New Tank An Pleco?

[Paavn]

im doing my fishless cycle and i was wondering if i should wait 6+ months before i get a pleco, or are they hardy and would easily survive as long as i take proper care of the water changes and such

 

[JenCliBee]

im doing my fishless cycle and i was wondering if i should wait 6+ months before i get a pleco, or are they hardy and would easily survive as long as i take proper care of the water changes and such

what pleco u thinking of getting m8? its always advised 2 wait before adding ...ive never had a problem adding plecs 2 newly cycled tank but i could have just been lucky lol

 

[benmate]

can u add a pic plz

 

[MHunt]

Yeah, as with all fish some are hardier than others, but in general plecs are hardier than most, but are messier than most too so they will pollute an uncycled tank quicker.

 

[Repeat]

My pleco was put in with my first batch of fish, sure i wasnt very experienced but it worked out for the good Depending on your tank size, i would get a rubber lip pleco. They get about 5 inches long and i think look pretty cool

 

[Paavn]

these are the ones im interested in getting if can find them lol
they are available but i have to order them from online. and the place they are shipped from is about an hour away with no traffic (they dont have pick up)

ps. all the pictures are from liveaquaria

Snowball Pleco (L-102)

Yellow Prince Tiger Pleco (L-72)

Gypsy King Tiger Pleco (L-66)

Starry Night Pleco (L-183)

 

[JenCliBee]

lol only 1 of them plecs has the rite L- number and thats the 66 KING tiger ...where the hell they got the gypsy before the name i dont know lol


if the place is listing them as these plecs i would stay well clear lol

 

[Paavn]

hahahahah thats so funny! thank you! saved me quite a few $$
is there a site i can look through just for plecs thats pretty accurate?

 

[MHunt]

hahahahah thats so funny! thank you! saved me quite a few $$
is there a site i can look through just for plecs thats pretty accurate?

I'd say planet catfish. Has a huge library of all catfish species, including Lno plecs

 

[Paavn]

thanks MHunt!
you werent kidding about the huge library at all lol