Pleco or not to Pleco ??

[Tippy]

I am pondering on whether I could / should add a pleco in my tank. I have a two foot by one foot tank which is running gloriously at the moment - current inhabitants include :

4 neons
1 glowlight
5 zebra danios
3 peppered corys

I would love to add a pleco for assistance in keeping my algae down and for their general look (?!) however I have only ever seen really quite big ones. Can anyone suggest any other community algae eaters which would be sufficient in my tank ?

I am also looking for some more colourful fish to add to my clan - suggestions would be very gratefully received !!!

Thanks for your help - Tippy x x x

 

[Fishsmurf]

Tippy,

I would suggest looking at a small Ancistrus (only get to approx 5 inches) or maybe some Otto's.......

HTH....

 

[MattL]

Id go with the ancistrus, really fascinating to watch! Great little fish!

 

[Kissifish]

Plecos are great, but one will soon outgrow a 10 gallon tank. (I should know, I had two). Plus, they are BIG ammonia producers.

 

[Graeme]

I would'nt add anymore if i was you,but i'm not!






Graeme.

 

[reg2k2]

I was gonna say the same. If I count right, u got roughly 30" fish...sh. be fully stocked; dont think I'd push it.

 

[angel_lover]

do plecos really create alot of ammonia?anyone know why that is?is there any other fish that you can use to clean the tank which do not creat amonnia?snails maybe?

 

[Alien Anna]

Definitely go for a dwarf pleco rather than a Common Pleco - I recently saw some in Bristol Zoo and the biggest was approx. 2 foot long, nose to tail! He was in a tank with some absolutely enormous pacu.