What Age / Size Is Your Pleco

Well theres alot of hype about keeping a common pleco or any pleco from the looks of it, lots of different opinions on suitable tank sizes / foods / tank mates and so on. So lets see everyones plecos.

I dont want to start a big arguement i just want to see a picture and size/age of everyones plecos.


Age........
Length........
Tank size.........
Diet.....
Breed....

So whos got the biggest pleco then? anyone with a very big one try get a pic with a measuring tape so we dont think you telling porkies....

Age........Roughly 2 months
Length........2.5''
Tank size.........323litre 45x23x19''
Diet.....Algae wafers, flakes, chicken and cucumber
Breed....Common pleco

Age........about 4 yrs
Length........15cm
Tank size.........3.5ft
Diet.....algae disks, zucchini, capsicum.
Breed.....Peppermint BN

Age... 6 Months
Length... 8 inches
Tanks Size... 3ft
Diet... Algae wafers and whatever else he found
Breed... common Pleco

I dont have him anymore so i dont have any pics...

Age........1.5 years
Length........7.5 inches
Tank size.........47.2x25.6x18.8"
Diet.....algae wafers and 4-5 other types that the rest of the fish get, veg and fruit 3 times a week(cucumber, romaine lettuce, broccoli, mango, melon, zucchini)
Breed....common pleco(Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus)





@ Alasse If you don't mind me asking where did you get the wooden cave from?

My newest pleco is

Age.... guessing about 4-5 years
Length.... 16 inches
Tank Size.... 75 gallon
Diet.... algae wafers, a few types of flakes fed to my other fish, a few veggies
Breed.... Common Pleco

Hi Katlyn and welcome to the forum

Age........ 3-4 years
Length........ 4 inches
Tank size......... 10 ft
Diet..... algae wafers and veggies
Breed.... bristlenose

i'll try and get a picture but he hides amongst the wood most of the time

I have a mediumn size Common Placo. 15 +/- inches, 30+ years old!!! the second Common Placo in my 180, is 14 + - inches, Maybe??? 10 years??? PLACOS LIVE A HELL OF A LOT LONGER THAN 10 TO 15 YEARS!!!!

I "rescued" him and a few ither fish when someone was shutting down their tank. I was told he was 8 years old and that was a year ago now. Ivet never been able to take a pic of him as I very rarely see him, and when I do it's only a bit of his head peaking out of his cave

Age........ 9 years
Length....... 3 inches
Tank size........ 200 litre
Diet.... I feed the tank fluval bug bites and microworms so I presume he helps himself to some!
Breed... Clown
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