Giant Pleco Care | 水產百科網

Thoughlargelysedentary,thelargeplecosneedhighlevelsofdissolvedoxygen;themoreaerationthebetter.Folksoftenobservethemgoingtothewater/air ...

Author: Bob Fenner

Plecos are the go-to algae eaters for many hobbyists, but some species require huge setups to thrive. An expert hobbyist discusses these large catfish and provides excellent care advice so they can live in your tank for years to come.

The South (and some Central) American family Loricariidae, the suckermouth catfishes, has something for most all freshwater aquariums. Otocinclus and similarly small sized Parotocinclus and Hypoptopoma genera (the family consists of 92 genera) can be kept in 10-gallon or larger systems in small shoals, while some of the monsters we’ll cover here require hundreds of gallons of space, not to mention considerable circulation and filtration, to keep their systems clean.

Members of this family of armored catfishes are easily recognized by the subterminal (bottom) orientati...