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just how big can a common pleco get in a 10 gallon aquarium?

not as big as it should...I don't think anybody really knows but soon people are gonna start flaming you for it because if you leave it in there it'll get stunted and will suffer and so on.

I had one in a 10 gallon once though not too long ago...he got umm...I'd say 3 - 3 1/2 inches n I got him real real small. So thats about as much as I know...right now mines been in a 30 gallon for awhile and I'm getting a 125 gallon tank around for him. He's about 5 inches now.

Basically what I'm saying is he won't get very big and you should find him a bigger tank in the near future so he doesn't stunt n suffer

or if you don't have one and you're just asking...don't get one I'm sure theres something else better for a 10 gallon

Don't get a Common Pleco for a 10 gallon aquarium. You'll stunt the growth of the Pleco.

If you want a common Pleco, you need a much bigger tank.



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just how big can a common pleco get in a 10 gallon aquarium?

10 to 15 inches before he dies of probably not enough water to support his bio-load. Plecos rarely stunt any significant amount unlike other fish. Which is why you can find plenty of pictures of common plecos on the internet in tanks that they are loger than. If he gets a new home he'll top out at close to 2 feet long. Food for thought.

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Yep, if you can't afford a 125g tank, God know's how much on sinking wafers monthy, and oh yeah, and Eheim 2260 canister filter I suggest you don't gert one.

I bought one at 2 inches and within 6 months he was about 7 inches long. They grow super quick and should not be kept in a 10 gallon. I did not know this when I bought mine, for a 10 gallon.

So if their growth doesn't get stunted, and they just outgrow their tanks, does that mean it is safe for one in a smaller tank as long as he hasn't gotten to big?

I ask because I have one in a 5 gallon tank with a male betta. He started out 2 inches, and now, about 6 months later, is 3 inches.

I had NO idea they would eventually get so big until about a month ago. I will NOT leave him in their if he gets to big, but is he safe for now? I don't want him to suffer. He seems happy enough.

thanks,

-Dennis

[span class="edited"][Edited by Beefshank 2004-07-12 23:05][/span]