Is there any plecos that stay small

[redbullbill]

Does anyone know of a pleco that stays small?
My ten gallon tank gets a little algea and i was thinking of getting a pleco for it but they grow so big.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

the clown pleco is small and lda08 stays small but not sure if i would put them in a 10 gallon. most plecos make more of a mess then they clean up. what kind of algae is it? nerites otos or shrimp might be a better idea.

 

[redbullbill]

Its green algae and its not much its only on the one fake plant i have in there.The tank just has a few guppies in it.
What kind of shrimp and would the guppies eat them?

 

[spypet]

pleco that stays small = Otocinclus
you get the same benefits of a pleco
without all that nitrate raising crap.

 

[redbullbill]

And they would be good for a ten gallon tank with guppies?
Wow they are really cool looking!!!

 

[Fozzybear]

your tank cant fit a pleco? Sounds like you need a bigger one

 

[Chrisinator]

The picture posted is a zebra oto, a harder to find species than the regular otoo.

 

[toddnbecka]

A 10 gallon tank is too small for a pleco, but a pair of algae scraper magnets will keep the glass clean. If you really want a critter to eat the algae a nerite snail would be a better option.

 

[ianab]

While Otos are possible for a 10gal tank they are quite delicate, prefer to live in a group and do better in a bit bigger tank.

Any other species is probably too big, and some of the smaller ones are actually carnivores and don't eat algae at all. An algae scraper and a snail is probably a better option.

Ian

 

[redbullbill]

So far there is no algae on the glass just the one fake plant.I used to have a few snails in my one 29 gallon tank but i kept removing them everytime i seen them.My buddy had snails and got out of control so not nowing any better i just started removing them whenever i saw them.