What pleco is small enough for a 10 gallon and suitible for semi agressive tankmates? How easy are they to find?
2007-03-26 04:42:38 · 6 answers · asked by Kyle 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
A rubber mouth or a bristlenose would be the best choices over all. Some of the Hypancistrus sp. are great choices as they often stay under 4". They may be a bit harder to find and cost a little more, but they are worth search for. In my area a common pleco goes for about $2 and one of these guys for $4-$50 depending on species.
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2007-03-26 04:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe the Clown Pleco is small enoughb for the 10 gallon, never growing beyond a couple of inches big. Pricier than the normal one at aroun 6 or 7 bucks, an interesting little guy though.
Also, Since the Otocinclus is classified as a member of the Loricariadae family he is truly a miniature pleco and stays at about 1 inch in length. They are also more active in the daytime than most plecos are and more visible than the mostly timid other members of that family.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-26 18:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by chaos_and_amber2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any pleco that is suitable for a 10 gallon. Even dwarfs grow to 6" and would be too large for your tank.
You also mentioned semi aggressive tankmates. A 10 gallon tank isn't large enough for more than about 5 or 6 small tetras. I'm not sure any semi aggressive fish are suitable for that tank. What fish do you currently have?
2007-03-26 11:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by rdd1952 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would go with a rubber mounth pleco they are small, don't grow to big, get along well with semi-agressive tropiclas and they can be found at almost all the petsmart staores my petdepot even carries it. They cost about 2-3 $ not a fortune and are pretty hardy. Mine is 2 years old and is barley 2 inches
2007-03-26 11:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
get 2-3 oto catfish. they dont get hardly any bigger than one inch each and eat algae pretty well. no plecos will do in ten gallon. i have one oto in a 5 gall with a betta.
2007-03-26 13:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Easy......go to Petco or a petstore....the small ones cost about 1.99....they will outgrow the tank depending on how much you feed them and how fast, that is inevitable, but I trade my bigger ones in for smaller ones and everyone is happy. Good luck.
2007-03-26 12:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Tukie2 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋