him. Its densely planted though. They're interesting little guys and I love the pattern on them

 

[Mikeygmzmg]

I like the sailfin BN Plecos. I have 3 of them. Gotta get rid of them once they are big though, they quit cleaning once their too big.