Do Pleco's grow into their environment?
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Do Pleco's grow into their environment?
The subject line says it all.
If anyone read any of my other posts here they would know I am restricted to a very small tank (only 10 gallons) and must be very careful what I put in there. I am interested and have access to purchase a L114 Leopardus pleco, something very similar to L133 but whith smaller white spots, and also a zebra L046 pleco but I see that the Leopard Pleco can grow as much as 10" whilst the zebra can only grow half of that. Can't identify the other one as of now.
I am stumped as to which is better for me to get. I welcome all opinions.
Thanks!!!
If anyone read any of my other posts here they would know I am restricted to a very small tank (only 10 gallons) and must be very careful what I put in there. I am interested and have access to purchase a L114 Leopardus pleco, something very similar to L133 but whith smaller white spots, and also a zebra L046 pleco but I see that the Leopard Pleco can grow as much as 10" whilst the zebra can only grow half of that. Can't identify the other one as of now.
I am stumped as to which is better for me to get. I welcome all opinions.
Thanks!!!
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Hi!
You can forget about the L114 unless you take a way bigger tank, it is often a misbelief that fish adapt their size to the size of the tank, that is totally false...
a L114 will not be happy in anything smaller than a tank at least 100gal big...
10 g who be just good enough to keep some Otocinclus or Parotocinclus...
it could work out with Hypancistrus zebra but I wouldn't risk it....
Cheers
Yann
You can forget about the L114 unless you take a way bigger tank, it is often a misbelief that fish adapt their size to the size of the tank, that is totally false...
a L114 will not be happy in anything smaller than a tank at least 100gal big...
10 g who be just good enough to keep some Otocinclus or Parotocinclus...
it could work out with Hypancistrus zebra but I wouldn't risk it....
Cheers
Yann
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I can only agree with Yann, I learnt the hard way but thankfully I had space for a larger tank. In my case it was Megalechis personata that kept growing.
My smaller tank now has 3 species of Otocinculus in it, lovely friendly fish which keep the tank and plants very clean. Also a very cheap option, only 3 Euro's. Worth a try.
My smaller tank now has 3 species of Otocinculus in it, lovely friendly fish which keep the tank and plants very clean. Also a very cheap option, only 3 Euro's. Worth a try.
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Thanks, I had a feeling this was something like a long passed along fallacy.yannfulliquet wrote:Hi!
... it is often a misbelief that fish adapt their size to the size of the tank, that is totally false...
Thanks for clearing it up, will try to stick to species under a 5" mx lenght growth, until someday (me thinks in a year or so) I can have a larger tank to my desire.
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What about a peckolita vittatta? They are very small plecos. I have a tiny clown pleco that I have had for over a year that is still the exact size it was when I purchased it (2") while my other plecos have grown inches. I am unsure of its max size, but I think it is like, 5". I can vouch for mine definitely growing very slowly. The problem with small tanks (even for small plecos) is that you need to be very attentive to water quality (a.k.a. do a lot of water changing).