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That is a nice long tank. Nice pieces of driftwood too.
Looks like a great setup for those plecos!

†Aquapickle†

Very nice

What size tank is it and what is your stock list?

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

33 Gallons,

2 Half Beaks

1 Mono

1 Common Pleco

1 Rusty Pleco

1 King Tiger

1 L91, Three Beacon Pleco

1 L13 Peckoltia sp.

1 L15 Peckoltia vittata

6 Bristle Nose

1 Zebra Loach

A couple things-

Sorry to say this, but your tank is horribly overstocked. You should consider upgrading to at least a 250 gallon if you want to keep all of these fish.

those aren't halfbeaks. They are hujeta, which can reach over 10 in and require a tank of at least 75 gallons. They are also very predatory, and once large enough, may try to eat their tankmates

Your mono will eventually require brackish water as an adult, and so it will eventually need its own tank. They also grow to around 10 inches and require at least a 75 gallon.

Zebra loaches should be kept in groups of at least three.

To tell you the truth, the only fish that would fit in that tank are the BN's, the zebra loach, and the king tiger pleco, but even if you did only have these fish in the tank, it would still be overstocked. The rest of the plecos will also require a larger tank.

My Tank is not that small look at the 1st pic.

All the fish are fine.

It looks a lot more than 33 gallons.

What are the dimensions of the tank?

†Aquapickle†

I am aware that the tank is long, but the volume of water simply isnt enough to house those 16 fish.

They may be fine now, but i could almost guarantee you that everything will fall apart in time.

When fish are kept in a tank that is too small for them, they go through a process known as stunting. This is when their body stops growing, although their internal organs keep on growing, and thus they die early and painfully. If not put into a larger tank soon enough, most of your fish will go through this process.

Also, unless you do daily 50% water changes, nitrates will eventually get out of hand, and kill your fish. Also, IME plecos are particularly sensitive to nitrates.

And last, I have heard that plecos can be quite territorial towards others of the same family. In such a confined space, you should expect to see a lot of aggression and fighting between the plecos.

you will be happy to know i put the 6 bn's in there own thank

great looking fish. i like the pleco thing, what kind is it? hes got some cool markings.

Renegade545,
king of the frontosa