I need pleco ideas and advice
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I already have a common pleco (3”), but I don’t think I’ll keep him long term due to the fact that common plecos are super dirty and don’t clean muchI've had terrible luck keeping plecos with oscar fish.. maybe just get yourself a massive common pleco like this one!
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Biased on google images, if agree with you. They’re complete units. But really dark colors. Wouldn’t mind something withba but more color.
If you like cactus and don't want to spend much, you should be able to find L114 pretty easily for around $50. Beware that it may start a pseudacanthicus addiction which will not be cheap.
They are definitely pretty. I like how they look, but but theyre gonna have to wait a bit since they cost that much
I wouldnt wanna call an royal pleco or L190/L191 by its Lnumber for a good cleaner. Maybe they clean good if your tank is filled with wood since they are of the panaque family and their main diet should consist of wood.
And high fin spotted pleco is in my book an gibbiceps wich is the laziest pleco of them all when it comes to algae. My gibbiceps are almost 50cm and dont eat anything other than shrimp and mussels. And they are messy as hell.
OP if you want a pleco thats cheap eat algae and clean upp the bottom after your oscars buy an bristlenose. They dont get big and always scanning its suroundings for food.
as Im learning more about plecos, algea cleaning is becoming less of a priority. Looks are nice, but i also need it to be big enough to not be eaten by my catfish when they will grow up. Sun cats will grow to 18". So i do need a bigish pleco, and one that doesnt give off a huuuuge biolode.
