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Question: Plec

harry7890

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Could i keep a large pleco in the tank with my axolotls to eat the alge , or would they eat it
 

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NO there are lots of horror stories of Axolotls being injured or dying from trying to swallow plecos. Do not mix plecos with Axolotls.
 

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Dude I thought you were gonna do abit of reseach! even a swift browse of a few pages would be enough for you to know that is a bad idea! If anything as an algea eater use shrimp but i wouldnt rate their chances with 2 big axies, if you have an algea problem you are not cleaning your tank enough also you only got the tank a week ago what you worried about algea for?

well done for asking first tho as you have avoided another mistake but please have a read dude theres a hell of alot of info out there thats easy to google up as there are a few suitable tank mates but they are usually considered as food. also we have told you about the small tank do you really think you have the space for a plec? you dont even have enough space for the guys you already have!

sorry dude I just feel that its a silly idea to even contemplate in the first place!
 

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Man im sorry if that post was abit harsh ive been trying to delete it coz I feel bad but I cant get the edit box to work to delete it!

You were right to ask I just thought that you would have come accross these issues and the potential dangers with some general research, then again when I research something I do go abit overboard so you may not have delved that deep yet!


Sorry dude i keep forgetting to take your age into account.

all the answers you need are on this forum!
 
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I've had Plecos in my tank (they were there before I had Axolotls) And well before there was so much knowledge available. I also had crayfish. But I also kept my tank well stocked with feeders, and fed my Axie's earthworms. The crayfish will defend themselves, so one of my boys got a pincher on the snout, but they never touched the Plecos.

I threw in some other types of decorative fish once, but they were just meals in waiting.

I would just keep a sponge on a stick handy to wipe down the insides on the tank every few days.
 

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I've had Plecos in my tank (they were there before I had Axolotls) And well before there was so much knowledge available. I also had crayfish. But I also kept my tank well stocked with feeders, and fed my Axie's earthworms. The crayfish will defend themselves, so one of my boys got a pincher on the snout, but they never touched the Plecos.

I threw in some other types of decorative fish once, but they were just meals in waiting.

I would just keep a sponge on a stick handy to wipe down the insides on the tank every few days.

Yea I do do.
 
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