Hello, Newbie

[chudze]

Hello everyone, 
I just signed up today, I just recently started by aquarium  around 8 weeks ago. I so far have 30 tropical fish. 

 

[nofishinginmytank]

  Just out of interest what fish do you have? 

 

[chudze]

I have some red minor tetras, diamond tetras, neon tetras, black skirt tetras,  guppies, platys, Dalmatian mollies, balloon mollies, Cory catfish, pleco,  and 3 snails 

 

[FriedFlowerHornFillet]

What kind of pleco do you have? I had a run of the mill regular plecostomus in a community tank that turned into a nightmare. He got really big and territorial, stopped eating algae and started flipping over on his belly and eating fish food. It was cute at first -until he started eliminating the competition. He squished everybody (except my cories). I have since stuck with Otocinclus, albino bristlenose and rubber lip (bull dog) pleco's.  -Albino Bristlenose won't eat my plants and don't get mean, the only downsize is they're pretty shy (I think I have 6 IDK I only see them when I clean the tank out) Bulldog pleco's are rowdy and get territorial but they also don't get 2 feet long and homicidal. I have never seen a fish clean glass like a rubber pleco can, they're like a living squeegee. Otocinclus are peaceful, also very, VERY good algae eaters can't recommend them enough for a community tank.