Pleco For A 55

[metfan581]

What pleco do you suggest for a 55 gallon?

if you could please supply min info :
max size
food
temp
ph




thanks

 

[big mick]

What about a bristlenose?

 

[metfan581]

I don't really like them that much.
any other ideas?

 

[smithrc]

what are you looking for?

colour?
adult size?

how are you organising the tank?

 

[metfan581]

You guys know better than me.
What ever you think will be nice

 

[smithrc]

looking from my point of view now - I'd look for a nice sized 'mature' plec - probubly a 6" LDA33 (big white spot)

Most 'pretty' plecs grow slowly and it'll be years (7/8) before one of the small plecs you see in most stores look their best.

there are SOOO many different plecs to chose from though - it really is down to taste and what you can find

have a look through the cat-e-log on www.planetcatfish.com - you can see thumbnails for most and it'll give you the information you need on care.

 

[metfan581]

looking from my point of view now - I'd look for a nice sized 'mature' plec - probubly a 6" LDA33 (big white spot)

Most 'pretty' plecs grow slowly and it'll be years (7/8) before one of the small plecs you see in most stores look their best.

there are SOOO many different plecs to chose from though - it really is down to taste and what you can find

have a look through the cat-e-log on www.planetcatfish.com - you can see thumbnails for most and it'll give you the information you need on care.

Thank you
for all the help
however, what pleco is one that will not hide as much as the others
because my friends plec hides all the time durindg the day and i want one i could see
during the day

 

[smithrc]

however, what pleco is one that will not hide as much as the others

not good news I'm affraid - most plecs are infact nocternal and come out mostly at night.

you can have plecs 'get used to you' so that they dont feel threatened coming out during the day but it takes time.

you'll find braves plecss live in tanks with people passing them a lot so they get used to us.

most of ours hide however the ones in the kitchen tank and my office tank are a lot braver

 

[metfan581]

"you can have plecs 'get used to you' so that they dont feel threatened coming out during the day but it takes time"
Can you explain how?

also the plec must be able to be kept with:
a pair of angels
a pair of rams
20 neons



do you think i could also get some loaches
ex zebra loach

 

[smithrc]

"you can have plecs 'get used to you' so that they dont feel threatened coming out during the day but it takes time"
Can you explain how?

also the plec must be able to be kept with:
a pair of angels
a pair of rams
20 neons



do you think i could also get some loaches
ex zebra loach

that mix sounds fine (angels will eat the neons when they get bigger though - they are natural food)

you just need to spen a lot of time in front of the tank - if its in the living room then thry should be fine - its if they only see movement outside the tank a few times a day that they will stay shy