Pleco

[dylan_maillet]

I’d like to get a pleco for easier glass maintenance in my 50g freshwater tank. But obviously I’m going to need a place to rehome him in a few months as getting a larger tank isn’t an option. Anyone on here that has a pond or monster fish tank that could take one off my hands in awhile if I get one?

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

Save the fish for when you get a new system and get an algae magnet to clean the glass. My opinion only.

 

[dylan_maillet]

Save the fish for when you get a new system and get an algae magnet to clean the glass. My opinion only.

I have an algae magnet. I truly just like plecos and the cleaning is a plus. The tank is over filtered and I do weekly water changes so I don’t the waste would be an issue.

 

[Chris L]

Get a bristlenose Pleco, only get about 5-6 inches and can stay long term

 

[ileas]

+1 on what chris said there's a good amount of plecos that stay under 6" just do some research before and make sure you don't buy a common one because they'll get massive

 

[thrillreefer]

Had a zebra pleco years ago. Very beautiful and super hardy - once pulled a piece of wood out for maintenance with the pleco hiding underneath, discovered it still there 30 mins later out of water! No worse for wear, lived years more until I gave it away.

Also partial to Farlowella catfish. Long and skinny suckermouth, but more active than plecos.

 

[dylan_maillet]

Good to know. Isn’t there thousands of different species of plecos alone? I’m not sure why I didn’t look into it more.

 

[dylan_maillet]

Had a zebra pleco years ago. Very beautiful and super hardy - once pulled a piece of wood out for maintenance with the pleco hiding underneath, discovered it still there 30 mins later out of water! No worse for wear, lived years more until I gave it away.

Also partial to Farlowella catfish. Long and skinny suckermouth, but more active than plecos.

I had one back in July when I first got a 3.5 gallon tank for a fish I won at a carnival(oh how far we’ve come lol). I had no clue what I was doing and did 99% water changes weekly. needless to say the goldfish and guppies I had died after one water change, but the pleco I had lived for about a month and a half under those conditions until I learned more and gave him back to petco. Seem pretty much indestructible.

 

[Chris A.]

Bristlenose albino was my favorite one