Pleco

[Davy]

Im looking a coldwater plec to go in my 190 litre tank.

Any suggestions?

Davy

 

[WILDER]

Only thing with plecs is they can suck on the slime coat of a goldfish, if you do get one i wouldn't get more than two.

 

[black angel]

What temperature is the water? If unheated then you can get hong kong plec, Hillstream loach which like to be in groups and need a fast current such as the nozzle of the filter turned to a glass wall and have bubbles in it.
If low tropical, then a bristlenose can do well with them.

 

[Davy]

What temperature is the water? If unheated then you can get hong kong plec, Hillstream loach which like to be in groups and need a fast current such as the nozzle of the filter turned to a glass wall and have bubbles in it.
If low tropical, then a bristlenose can do well with them.

Its unheated but around the 20' mark all the time. Got a pair of HongKongs in it so do ya reckon they will suffice. Had them a long time and they are still tiny (maybe they dont grow much?)

See I fancied a pleco like a bristlenose that might get to a decent size or what about these garra pingi pingis they are raving about at the minute.
Its a algae issue you see but would the bristle/pingi bully the other hong kongs?

 

[black angel]

From what i've read of the garra it can grow to a foot long and the bigger it gets the less docile it is so an unknown quantity really.
As for the bristlenose it will be ok at 20 but i dont know how it would get on with the other plecs.