plecostomus

[charliecanskatesome]

Will a plecostomus clean up after other fish (leftover food, waste etc.)?

 

[crimsontsavo]

They wont eat poop.
They will eat fish food.
They do get big.
HTH's.

 

[Captain Canuck]

They wont eat poop.

They make a lot of poop. Really loooooooong sometimes.

 

[Cheese Specialist]

They wont eat poop.
They will eat fish food.
They do get big.
HTH's.

Not all get big. I have one that will get no bigger than 4.5"! My other one is fully grown at 5".

There are also clown plecs, bristlenoses, rubberlipped, zebra, 1 of the gold nuggets and more that I can't think of off the top of my head.

I wouldn't consider them as scavengers, I place the food for mine right beside them to make sure they get it.

 

[LoveMyOscar]

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[noelberg]

I have 2 cories and 3 swordtails in my tank and they go after any leftover food in the gravel that they can possibly find. Sometimes one of the black tetras thinks it is a swordtail and joins in

 

[diVer]

My pleco is only 3 inches long, he seems to do a pretty good job of keeping the tank clean. Mabye its just to otos though.

 

[wuvmybetta]

all plecos are different, some eat wood..some don't, some eat meat, some don't..some are great cleaners...and IME ,some aren't

 

[plecoperson]

Plecos are BEAUTIFUL fish! I love them! My Pleco doesnt so much clean up after the other fish - regualr water changes and garvel clean are still necessary but he does a wonderful job at cleaning algae, the glass is always sparkly clear. he does spend much of his time hiding during the day tho. I think its a bristlenose but could be a common plec. is about 4 inches long now. they really are fascinating fish tho.