Will it work

[Alexbet813]

I have a ten gallon tank with four x-rays tetras, and a small pleco, it has good plant cover, i have gotten answers both ways but will a dwarf gourami do well? and what kind is best recomended, i guess im kinda looking for it to be my "centerpeice fish" (hope im using that right)

[Red]

It would do ok but instead of getting the dwarf you could get some more x rays..

[OscarFan]

First off a pleco will get bigger then the tank. but after that it should work.

[Alexbet813]

will the pleco really get that big? i had a discussion with another guy at the fish store and he was saying that the pleco will only get as big as its enviroment like turtles or plants to a pot

[cocoa_pleco]

the big as the environment thing is bad, the fish get stunted and they will be prone to disease and it drastically shortens their life. smaller plecos need at least a 33g, best 55g, and common plecos need a 150g fullgrown

[Alexbet813]

wow i feel dumb, its not like the pleco is some super expensive fish that the guy stood to make a profit off of, the guy just suggested it as a fish that will help me keep the tank clean and is easy maintenece. i figured i the owner of a pet store knew what he was talking about

[cocoa_pleco]

lol, thats one thing you will learn, over half of the store workers have no idea what theyre talking about

[Alexbet813]

i see, well what should i do then i dont really have the option of another tank.

[cocoa_pleco]

how big is he?

he should be okay in that tank for 1-2 more months, or you could sell him

[Alexbet813]

maybe like 2.5 inches i did notice that he is growing really fast, im not even sure what kind of pleco it is hes a dark brown and he is like a leapord, tiger print kinda pattern of lighter brown and his dorsal is large but not distinguishingly large