General Care Discussion :: Large Pleco???

[DJ Spenin Spence]

I saw a "large pleco" at the local pet store and it looks to be about 5 in. long and i was wonderin if it would be ok to put it in my turtle tank? My RES is about 1 1/2-2 in. long.

[mikee]

DJ-s A pleco that large will last for while until the turtle gets a little larger.

[DJ Spenin Spence]

ok so you think it will survive. so did i. just wanted to check.

[coreyvht]

ur turtle will eat it my old turtle ate a 12-14 inch pelco

[seriak]

Your turtle may or may not have any interest in it. I kept two plecos in with my Turtle and she is 12". But you also may come home to the remains of a pleco one day. Any fish is a potential snack.

[DJ Spenin Spence]

Thanks guys. I'm going to go get a 6 in. this afternoon.

[happycamper]

I think it depends on the turtle!

Corey, your turtle is crazy!! He ATE it? Dang!

[emma]

I had a pleco once. It lasted about 1 hour.

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

I think my turtle would destroy a pleco but i have never fed him live fish before so i don't really know

[Bascomb]

Fact of life: turtles like to eat fish. It may take a little longer to eat, but It will be eaten by your turtle.

[Spike 7.62]

I have a pleco because I like the way it looks, but I have a smaller chinese algae eater for the purpose of eating algae. Based on what I've seen, pleco's will eat your tank junk, but then they will poop it out and you will have long, black, stringy poops in your aquarium. Just be fore-warned, they like to poop, and there are better creatures for the purpose of eating algae if that's what you want it for.

-Spike