Depends on the Pleco. A common pleco 12" long is way too big for a 55 if
you are trying to have plants. My experience is that 6" common plecos are
too big big for my 55. My problem is I can grom a 2.5-incher to 7 inches in
a matter of months.

However, I am seriously thinking of rescuing small plecos from Walmart and
keeping them till they turn into bulldozers then passing them on to my LFs
that has a big tank with a whole schoool of big bruisers in a bare bottom
tank.

The best glass cleaners I've had, better than any of the other breeds I've
had. Rough on plants when they get big.

Bob
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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.