Help Me Pic A Plec!

[kizno1]

All of them will work in your tank apart from the GN so its just up to which ones you like the most.

 

[Carlovel1]

I wouldnt get golden nugget they get to big and territorial for a 46G IMO. I really would look for some Ancistrus claro if you can find them. there only small so you could probably have a group of 5 +. 1m 4F would be best because males wil fight and eat eachothers eggs.

No, there are subspecies of Gold Nugget Plecos , some grow to different lengths, the only one suitable for a 46 gallon aquarium is L081 ot L177, these GN has small spots. GN with big spots arnt suitable for your tank. GN plecs are suitable with Yoyo loach as the tank is big. Make sure to have 2 caves in the aqaurium, one for the plec, one for loaches

I cant entirely recommend Bristle nose plecos to you. While good algae eaters, they can be aggresive, and if you read around , there are threads that say they attack other fish and eat Corydora's eyeball. But not all are like this.

And you cant have common pleco as they grow way too big

Also consider the CLown Pleco, its nice but loves to hide

 

[Carlovel1]

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nugget.php
Scrol down to the post made by 'Daniel', his GN escaped.

As for top dwellers, the only tough fish is a killifish , ideally a Golden Panchax

 

[Wills]

I wouldnt get golden nugget they get to big and territorial for a 46G IMO. I really would look for some Ancistrus claro if you can find them. there only small so you could probably have a group of 5 +. 1m 4F would be best because males wil fight and eat eachothers eggs.

No, there are subspecies of Gold Nugget Plecos , some grow to different lengths, the only one suitable for a 46 gallon aquarium is L081, these GN has small spots. GN with big spots arnt suitable for your tank

I cant entirely recommend Bristle nose plecos to you. While good algae eaters, they can be aggresive, and if you read around , there are threads that say they attack other fish and eat Corydora's eyeball. But not all are like this.

And you cant have common pleco as they grow way too big

I have literally never heard of BNs eating cory eye balls? And since Gold Nuggets are one of the most territorial plecs around I think you are mistaken between species. Also the different Gold nuggets are not subspecies just different species in the same family but a who species by them selves due to their size and diet needs differing between them.

Wills

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nugget.php
Scrol down to the post made by 'Daniel', his GN escaped.

That is one report on Aquahobby where anyone can post anything about fish I stopped using that site because of how unreliable it became. No plecs are open water swimmers like that guy suggested otherwise they would not have evolved and adapted as part of the plec species none of their build or body characteristics lends its self to being a strong swimmer especially to a point where they could launch them selves out of water.

Im not calling this guy a liar I believe his plec could have jumped out but I dont think it is because the plec was swimming in the current to strongly. If I am honest one of the main reasons for a fish jumping out of a tank is due to poor water conditions

Wills

 

[Jenni84]

I have a lovely little L260 Queen Arabesque pleco. He doesnt come out much in the day but is pretty active once the lights are off

 

[Carlovel1]

I wouldnt get golden nugget they get to big and territorial for a 46G IMO. I really would look for some Ancistrus claro if you can find them. there only small so you could probably have a group of 5 +. 1m 4F would be best because males wil fight and eat eachothers eggs.

No, there are subspecies of Gold Nugget Plecos , some grow to different lengths, the only one suitable for a 46 gallon aquarium is L081, these GN has small spots. GN with big spots arnt suitable for your tank

I cant entirely recommend Bristle nose plecos to you. While good algae eaters, they can be aggresive, and if you read around , there are threads that say they attack other fish and eat Corydora's eyeball. But not all are like this.

And you cant have common pleco as they grow way too big

I have literally never heard of BNs eating cory eye balls? And since Gold Nuggets are one of the most territorial plecs around I think you are mistaken between species. Also the different Gold nuggets are not subspecies just different species in the same family but a who species by them selves due to their size and diet needs differing between them.

Wills

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_nugget.php
Scrol down to the post made by 'Daniel', his GN escaped.

That is one report on Aquahobby where anyone can post anything about fish I stopped using that site because of how unreliable it became. No plecs are open water swimmers like that guy suggested otherwise they would not have evolved and adapted as part of the plec species none of their build or body characteristics lends its self to being a strong swimmer especially to a point where they could launch them selves out of water.

Im not calling this guy a liar I believe his plec could have jumped out but I dont think it is because the plec was swimming in the current to strongly. If I am honest one of the main reasons for a fish jumping out of a tank is due to poor water conditions

Wills

Read the post in the thread below about BN Plecos
The pleco 'is a nasty piece of work'
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/333725-injured-cory-who-may-have-caused-it/
Despite what you think, all fish can jump and people wont waste time writing rubbish on websites.
And stunning fish Jenni

 

[Jenni84]

Thanks, i think he's pretty cool!

 

[Wills]

If anything that thread is unresolved and in a tank full of cichlids I would agree with the majority of people who said it is cichlids ie known aggressive fish. Im not arguing for the sake of arguing but for me I wouldnt have instantly blamed the BN with HRPs, port acaras etc in that post but thats an other forum members post.

And I didnt say BNs cant jump because clearly that one did, and while I disagree with you on people posting rubbish because people do it all the time all over the net on various topics I have no reason to not believe that guy that his GN did jump out of the tank but what I said was a plec would not swim in the current like a current loving fish like danios will plecs are not open water swimmers they stay on the bottom or cling to glass, decor, plants, wood and rocks. That gold nugget probably jumped out for some unknown to us reason (I mentioned low water quality but there are other possible reason)

Just because you find 1 report of a fish jumping out of a tank does not mean they are known to jump out the tank like hatchet fish for example. When you have 10-12 cases of the same species jumping out then thats when its a credible piece of information to pass on. Im not having a go but if your giving out advice to people make sure it is reliable. In this case I would rely on a website called planet catfish or an other called scotcat both big catfish websites with lots of users and therefor lots of sources to rely on often dedicated plec or catfish keepers.

Wills