common plecos

[juggernaut303]

Is a common pleco a mistake to have? I have been arguring with my friend of this? He said it will kill them when it gets bigger right now about 1 1/2 inches. About three weeks old. Help would be aprciated

 

[Mahamotorworks]

They are a really good fish but when they get big the get messy. If you have a tank large enough you can have them and they will get about 2 FEET. It is reccomended for a 55 Gal Plus. You will be able to keep him in the 10 for about a year. Then he will need a bigger tank.

MAHA

 

[CAPSLOCK]

They really only get about 14-18" or so in tanks... but still far too big for a 10g. Plus they are really messy fish, so not really good in smaller tanks for that reason as well.

 

[Bandito_41]

As MAHA, and CAPSLOCK have already said Common Plecos get quite large. There are smaller species of Plecos, if you want to have a Pleco. But your tank is already heavily stocked so i wouldn't recommend getting one.

 

[Zman16]

As MAHA, and CAPSLOCK have already said Common Plecos get quite large. There are smaller species of Plecos, if you want to have a Pleco. But your tank is already heavily stocked so i wouldn't recommend getting one.[/QUO

He already has one.

If your not getting another tank a lot larger anytime soon, the sadsly, yes it was a mistake.

Remember. Don't always trust the guys at the pet stores. For the fishes sake.

 

[Dan Steveo]

As MAHA, and CAPSLOCK have already said Common Plecos get quite large. There are smaller species of Plecos, if you want to have a Pleco..

i personally would reccomend a bristlenose pleco or some otos.

 

[Pure]

A BN gets a little too large for life in a 10. There are only a couple of species of pleco that can live in a 10 long term.

Of them this would be really the best choice.
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Another one would be the rubber lip, but even they get a little large for my liking in a 10..Plecs are messy fish.
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