Can I put another small pleco with a clown pleco

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Sv1fish

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Hi,
can I put another small pleco with my clown pleco, it’s a 190l corner tank that’s relatively well planted
 
Yes as long as it’s a small species like a bristlenose or rubber lip to fit in the tank.
 
I would be very cautious doing this. The Clown Pleco is only 3-4 inches but these are territorial fish, and will defend a patch of substrate near their favored retreat or hunk of driftwood from all other fish in the tank, moving along those as it can especially during feeding time. A corner 190 liter (roughly 50 gallons)may not have sufficient area (length and width is more important than volume) for this, especially if male. And if the second pleco is a male it too will be territorial.
 
There’s more chance of a herbivorous species being accepted than another carnivore, but it’s still a risk.
 

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