Samllish Pleco Recommendations for Malawi Tank

[icefish]

Smallish Pleco Recommendations for Malawi Tank

Got any recommendations for a smallish pleco (or other hard worker) for a Malawi tank?

Small size (< 6 inches) is preferrred.

 

[Matt W]

Any dwarf pleco should be good...

 

[scholar]

Rubberlip pleco from petsmart, $4. max length 5 inches

 

[Molino]

Bristlenose Pleco. They stay small and from what I have heard they are great for algea control.
Note: I haven't had any other pleco to compare them with.

 

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

Originally posted by Molino
Bristlenose Pleco. They stay small and from what I have heard they are great for algea control.
Note: I haven't had any other pleco to compare them with.

bristle nose are not plecos they are like pleco have pleco scientific name etc but they are not plecos

 

[nattybrack]

What about a synoditis multipunctis. Sure it's not a pleco, but why do you need to stay w/a Pleco?

I have a multipunctis in my malawi tank and he's great. Doesn't mess w/anyone, noone messes w/him, he just cruises around cleaning the btm of my tank.

 

[valerie]

I fyou are looking for algae control i would choose a bristlenose pleco. They are the best algae eater i have ever had.

If you are jsut looking for a cleaner that will just eat left over food then i would suggest a synodontis from one of the rift lakes.

 

[scholar]

ACTUALLY THE REAL QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD KEEP THE GLASS CLEANER!

I DO NOT MIND ALGAE BE LEFT OVER ON THE ROCKS FOR MY AFRICAANERS.

 

[valerie]

If its the glass you want clean a Bristlenose pleco would be the best bet, if you want to go the fish way.

But if it is jsut the glass i would suggest getting a razorblade, credit card , scrub pad or magnet scrubber to get the job done. I use a razor blade(bought it as a wall paper remover, came with a handle) and it takes 2 seconds o clean the glass, and it turns out cleaner then any fish can get it(i have a BN pleco in this tank and he can't clean it all).