Which Plec Does Not Get Massive?

[Callum]

another small plec a right beauty is the zebra plec at bout 10cm long however it is quite rare and expensive i.e £20 where i live if u want cories i reccomend the albio cory grows to 6cm very active

 

[Matty]

would otos work in an mbuna aquarium?

 

[smithrc]

another small plec a right beauty is the zebra plec at bout 10cm long however it is quite rare and expensive i.e £20 where i live if u want cories i reccomend the albio cory grows to 6cm very active

I guess you ment £120...

they are also not a fish that does well in a communy aquarium.
They really need to be in a group as part of a breading program nowadays...

 

[OohFeeshy]

LOL, if it is £20, go out and buy all of them! Now!

 

[Markw19]

LOL, if it is £20, go out and buy all of them! Now!

I'm looking at a Candy-striped pleco (L134) too for my 55gal...but on Planetcatfish it says it's "not a good algae eater" which is the main reason I'd be getting it?

 

[smithrc]

Candy striped are L015
L134s are Leopard frog plecs...

if your looking for a algae eater - then its a bristle nose all the way

 

[OMA]

Bristol noses are great, but pretty ugly

In my LFS i got a "stone sucker". It's a sucker mouch and only grows to an inch. also a great algea eater but only for glass, and loves sand substate

 

[Torrean]

rubbernose/rubberlip/bulldog plec

 

[gearyboy]

Thanks alot guys and gals!

 

[andywg]

True zebra plecs will set you back around £200 now they can't be exported. If you see it for anything less than 3 figures it is not L046 Hypancistrus zebra.

If you really need something to eat the algae, then another alternative is to look at why there is algae. Normally it is caused by an imbalance in nutrients or lighting for any plants.