plecos for a 10 gallon tank

[Charlie727]

Are there any plecos who would live healthy in a 10 gallon tank for their whole lives? Ive heard about a bushynose pleco or a pitbull pleco.

Thanks,
charlie

 

[Persistency]

I wouldn't suggest it for any species of pleco. Even the smallest plecos grow to around 5 inches, and that's not very much room for any fish.

 

[Charlie727]

Thanks for the advice. Ive done some research and apparently pitbull plecos only grow to be 2 inches.

 

[lizzie clarkson]

I think you might be alright with bristlenose plecos they don't grow to big.

lizzie

 

[big54bob]

Small Hypans and Clowns are really pushing it. I kept a female clown in my ten for the longest time. Otos are closely related and don't poop as much.

 

[Charlie727]

If i don't get a pleco, i think ill get otto(s). The clown pleco sounds like it would be pushing it. I haven't been able to find much on the hypans.
Thanks

 

[FreshyFresh]

I'm pretty sure Ottos require more tank than plecos do. You're headed in the wrong direction.

 

[Thyra]

Sorry guys, but I respectfully don't agree. Ottos do not get very large at all - probably no more than two inches. The first ones I got were in a 2 1/2 g tank with my betta and it is now 3 years later and I still have them although they have moved up to the 10g but they are no longer, just a little fatter. The big thing is they need to have a source of algae so you don't want to put them in a new tank and even after - depending - you may have to feed them some algae wafers or as OC, does, grow some algae logs.

 

[FishDad]

Sorry guys, but I respectfully don't agree.

We'll let you disagree this one time.

Seriously Thyra your probably right. They do stay small. I was just going off of Liveaquaria.com. They're my go to for stuff like that.

 

[Charlie727]

Just an idea, but would a cory work?

 

[FishDad]

Liveaquaria still says 30 gallons

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[big54bob]

Pygmy/Dwarf Cories will work. Cories like to be kept in groups and don't eat algae.

What about amano shrimp?

 

[Charlie727]

They sound cool but i think i want a catfish of some sort. Thanks

 

[FreshyFresh]

I'm guilty of referring to LiveAquaria for a lot of info too. I wonder if they recommend 30G minimum for ottos, plecos and corys not so much for the room, but so they can feed properly? If you take steps to make sure you feed them properly, maybe they're OK in smaller tanks.

 

[Thyra]

My three otos have been fine in my 10g tank FWIW. They are definitely not bottom feeders - they are all over the tank. I can see why OC is fascinated with them! I have two spotted cories and although they are suppose to be bottom feeders, I find them on all the other surfaces also.

 

[Charlie727]

I got a candy stripe pleco today from petco. It looks to be in great shape. Don't worry- I will move it to the 30 to 40 gallon I plan on getting in a few weeks. I