Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

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Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

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I am wondering if anyone can recommend any plecos that are good algae eaters/cleaners that stay smaller that bristlenose, something that maxes out not much over 3” would be Ideal. Bonus points if they are a bit more exotic and good looking. Thank you
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Re: Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

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Otocinclus
or
Hypoptopoma
maybe?

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Re: Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

Post by seb47 »

There's some rarer Otos which may interest you
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Re: Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

Post by Jools »

Hands down
Parotocinclus jumbo
are the best small algae eater IMHO. :-)

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Re: Algae eating plecos smaller than BN?

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So I would recommend parotocinclus haroldoi
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