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There are many types of plecos and many have different feeding habits that may or may not make them good tankmates for your cherry shrimp or neocaridina shrimp. Are plecos and cherry shrimp compatible? Personally, I have kept or currently keep neocaridina shrimp or cherry shrimp in most of my pleco tanks. I keep and […]

Goldfish and plecos are some of the most kept fish in the aquarium hobby and you can find them in every pet store. The real question is can they live together and be healthy? Pleco and goldfish compatibility This question is a little harder to answer because plecos are a gentle fish that will get

Many times when people think of plecos they think they only eat plants or algae but most need some form of protein in their diet and some have a protein based diet. Obviously, some plecos are completely vegetarians but most are omnivorous and even some are completely carnivorous.  Now you can find some great protein

One of the most asked questions after discovering baby plecos in your tank is what do you feed them? This question causes a lot of people stress because they just want to take the best care of the pleco babies as possible.  The short answer is that baby plecos can eat anything adults can eat

The L129 Pleco also known as Colombian pleco is a pretty fish that won’t break your pocketbook. It’s also one of the few plecos that have received a scientific name. There are so many plecos and so few scientists that many plecos have received L numbers and nothing else. The L129 was given the scientific

Your Pleco had eggs now what? How do you take care of these pleco eggs?  Regardless if your plecos surprised you with a batch of eggs or if you were trying to breed your plecos   Having your plecos, lay eggs is a very exciting time.  How to care for these eggs is the next step

Nothing is more impressive than walking into a room and seeing a large fish tank with some massive fish.  It catches everyone’s eye. The problem is often large fish are predators and if it fits in their mouth it’s food.  This makes finding tankmates extremely hard. Potential tank mates are either too small or have

/ Articles, Plecos / By Bryan Dinkel There is such a large variety of vegetables that your pleco can eat. One great type of vegetable that most plecos can eat that people overlook are leafy vegetables Obviously, some plecos are carnivorous so it isn’t a good idea but all other plecos love fresh vegetables.  Is it worth feeding Leafy

For the most part yes you can feed your plecos vegetables. There are a few things you need to watch out for so you don’t hurt them. First I would feed your plecos organic or at the very least vegetables that have been washed extremely well. This will help stop them from being poisoned by