Hifin Pleco

Oh btw i have a 75 gallon the pleco eddy is swimming around attaching himself to the glass and rocks whatever a normal pleco should be doing he s doing it. Hi fin pleco is a very ambiguous name. Sorry i don t have sciencetific name this is what was it called.

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What size are they good algae.

Hifin pleco. The pleco s about 2 5. Would a hifin spotted pleco get along with a betta fish. Openwater fish addict posts.

Start date feb 20 2017. Hifin spotted pleco. Hi i was wondering if anyone has experience with this pleco.

Lots of loricarids have tall fins thus any of them could be sold as hifin plecos. Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps is a kind of freshwater ray finned fishes of loricariidae family. They also eat all kinds of commercial flake and pellet foods but must get sufficient algae and vegetable matter such as fresh zucchini romaine lettuce spinach or spirulina pellets.

This group includes the peckoltia dwarf panaque species such as l204 baryancistrus gold nuggets smaller pseudacanthicus cactus plecos ctenoloricaria hypancistrus zebra l047 magnum orange seam l128 dekeyseria l200. Hes is about 8 10 inches right now his max size will be about 24 inches he eats all types of food but right here he is eating hikari algae. With their light green body coloration and distinctive yellow spots this pleco makes a colorful and unique addition to most medium aquariums.

These bottom swimming fish feed on green algae and vegetable matter moving along the surfaces of your aquarium scraping green algae with their suckermouths. The hifin green phantom pleco like the very similar common green phantom pleco originates in fast moving rocky areas of the orinoco and ventuari rivers in colombia and venezuela. Now i had never heard of these hi fin plecos and just figured it would be like caring for your average pleco.

A couple of adult species can keep even large tanks clean. Sailfin pleco or gibbiceps pleco lat. A quick video of my pleco close up at feeding time.

Can you describe the fish or better yet post a decent pictrue. Looked on net for info came across some but i though i ask here. Hi fin pleco suddenly dead.

These are plecos that will do little to clean up algae but earn their keep simply because they look so good. Im going to get a betta siamese fighting fish for my birthday and if i forget to clean its tank one day i dont want it to die so i was wondering if a hifin spotted pleco would be able to live in the same tank with a betta. This is a strong fish that eats huge amounts of algae.

A more specific identification would be helpful.