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mank123456
Post subject: pleco + freshwater plants?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:50 am
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I have a large pleco (11 inches) in a 55 gallon tank. If I were to put in freshwater plants, would he eat them?

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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:02 pm
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a big pleco will surely eat sword plants
but maybe not feathery plants like cabomba

generally we do not put plecos in planted aquariums

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:03 am
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yup my small (2-3 inch) plecos always scrape any swords i try to put in there. I'd catch them if i could!
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thanks

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