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	pleco. with convicts
fishboy8206 Enthusiast Posts: 227 Kudos: 354 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jan-2004	I have a breeding pair of cons. in a 29 gallon tank and they beat up on my tinadad pleco. Is thier a better choice in a pleco. that would be a better match.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	My common pleco handled himself well with a breeding pair of cons. It will outgrow the tank, but if you can make arrangements on down the line I would suggest that. Mine was larger than the convicts. The pleco was a bit agressive in its own right, and I am sure that helped him.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
cichlidiot Hobbyist Posts: 142 Registered: 14-Apr-2004	My clown pl*co handled himself very well with my convicts, even when being pummeled during convict spawning. He suffered some torn fins but otherwise he did fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
JQW Fish Addict Posts: 869 Kudos: 758 Registered: 09-Apr-2003	convicts get extremely aggressive when breeding, especially in a small tank where other fish have no where to hide, it's highly likely that they are going to be killed by the cons. if you want to keep pleco, make sure there are lots of caves for them to hide in
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
mechanic Small Fry Posts: 47 Kudos: 10 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-May-2002	I had a setup similar to yours.I had a common pl@co with a pair of breeding cons. When the cons wanted to spawn, I had to remove the pleco.Not because he couldn't handle himself, but he would eat all the convicts eggs. Later Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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