bottom dwellers with plecos

[Sawyer]

what sort of bottom dwellers are safe with plecos? i read somewhere that they will suck the slime coating off of eels, will they do that to ropefish, knives, and jade gobys too?

 

[fishorama]

I have loaches, botia types, with BN, clown & "scribble" plecs. Corys & many other catfish are "safe"

 

[lethalcustoms00]

same here. loaches and corys

 

[jones57742]

same here. loaches and corys

Ditto.

TR

 

[joel.uejio]

striped raphael

 

[D. Hedington]

feather fin catfish, and australian river catfish

 

[cymic]

I have 4 ropefish and 2 knives (along with many other types of fish inc. loaches and cory's) in with 3 rather large plecos and there's no problems.

 

[count_backwardz]

Plecos usualy only fight for space or over food and if provoked too often will attach themselves like a remora to the offending tank mate, rasping a hole in its side with their mouth. Unscaled fish are weak to this form of attack and the damage can be fatal.

If the tank is large enough (if not what are you doing with a pleco in a small tank?, they do get big) construct a hiding place for each fish of equal size/darkness and some hidy holes spare.To each fish a home and if the terrotories build up and then each one has their own. If there arguments then the extra holes provide space to go and hide. Plecos do get more terrotorial as they grow older.

Place food in separate locations to reduce competition at feeding times.

 

[Dexmaster]

Lets see I have 1 kulhi loach 2 bumblebee catfish 2 banjo catfish 5 juli corries 1 common pleco 1 clown pleco and a Bristle nose pleco no problems in 2 years but I do need to get more kulhi's and a few more jullies. They are in a 90 gallon though.

 

[ESOXLUCIOUSS]

any pics of the tank