I'm certainly not an expert but I'd think a pleco that size would be unhappy in a 10 gallon. Just my opinion. Maybe look on craigslist for a bigger tank for him? They are relatively cheap on there in my experience. Oh and I'd love to see a pic of him, sounds awesome!
If it were me I would take the pleco to a pet store and see if you can trade him in. If you really like plecos there are many smaller species that can handle a smaller tank.
After I posted possibly getting a larger tank, I realized that one big enough for him to really spread out would be rather large and therefore, maybe not so cheap!
Yeah, I wouldn't put a 12" pleco in anything less than a 50 breeder, maybe a 40 if he was all alone in there. My big question is how much filtration is on the 7 goldfish and pleco. Even a decent canister filter would have trouble with all that poop.
Um not to sound mean but you tank is to small for any of these fish. Goldfish need at least 20 gallons a piece as they get big and the poor pleco probably can not even hardley move in a tank that small I would suggest takeing them to the LFS or rehoming them unless you plan on getting a huge tank for them.
all the fish seem to do fine. like i havent changed the water in forever but they allseem very contet. and i m really attached to the pleco. he has a name and its algae boy
They may seem okay but what you are doing to them is stunting there growth which causes them to suffer a slow painful death. There bodies will only grow so big but there organs will continue to grow which is unfair to them if you really love your fish you would want whats best for them.
Do you have plans for a bigger tank? If there is a Petco near you you can get there tanks for $1.00 a gallon, or Petsmart also has a 25% off sale going on for all there aquariums.
You might have heard this but you shouldn't keep any of those fish in a 10 gallon. As I see it you have two options:
#1. Get rid of all your fish and get something that can fit in a 10 gallon. Like Fancy guppies, cherry barbs, tetras, or danios.
#2. Get a much bigger tank. Just for the 7 goldfish you're gonna need at least a 30 gallon (you'll eventually need about 60gallons) but with teh pleco you'll need a much bigger space, I suggest 55 gallons. You can usually find aquariums on Craigslist really cheap.
Okay now I am a little confused you have another post were you say you have a 40 gallon tank that is empty and are thinking about trying playts, but then on your profile you say you have 4 danios and a pleco in a 40 gallon tank, if you have the 40 and really care about the pleco then why not put him in there? Its still not big enough but would be better than the 10 you have him in now. :-?
yeah my mistake. i meant i had a cory in th 40 gal and 4 danios so its essentially unocupied. im on the fence of moving him to the 40 gal or giving him to a petshop
No its not a problem its better for it to be long exspecially if you decide to keep the pleco.
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