Cold water plecos?

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Aw3s0m3

Aw3s0m3

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Hey guys, are there any plecos that can tolerate or actually live in coldwater? This tank has 3 fancy goldfish and my baby 7" white sturgeon and I wanna add a pleco. The tanks a 90g and the temp ranges from the high 49's during winter to low 80's during summer. Thanks guys


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Not many plecos can take water that cool to my knowledge, anyway. However there are a few. Hypostomus commersonii or any of the "Common" Plecos would be my choice in this situation.
 
Chaetostoma live in cool mountain streams, for the ancistrus and common plecos it's more of a tolerance thing
 
Aw3s0m3 said:
So I did a quick google search of ancistrus and this 1 popped up. View attachment 1054897what kind is this? I really like it


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Ancistrus dolichopterus "Starlight Bristlenose" the rarest and most expensive :). There was a 1" one at my LFS for $40, which was a steal for this strain. I might breed them soon once I setup an Ancistrus breeding system, or at least have one of the parents as one.
 
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