Mar 27, 2011 · Submitted By: adadkins1 Common Names: Clown Plecostomus Scientific Name: Panaque maccus Category: Plecostomus Family: Loricariidae Distribution: Columbia, Venezuela, and Brazil Maximum Size: 5 inches Ecosystem: Driftwood tangles near river banks Salinity: Freshwater Temperament: Peaceful, but...

Jan 24, 2013 · Hi there, We have two tanks in our home and have formerly had Bristlenose Plecos in our tanks. However, I decided to add Clown Plecos after our other B.Plecos died. The clowns seem to only inhabit one place in each tank. Each have decided that a place directly under the heater is where they...

Jul 30, 2005 · lol But BNs are reputed to be excellent, clowns likely less so. Maxwell1295 is right on as to the clowns shyness. The Bns are out and about quite a bit during the day, gnawing on the driftwood, rearranging the sand to make new little hideouts, etc. The clown is starting to come out more during lights on, but he will scoot out of sight if he ...

Sep 25, 2013 · I have only heard of clown plecos getting 3-4" big. Mine is still pretty small and I have had him for a little over 6 months. As for eating algae, forget it. I hardly ever see the little guy except for when I am really cleaning the tank.

Jan 3, 2013 · Recently, I have added 4 marble sized mystery snails to my tank which houses a full grown plecostomus. I noticed that as they crawl around my tank the bristlenose would constantly suck on their shells but I didn't think that he was doing any real harm to them. Today I noticed an empty shell, so I have 3 left.

Dec 26, 2015 · I have a clown plecostomus in the tank which are typically very sensitive to the Copper and will likely die. I've been doing my reading about snails and solutions and some of them say to trap them using lettuce or a piece of cucumber that has been blanched in hot water.

Aug 11, 2020 · Population: 2x 2in Tiger Oscars, 2 x 2in Chocolate Cichlid, 1 x 4in Ghost Knife, 2 x clown loach (3 in, 5 in), 2 x 2 in fineline pleco ( one is the sick one). Tank cycled for 2 months prior to adding fish, then added no more than 4 fish per month. Finelines were added 3 weeks ago. Tank has ornaments and driftwood, no live plants.

Oct 5, 2006 · Hey folks, I really really really want to get 3 Clown Loach but I keep hearing differing opinions on tank sizes etc. Surely my 27-30 gallon tank would be enough for just 3? Also currently in the tank just now is a plecostomus, 1 neon (don't ask), and 2 marble mollies.

Dec 4, 2013 · Thanks for the advice everyone, first off, the pleco was a common, secondly I always kept the heater in the tank and kept it at 25-26, also with the pleco I originally was feeding him a couple of times a week, and my father said the pleco is starving feed it more, there wasent much I could do..but listen...

Aug 28, 2004 · Hi, We have a 72 gallon tank inhabited by 5 tiger barbs, 5 neon tetras, 4 bloodfin tetras, 3 dwarf gouramis, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 cory, 1 clown plecostomus (small), and 2 swordtails. We have twice tried putting ghost shrimp in the tank but they disappear quickly. The fish ignore them while...