Large Pleco Recommendations

[ChilliPepper]

Looking for either a catfish or pleco for my tank (168g).

The tank has a 3ft squared bottom, smooth gravel substrate and subdued lighting. Tank mates are large Cichlids and a Birchir. I also want to get another Birchir at some point, so please no Plecos who may suck on slime coats!

Ta

 

[rdp50734]

How about a Panaque nigrolineatus L190, Royal Pleco 13.4" 22C-30C ph 6.5-7.5
Territorial with conspecifics and other similarly sized catfish although otherwise peaceful with smaller fish. This fish can be a fussy feeder and only once it is feeding well should be mixed with large, boisterous fish.

Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=212

Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=228

these are my top 3

 

[ChilliPepper]

How about a Panaque nigrolineatus L190, Royal Pleco 13.4" 22C-30C ph 6.5-7.5
Territorial with conspecifics and other similarly sized catfish although otherwise peaceful with smaller fish. This fish can be a fussy feeder and only once it is feeding well should be mixed with large, boisterous fish.

Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=212

Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=228

these are my top 3

Thanks, love the Scobinancistrus sp. (L368). I expect they are expensive though? Do you know how big they get? Tried googling.

 

[Davo86]

IMO a Rusty or Royal would look great

 

[rdp50734]

How about a Panaque nigrolineatus L190, Royal Pleco 13.4" 22C-30C ph 6.5-7.5
Territorial with conspecifics and other similarly sized catfish although otherwise peaceful with smaller fish. This fish can be a fussy feeder and only once it is feeding well should be mixed with large, boisterous fish.

Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=212

Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=228

these are my top 3

Thanks, love the Scobinancistrus sp. (L368). I expect they are expensive though? Do you know how big they get? Tried googling.

info is in the link but 13.8" max size.

 

[JenCliBee]

How about a Panaque nigrolineatus L190, Royal Pleco 13.4" 22C-30C ph 6.5-7.5
Territorial with conspecifics and other similarly sized catfish although otherwise peaceful with smaller fish. This fish can be a fussy feeder and only once it is feeding well should be mixed with large, boisterous fish.

Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=212

Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)
http/www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=228

these are my top 3

Thanks, love the Scobinancistrus sp. (L368). I expect they are expensive though? Do you know how big they get? Tried googling.

info is in the link but 13.8" max size.

The site shows an average, it also shows SL <<(basically without tail) size rather than TL (total lengh), you are looking at a potential 17-18 inch fish.

Stunning fish but may be to big overall for the tank??

 

[Liam50]

i keep a common plec with a senegal birchir and i have never seen the plec try to eat the slime coat and when i asked the question about plecs eating the slime coat on here a few months back i had a few members that they had never heard of it and never experienced it in their aquariums.