Avoid common plecos (Pterygoplichthys pardalis), they become huge. R. Collins recommends common bristlenose, Ancistrus sp. https://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm ... cle_id=366

Oh dear, this was exactly the answer I didn't want. It just goes to show that people still may have a hard time helping you if you don't provide all the info (like not having any quarantine tank :-O to dump the pleco into)! What things can be used as nontoxic quarantine tanks? I swear the info-dump ...

I may be wrong but there is no official policy on this site that deals with this topic. It appears to me it all comes down to the individual perceptions and opinions, so if people are not treated as well as they wish on this site for keeping this or that fish this or that way, it's not the site but...

Why are dyed fish, deformed fish (balloon paroon shark as an example) and big fish in tiny tanks scorned by Planet Catfish, but not albinos? Aren't they nearly blind and hypersensitive to sun damage of skin (let's ignore genetic inbreeding, which can be corrected)? I am not screaming or pouring hate...

Hello Planet Catfish, before I type in all the data regarding pH, tankmates, etc. I will ask some questions that probably do not need this data, since typing it in is time consuming. If it turns out they do, please note so. Edit: rapid responses are highly appreciated, because of the fish's unpleasa...

Hello all, I have been lurking here for a while (and getting familiar with l numbers, bunocephalus, pangasids, etc) and finally decided to register, mainly for the purpose of dealing with a common-pleco-related issue. Some background: I have been keeping fish (mainly goldfish and koi) for much of my...