What Pleco Can I Have?

[MermaidMel]

That doesn't get big, so would be ok in a 22 gallon tank
And is fairly inexpensive too

 

[stang1]

What other fish have you got in the tank and how long has it been set up?

 

[orange shark]

Id go for a bristlenose pleco!

 

[stang1]

Id go for a bristlenose pleco!

All depends on current stocking as they are big waste producers and can grow up to 6".

 

[MermaidMel]

Is a Bristlenose a Pleco then? Does that mean an ancistrus is a Pleco?
Or are they 2 different things?

This would be for my silver AR620 (see signature) but I am removing the Black-Spot barbs shortly, so would only be the 5 pandas in there plus my fully grown bristlenose

 

[stang1]

The Bristlenose Catfish is quite often referred to as a Pleco, I should have been a bit clearer...
You should be fine with a Bristlenose in that tank, just provide plenty of hiding places and some bogwwod for them to rasp on.

 

[MermaidMel]

ahh he's been in there for ages now, he's the love of my life, is he an actual pleco or just referred to as a pleco?

 

[Viettxboii]

MOst people jsut call them a pleco as with many different species, but generally i think its a pleco as well...
as being an armoured catfish

 

[stang1]

This will probably explain it better than I can!

Pleco

 

[Teelie]

Bristlenoses are an Ancistrus which falls under Pleco but it's kind of complicated. They all fall under the Loricadariide family and just usually get called plec, pleco, etc.

 

[MermaidMel]

Wonderful, thanks for the info - I had a pleco this whole time and didn't even know... duh!

 

[Squidman]

I would go with a bristle nose. They get 4-6 inches long and do a very good clean!!!