Devin Gibson
CCA Members
I swear all they do is shit up me tanks.
I love my plecos......but i did a experiment and the tank is significantly more shitty with the Pleco.They're the coolest. Maybe YOU are overrated!
I have never not had plecos. I pulled 1 and immediately noticed less shit....but i didn't do it long enough to notice algae growth.I try to have multiple plecos that I move from tank to tank with my peacocks. Some of the cichlids pick on them but usually they manage to hide during the day and clean at night.
I love it when I have a tank that is getting overgrown with algae with fry and I put one pleco in there. In 24 hours the algae is gone and my bare bottom tank is covered with poo. I stick a small aquaclear filter on the front of the tank and its clean in 10 minutes.
I have never not had plecos but notice way less shit if i remove 1.That’s a loaded question and mostly a matter of opinion. You may not like the answer you get. Be more specific. Are you asking about them as cleaners?
Oh yeah, your right. Most of my tanks are bare bottom and you see it but to me its easier to clean that up during water changes or with a small power filter than to clean the algae off the glass.I love my plecos......but i did a experiment and the tank is significantly more shitty with the Pleco.
YepWithout BN you end up having to clean the glass by hand more frequently. The other stuff is easily siphoned out with your weekly or biweekly water changes. Without BN my tanks get so I can not see in them.
Are those Jags?Here is the experiment ...pleco is on the left. No pleco on the right.....i guess ill be dealing with pleco shit
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I feel like Pleco poop is yet another reason to favor dark substrates...
Becca shopping for paint at Lowes: "Do you have anything that matches this pleco poop sample? Maybe in a high gloss."