So, my roommate has a common pleco in her ten gallon tank that she was told by the store employees would only grow to the size of her tank and wouldn't be more than probably 4 inches. I tried to tell her this was not necessarily true. She didn't listen, but now that he is already 4 inches and seems to be still growing, she believes me:wall:.
I just got a 60 gallon tank for Christmas that I was planning to put some of the less aggressive african cichlids in and was wondering if he would be able to survive in that tank. I have read that bristlenose plecos do fairly well but I was not sure about the common plecos. Would he be able to tolerate the hardness of the water (the tank has crushed coral and shells, aragonite cichlid sand, and shells for substrate, as well as previously live rock) I don't want him to get eaten or to be unable to live in these conditions. If he can't go in the 60, I will at least put him in my 20 gallon for him to have a little more room, even though I know it is not ideal.
---sorry for the rambling, but I just wanted to get everyone's advice about this before I do anything that would be unhealthy for this fish
I just got a 60 gallon tank for Christmas that I was planning to put some of the less aggressive african cichlids in and was wondering if he would be able to survive in that tank. I have read that bristlenose plecos do fairly well but I was not sure about the common plecos. Would he be able to tolerate the hardness of the water (the tank has crushed coral and shells, aragonite cichlid sand, and shells for substrate, as well as previously live rock) I don't want him to get eaten or to be unable to live in these conditions. If he can't go in the 60, I will at least put him in my 20 gallon for him to have a little more room, even though I know it is not ideal.
---sorry for the rambling, but I just wanted to get everyone's advice about this before I do anything that would be unhealthy for this fish