clown pleco with cutteri cichlids?

allaboutfish

allaboutfish

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i have 8 cutteri cichlid juvies in a 20 gallon long until they pair up. can i put my clown pleco with them? also when 2 pair up would it be ok with the male and the babies in a 30 breeder? if not i could move it with the female to a 10. (ill be moving the female bc with my last pair the male ended up killing her).
thanks

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I think the ideal would be to move the cutteri to the 30 breeder and remove the extras(the 20 long would probably work temporarily) when you get a pair. I think a clown pleco would be ok with non-breeding cutteri. I would move the male to the smaller tank. That way when you re-unite them the female would have "home field advantage".
 
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I think the ideal would be to move the cutteri to the 30 breeder and remove the extras(the 20 long would probably work temporarily) when you get a pair. I think a clown pleco would be ok with non-breeding cutteri. I would move the male to the smaller tank. That way when you re-unite them the female would have "home field advantage".
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but the male is the one that protects them and cares for them. wouldnt a 10 be too snall for a male?

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Clown pleco should be alright as long as there's a suitable hideout for it. They're nocturnal anyway, and will be munching driftwood while the cichlids are sleeping.
 
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