250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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Hello everybody!!!
Sorry for my bad english, I will try to do my best!

I have received a tank recently ( my installation is not ready yet but I need advises about it ), and I think I will make south american tank...

I intend to take 1 or 2 groups of cichlids ( Geophagus winemilleri and maybe Acarichthys heckelii or Satanoperca rhynchitis for example ), and 1 group of Anostomus or Pseudanos with maybe 1 little group of Abramites hypselonotus ( or Chilodus maybe )...

I want to add some loricariidae too but I need to know what kind of sp are the best choice, with the fishes I have told and how much fishes and sp can I take too ( in 250x80 )...

I like Megalancistrus, Panaque, Scobinancistrus, Leporacanthicus, and Pseudacanthicus but I don't know really what is the best way...

I'm afraid my tank is too small for Megalancistrus or Panaque ( if I'm wrong, tell me please!), so I'm thinking about the others, but how much fishes and sp ( 1 or several ? ) can I add?

Thank you very much for yours answers!!!
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Re: 250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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Can you describe your filter? All the plecos you mention will work, but not some combinations.

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Re: 250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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I have received already a filter sunsun 2000 L/H, but I intend to add a fluval FX6 ( for the moment the tank is empty )...
I will probably add several pumps too ( between 6000 and 9000 L/H about )
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Re: 250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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I'd avoid Panaque then, you'll be forever cleaning the filter. Otherwise all the genera you mention would work well. Is it 80cm or 60cm wide?

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Re: 250x80x60 tank: what kind of pleco to choose?

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the tank is 250 cms long, 80 cms large ( wide so ) and 65 high ( but 60 for the high water in fact )

I will follow your advice and forget Panaque.
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