Plecostomus And Ph

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Efishent

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Unfortunately, I have become fascinated with the plecostomus. Luckily I know better than to get a common pleco. :p My question is about what kind of pleco could go in a tank like mine. It's a semi aggressive community consisting of a red tailed shark, a pictus catfish, 2 angels, 3 silver dollars, and 4 snails who. There are also 3 tetras who are getting moved soon. So, I wanted to know if there was any kind of pleco I could add to my 60 gallon tank with my fish who will probably grow to be 42 inches long combined. I was looking at the rubber lip for my tank, but I wanted to ask if this was a good idea first. Also, I think the ph in my aquarium is 7.6. Could this be a problem for the silver dollars? I read that they enjoy a ph between 5-7, but I feel like I'll mess it up if I try to change it. Is this okay, and can is there a kind of pleco I can get for my tank?
Sorry for asking so many questions, I just want to get better at keeping fish. :p
 
I have a pair of Long Fin Albino Plecos, they are beautiful.
 
They stay relatively small, mine are about 5 inches, I was told by my friend who gave them to me they were fully grown. I have found that mine are very sensitive to any sort of disturbance. They will hide for a few hours after a major water change.
 
My concern would be the Angel fish, she told me never to get them, besides Angels being to too large for my current tank, she said they could possibly pick at the plecos, and damage their eyes.
 
Frank77 said:
I have a pair of Long Fin Albino Plecos, they are beautiful.
 
They stay relatively small, mine are about 5 inches, I was told by my friend who gave them to me they were fully grown. I have found that mine are very sensitive to any sort of disturbance. They will hide for a few hours after a major water change.
 
My concern would be the Angel fish, she told me never to get them, besides Angels being to too large for my current tank, she said they could possibly pick at the plecos, and damage their eyes.
Yeah, I also went to the store today and heard that bristlenose plecos will probably fight with the catfish. Ah well. Also, I'm going to complete the school of silver dollars, so if you follow the 1 inch=1 gallon rule, I'll be done after that. Maybe some other time. One day I hope to get a common pleco, but I'll wait and see if I ever get a 1,000 gallon community tank :p
 

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