What Plec?

[Le Sorcier]

This will be my first one so I don't want to spend a fortune on him.

I will have him in a Juwel 180 with sand substrate and eventually the tank will contain....

Platys
Mollies
Corys
Angels
Black Ruby Barbs
Bolivia Rams
Polka Dot Loach

Any recommendations on what type of Plec will suit me? I don't want one that will grow too big!!

Many thanks

 

[helterskelter]

get a dawrf type

Bristlenose
clowns
nana's

will all be fine

 

[JenCliBee]

get a dawrf type

Bristlenose
clowns
nana's

will all be fine

nana's?

 

[bagu]

i say bristle nose plecos

and what is a nana? ^^

 

[arobinson1984]

I also would say a bristlenose plec, cute little fellows and will help keep you tank clean too as an added bonus! They only tend to grow to around 5-8"

I think the nana plec are also known as tiger otos, check this link:
Andy

 

[Ladywindrunner]

This will be my first one so I don't want to spend a fortune on him.

I will have him in a Juwel 180 with sand substrate and eventually the tank will contain....

Platys
Mollies
Corys
Angels
Black Ruby Barbs
Bolivia Rams
Polka Dot Loach

Any recommendations on what type of Plec will suit me? I don't want one that will grow too big!!

Many thanks

With not wanting a larger pleco, you could get a Rio-Negro pleco that will top out at 4", and is very cool looking - yellow and black. There's also the Tomasi pleco that will max at 6", and looks pretty nifty in a prehistoric sort of way, and a starry night pleco (brownish black with white spots) will max out as well at about 4". The Red-tailed Leopard pleco is a bit larger at full size (8 1/2") but is absolutely astoundingly beautiful AND is a great algae cleaning machine. You can also go to http/liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fi...s.cfm?c=830+837 to see the different varieties, what water parameters they prefer, and how large they will become =)

 

[Le Sorcier]

Many thanks

plenty to leave me thinking there....

 

[JenCliBee]

This will be my first one so I don't want to spend a fortune on him.

I will have him in a Juwel 180 with sand substrate and eventually the tank will contain....

Platys
Mollies
Corys
Angels
Black Ruby Barbs
Bolivia Rams
Polka Dot Loach

Any recommendations on what type of Plec will suit me? I don't want one that will grow too big!!

Many thanks

With not wanting a larger pleco, you could get a Rio-Negro pleco that will top out at 4", and is very cool looking - yellow and black. There's also the Tomasi pleco that will max at 6", and looks pretty nifty in a prehistoric sort of way, and a starry night pleco (brownish black with white spots) will max out as well at about 4". The Red-tailed Leopard pleco is a bit larger at full size (8 1/2") but is absolutely astoundingly beautiful AND is a great algae cleaning machine. You can also go to [URL="http/liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fi...s.cfm?c=830+837"]http/liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fi...s.cfm?c=830+837[/URL] to see the different varieties, what water parameters they prefer, and how large they will become =)

I really think that site you linked makes there own names up for plecs lol

 

[helterskelter]

nana's are Nannoptopoma which are seen from time to time

 

[JenCliBee]

nana's are Nannoptopoma which are seen from time to time

LOL, ive never herd or ever seen them, look interesting though... but i doubt very much if the OP would find any of these in a hurry

 

[helterskelter]

Their around quite a lot of late, seen a few shops with then over the last couple of months
Sometimes sold as Oto's

 

[JenCliBee]

Their around quite a lot of late, seen a few shops with then over the last couple of months
Sometimes sold as Oto's

I'll have to have a look around lol... cant say ive ever noticed any tbh.. but LFS by me arnt exactly the best