I have a small Pleco and my cichlids are picking on him. What size Pleco would you recomend for my tank. Petco has a 7" pleco for 6 dollars.
Pleco help
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1. your cichlids are probably going to pick on any pleco you get.
2. any pleco big enough to defend itself is going to be FAR too big for a 45g tank.
3. hypostomus punctuatus will eventually reach 18-20++ inches, too big for a 45. get rid of it while it is still small but before its eyes are eaten out by the cichlids. they can't get through the 'armor' but the eyes are vulnerable.
2. any pleco big enough to defend itself is going to be FAR too big for a 45g tank.
3. hypostomus punctuatus will eventually reach 18-20++ inches, too big for a 45. get rid of it while it is still small but before its eyes are eaten out by the cichlids. they can't get through the 'armor' but the eyes are vulnerable.
size 'zero' and take back the one you've got before your african cichlids kill it outright. what chicken said.
I put him in my Goldfish tank. Well what kind of bottom feeders/glass cleaners can I get to help keep my tank clean.
I'd go with a gravel vac. Most bottom feeders don't really clean the tank anyways....catfish need feeding as well. They will clean up some leftover food, but really they aren't necessary. Just don't overfeed and do regular maintenance and you shouldn't have a messy bottom. 
plecos don't belong in goldfish tanks, either. goldfish need temperate water, plecos are tropical. just bring it back and clean your own tank.
if algae, i'd recommend otos (ottos, whatever). they school and personally, i think they look cool 
CaitxSith said:if algae, i'd recommend otos (ottos, whatever). they school and personally, i think they look cool
But not for a goldfish tank or a Rift Lake tank.
now why did you do that? your africans are probably going to pick on it, too, and they don't really do any cleanup, which seems to be your only reasoning for buying a fish like that. the only cafish that can live with africans satisfactoraly IMO are synodontis catfish, since they come from the same area as your africans do. please listen to us prior to buying fish and don't do it on a whim.AndrewMack said: