Plecos

Malawi cichlids are some of the most colorful freshwater fish but with all the color comes a fair amount of aggression. This makes it so most fish aren’t good tankmates for Malawi cichlids. What is nice is most plecos are good tankmates for Malawi cichlids if you follow a few rules and guidelines  Now while

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