I’ve had a pleco for about 5-6 months, he has barely grown, is there something I am doing wrong, he is also in a 20G tank with 4 comet goldfish, I am thinking of getting a bigger tank. Please lmk if I can do something to help him grow. He is still like 1.5 inches long
Buy an otocinclus or a panda garra for the small tanks. There are hundreds of different subspecies of plecos. Some only get 4 inches in length. Those bladder snails in your hand are just as invasive, maybe more so.
Biggest invasive problem is the zebra mussels and the cloud of sludge they produce at the bottom of the river river was way more clear and fish able before they got into our rivers
Despite if you have pleco or not, if you ever can't afford a bigger tank, just go to local, not chain petstores and ask them if they can call you or give you number out to anyone looking to donate a bigger tank or sell cheap. Sometimes the shop will give you a used one
yeahh i got one a year ago and he's like 5 inches long now haha i plan on giving him away (to a good home) once he outgrows his current tank because i can't afford a bigger tank–i will miss him!!!!
We loved our Pleco. He got huge so we just kept buying a bigger aquarium because our pets are family. He was about 18" long when he passed away. We had him for 8 years and he was about 6 inches long when we got him. He lived with a big Oscar and they grew together and got quite large. They are vegetarian though so they are not eating wildlife. But they do not have many predators. They will die in water under 45 degrees though so dumping them in the river, they will probably not survive the winter temps.
dont throw this fish into river this pleco fish will destroy river eco system because people keep relesed them in river they not only eat alge and other fish waste they also eating other fish eggs in my country already had serious problem with pelco invasions we also call them garbage fish they fast breeder last time we already catching hundred ton of them filled in our local river and kill it also some people trying to find way to eat it and removed tocsin in their system there still multi trillion of them in our river our local fish almost gone instinction just one throw of net its will full of them like leaf stuck on river bottom
This video refers to the common pleco, which can grow up to 2 feet long. There are other plecos that are more suitable for smaller tanks, like the bristlenosed and rubber-lipped plecos, which grow only to 4 inches.
I bought a pleco for my 15 gallon fish tank and I went on vacation then when I came back pleco was just a skull and I found out that my gourami and goldfish ate him 💀
I purchased my fish that’s supposed to clean algae and the tank is horribly dirty and we tried getting a different one that actually would’ve helped and they told us he would get too big by now. He’s up to 5 inches.
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I knew how big they got when I purchased mine. I’m making this video to inform people who may purchase this fish and not knowing how big they get.
Okay video, clickbait title
I have 2 bristle nose plecos in my 50 gallon tank and they are only 2 inches long and they are close to breeding🎉
I’ve had a pleco for about 5-6 months, he has barely grown, is there something I am doing wrong, he is also in a 20G tank with 4 comet goldfish, I am thinking of getting a bigger tank. Please lmk if I can do something to help him grow. He is still like 1.5 inches long
Me thinking that fish is guts
I have a 20 gallon, which is big enough for 1, but i’m not up for 100 more plecos.
That and they poop more than they clean, so you will have to have other cleaners too.
Buy an otocinclus or a panda garra for the small tanks. There are hundreds of different subspecies of plecos. Some only get 4 inches in length. Those bladder snails in your hand are just as invasive, maybe more so.
We make sure that your tank is the correct size for the fish you are interested in.
Dahhhh….self infliction enjoy
20 ml thank i can keep a playgo
Thats a Pokémon.
Cant fool me, buddy.
Hey don't mix goldfish and Angels, it's the most rookie mistake you can make
Buy bristlenose
They clean it on the outside, but they produce so much amonia the tank is not excactly better off
Biggest invasive problem is the zebra mussels and the cloud of sludge they produce at the bottom of the river river was way more clear and fish able before they got into our rivers
Despite if you have pleco or not, if you ever can't afford a bigger tank, just go to local, not chain petstores and ask them if they can call you or give you number out to anyone looking to donate a bigger tank or sell cheap. Sometimes the shop will give you a used one
That thing looks like the origami fish I just created!! It’s got the same kind of fins!!,
yeahh i got one a year ago and he's like 5 inches long now haha i plan on giving him away (to a good home) once he outgrows his current tank because i can't afford a bigger tank–i will miss him!!!!
They look great for pond fish especially because of how big they get
Tbh they’re terrifying in the jumbo size
We loved our Pleco. He got huge so we just kept buying a bigger aquarium because our pets are family. He was about 18" long when he passed away. We had him for 8 years and he was about 6 inches long when we got him. He lived with a big Oscar and they grew together and got quite large. They are vegetarian though so they are not eating wildlife. But they do not have many predators. They will die in water under 45 degrees though so dumping them in the river, they will probably not survive the winter temps.
dont throw this fish into river this pleco fish will destroy river eco system because people keep relesed them in river they not only eat alge and other fish waste they also eating other fish eggs in my country already had serious problem with pelco invasions we also call them garbage fish they fast breeder last time we already catching hundred ton of them filled in our local river and kill it also some people trying to find way to eat it and removed tocsin in their system there still multi trillion of them in our river our local fish almost gone instinction just one throw of net its will full of them like leaf stuck on river bottom
Would a bass eat it?
Read the description on the tag. It tells you how big the fish get.
I agree with everything that you just said but why do you have angelfish and goldfish in the same tank?
They can ruin the ecosystem of rivers by eating fish eggs and boring into river banks. Very irresponsible. You don't need a pelco for that aquarium.
This video refers to the common pleco, which can grow up to 2 feet long. There are other plecos that are more suitable for smaller tanks, like the bristlenosed and rubber-lipped plecos, which grow only to 4 inches.
If you want a pleco that isn’t massive try getting a Bristlenose, they usually only get to about 5ins
Snails multiply fast, but their population is easy to control through controlled feeding.
I bought a pleco for my 15 gallon fish tank and I went on vacation then when I came back pleco was just a skull and I found out that my gourami and goldfish ate him 💀
DO NOT SELL THEM ANYMORE!!! People are TOO IGNORANT!!!
I purchased my fish that’s supposed to clean algae and the tank is horribly dirty and we tried getting a different one that actually would’ve helped and they told us he would get too big by now. He’s up to 5 inches.
They make good eating 😋
Plecos arent even that good at cleaning a tank.
If you want the ornaments and plants constantly re-arranged and dug up, then this is the fish for you
They eat fish eggs and the fishes have nothing to do