pleco question...

Mrshoe · 04-05-2008, 10:46 PM

I have recently purchased a clown pleco. I was wondering if he/she will be ok
without any type of wood(drift, bog, etc.) I have diy'd a cave for it, also some nooks and crannies to hide in. The tank is a planted 10(I understand the pleco will outgrow the tank, but I can trade him in). My other thought was a rubberlip, planetcatfish says they are better algea eaters than the clown. Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks

Tanks Master · 04-06-2008, 12:52 AM

I would be hesitant but I dont think it would work out, some pleco's need the fiber in their diet. I dont know much about the clowns however..

DaisyTattoo · 04-06-2008, 09:56 AM

I would get a dwarf bristlenose pleco...but it would need some wood.

TwoTankAmin · 04-06-2008, 10:21 AM

Clown plecos- ie L104, L162, LDA22, need wood in their diet. Its what they eat.

mostlycichlids · 04-06-2008, 10:34 AM

I picked up 3 clown plecos about two months ago for my 75g community. I have a few pieces of wood in there for them. Wood is a main part of their diet. I have rarely seen the eating on the wood but they always come out for NLS pellets I feed the other fish. I have found in my limited experience with them that they arent too picky of eaters. The Rubberlip/Bulldog pleco also need wood in their diet but will munch more on algae but are still not very good algae eaters.

DaisyTattoo · 04-06-2008, 12:05 PM

My BN Plecs are almost always found on the wood in my tank. They really love it.

Mrshoe · 04-06-2008, 01:01 PM

looks like some rescaping is in order. thanks for all the info.

joephys · 04-07-2008, 07:11 PM

My expierence has been once people have a fish, they fall in love with it and refuse to give it up, even though they know it isn't receiving proper care. I just don't think any type of pleco belongs in a 10 gallon.

04-05-2008, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mrshoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11	pleco question... I have recently purchased a clown pleco. I was wondering if he/she will be ok without any type of wood(drift, bog, etc.) I have diy'd a cave for it, also some nooks and crannies to hide in. The tank is a planted 10(I understand the pleco will outgrow the tank, but I can trade him in). My other thought was a rubberlip, planetcatfish says they are better algea eaters than the clown. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks

04-06-2008, 12:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tanks Master Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mars Posts: 420	I would be hesitant but I dont think it would work out, some pleco's need the fiber in their diet. I dont know much about the clowns however.. __________________ ~ A True Friend is someone who thinks your a good egg even though he knows your slightly cracked ~Bernard Meltzer All for one and one for all, catch your pants before they fall

04-06-2008, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,063	I would get a dwarf bristlenose pleco...but it would need some wood. __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

04-06-2008, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
TwoTankAmin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Westchester Co., NY Posts: 722	Clown plecos- ie L104, L162, LDA22, need wood in their diet. Its what they eat. __________________ Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.

04-06-2008, 10:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
mostlycichlids Mostly Cichlids Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgetown, Colorado Posts: 1,172	I picked up 3 clown plecos about two months ago for my 75g community. I have a few pieces of wood in there for them. Wood is a main part of their diet. I have rarely seen the eating on the wood but they always come out for NLS pellets I feed the other fish. I have found in my limited experience with them that they arent too picky of eaters. The Rubberlip/Bulldog pleco also need wood in their diet but will munch more on algae but are still not very good algae eaters. __________________ Don't take it personal, Just roll with it! MY FORUM: www.freshwatermadness.darkbb.com

04-06-2008, 12:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
DaisyTattoo It's a girl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 3,063	My BN Plecs are almost always found on the wood in my tank. They really love it. __________________ It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it.

04-06-2008, 01:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mrshoe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11	looks like some rescaping is in order. thanks for all the info.

04-07-2008, 07:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,384	My expierence has been once people have a fish, they fall in love with it and refuse to give it up, even though they know it isn't receiving proper care. I just don't think any type of pleco belongs in a 10 gallon.

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