Mini Pleco Fish
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Mini pleco fish. Video player is loading. The clown pleco is a popular small pleco. Make sure your plecos are getting enough food.
There are mini plecos. The l471 white spotted dwarf hypancistrus pleco hypancistrus sp also known as the mini snowball pleco is an extra small member of the loricariidae family of south american suckermouth catfishes. Make sure you have driftwood décor in your tank for these fish to graze on.
The minimum size recommended for most of these species is probably a 30 gallon tank. The main factor is plecos are messy and produce a lot of waste. They commonly starve to death.
In total there are more than 150 different species. Aquqrium pleco fish that stay small are in this video. People tend to choose the bristlenose over the common pleco because of their smaller size and they are easier to keep.
Plecos that stay small. The plecostomus catfish or pleco for short is a name used for the catfishes that belong to the loricariidae family. But some of them could realistically be kept in a little smaller than that.
They would do fine in a 20 gallon especially if its planted and probably wont even get to 6 inches. The bristlenose pleco ancistrus sp is one of the most common aquarium plecos. L471 mini snowball pleco from dans fish.
Panaque plecos are also unique in that they actually feed on driftwood as well. Starts at 29 50 for up to. L471 mini snowball pleco hypancistrus sp.
There are actually tons and tons of different species of plecos and some of the smaller ones are starting to catch on in chain pet stores. The bristlenose pleco is a master of disguise and also a great tank cleaner. As with other panaque plecos these fish are omnivores and feed about equally on plants matter and meatier foods.
Ranging from small to large and peaceful to aggressive catfish. The absolute best would be a bristlenose pleco.