how many sucker fish do you need in a 55gal.tank?

Question

can i get away with 2, 7 inch long suckers? and how much longer will they live?

Answer 1

Unfortunately this is a tough answer. Regular pleco's outgrow eating algae after they get so big. They rely on getting fed just like all your other fish. I try to stay away from them. They get large and take up to much room. The smaller, more expensive pleco's are nice cleaners. Some very good less expensive smaller pleco's are the rubber pleco(awesome eaters) and the bushynose pleco's. The least expensive algae eaters work the best, but will get eaten if there are agressive larger fish in the tank. Try a rubber pleco!

Answer 2

one algae eater is fine, however I had two that large in my 55 gal and all was ok. A bit of info for you tough-as long as algae eaters (plecos) are fed Pellets and are well-fed (they need more than algae really_ they will not attack your fish. If they are not getting enough food, they WILL attack the fish. I alsways used shrimp pellets every other day with mine and had no problems since--you dont need to change water any more than you do normally as long as you do everything righ. i have a 125 gal tank and only did 2/3 change twice this year and its perfect. You can also drop a slice of zuchini in the tank as plecos will gobble them up. Cucumber can be used too but zuchini is better! Ps my Plecos are now 7 years old and healthy

Answer 3

It depends on how many and what kind of fish are already in there. Sucker fish, just like any other fish will poo and add pollutants to the water as well. They may eat some algae and left over food but they are not tank cleaners.

Answer 4

0. A sucker fish is most likely a common pleco, which reaches over 2 feet. Therefore, it need a tank about 10 times yours right now

A bristlenose pleco or rubbernose are great reaching only 5 ". You dont need them to eat algae but 1 or 2 is good.

Answer 5

I had one 7" for my 75 and he ended up living off of algae wafers and peas. Most tanks don't produce enough algae for an algae eater to live off just that alone. You probably have too many. Especially if they are plecos- they will keep getting bigger. They will keep getting meaner too.

They live a really long time. They will probably out last everyone else in the tank.

Answer 6

you have the respond approximately 5 circumstances. The sucker sucks the goldfish slime which in turn reasons the goldfish to weaken and then fall ill and then die. it is not an worry-free component to shield fish. you're able to be able to desire to learn what all is in contact in taking good care of tropical fish. in case you how you could end it, that's an incredible interest. yet once you basically attempt and do it like I did without examining the subject, the fish die and the bowl finally ends up in storage. reliable luck.

Answer 7

I don't think you Need plecostomus actually. Just get a Good filter and one of those magnetic tank scrubbers. Plecos arent really cleaners. If you just like them then 2 at 7" should be fine. They can live quite a while.

Answer 8

Are you talking about algae eaters? Assuming they're in properly filtered and heated water, and you do weekly water changes, the can live for years.

Don't put any other fish in that tank. You're almost overstocked at this point as it is.

Answer 9

General rule is one inch per gallon, but if you max that out it doesn't allow you any room for fish to grow, so 2 7inch long seems reasonable.

Answer 10

Yea, you could. I wouldn't put to many more in there though...and depending on what kind you have they should live for quite a while. I have one in a 20 gal. that has been alive at least 4 years.