can a common pleco go with african cichlids?
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i have a pleco with yellow labs, they are more afraid of him, hiding in their caves when grabbing bits to eat!! he is a bit bigger than 7 inches. i had moved him out of a red zebra tank, they were hasseling him too much. i have had him for many years
I have a pleco with a jack dempsey, 4 convicts and three jewls
but she will for sure need a bigger enviroment soon
but she will for sure need a bigger enviroment soon
I've kept common Plecos in Mbuna tanks.....only because I had no other place to keep them after they got to big. To be honest, I'm not sure what the purpose of keeping hypostomus punctatus (common pleco) is......they aren't nearly as attractive as the rarer spotted types, they grow absurdly large, they don't scavange that well, etc. Different strokes I guess.
The specimen I had in the Mbuna tank was about 8", and even though well armored he took an absurd amount of abuse. The favorite rock he liked to hide out under was shared with a 6" Pindanni, and the Pindanni spent a good deal of effort trying to dislodge him. The African would grab the pectoral fins of the pleco and viciously try to yank him off the rock he was suckered to, and just relentlessly attack him. After the Pleco gave in and moved to a different rock the attacks stopped.
I guess if your African tank has enough diffused aggresion and plenty of spots for the Pleco to hide he'll do OK.
Should be no problem in a any South American tank. Even full grown Dempseys, Jewels and Green Terrors aren't a fraction as psycho as even a mild Mbuna tank.
The specimen I had in the Mbuna tank was about 8", and even though well armored he took an absurd amount of abuse. The favorite rock he liked to hide out under was shared with a 6" Pindanni, and the Pindanni spent a good deal of effort trying to dislodge him. The African would grab the pectoral fins of the pleco and viciously try to yank him off the rock he was suckered to, and just relentlessly attack him. After the Pleco gave in and moved to a different rock the attacks stopped.
I guess if your African tank has enough diffused aggresion and plenty of spots for the Pleco to hide he'll do OK.
Should be no problem in a any South American tank. Even full grown Dempseys, Jewels and Green Terrors aren't a fraction as psycho as even a mild Mbuna tank.
SAME HERE. I EVEN HAVE HIM IN THERE W/ KENYIS ARE THEY ARE VERY NASTY AT TIMES. SINCE DAY 1 THOUGH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. IF THEY REALLY GET ON HIS NERVES HE IS MORE THAN ABLE TO BACK THEM AWAY.
I have almost given mine away several times, he is so ugly he is fascinating 
he hangs out on the glass by the heater or the filter tube during the day and moves around to eat- he will eat the floating food!!!
he hangs out on the glass by the heater or the filter tube during the day and moves around to eat- he will eat the floating food!!!
