spiral_72 wrote:
Do any of you use pleco's?

Is there like a pleco per gallon rule or something?

For bottom feeders I have two Cory's and one 6" pleco in a 55g tank.
The Cory's only eat food off the bottom and the pleco just hangs out
HA! making short work of diatoms(SP?), a little algae and some stuff
I'd rather not talk about.

Do you think I should get another pleco or some other fish to help
clean up? My only complaint with the pleco is they tend to get prety
big over a couple years.

Just what are you trying to clean up? Nothing eats fish poop except
bacteria if that's the "stuff you'd rather not talk about". Plecos sure
don't. In fact, they generate it in rather large quantities. If you're
trying to clean up nuisance algae, post more details and maybe we can
make some suggestions.

A 6" pleco should do a fine job on green algae, plants, and fish food in
a 55g tank and probably needs some supplimental food as well. Blanched
romaine lettuce in a clip, sinking algae wafers, or cucumber
rubber-banded to a rock are all appreciated by plecos.

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