Need a bottom Dweller

[Full3R]

What Bottom Dwelling Catfish or Pleco would be found in the same waters as Cuban Cichlids?
any help is much apreciated

[doug z]

Dunno..

From the profile I read on them, they sound pretty aggressive.. :(

[Full3R]

Mine is only to Fish of similar shape, she was with 6 little texas cichlids, she gave them such a hard time, now shes with a discus and Black ghost Knife. and theres not a problem between them at all

[doug z]

How big are the Cubans? How big will they get?

How big is your tank?

[Full3R]

Atm he is onlu about 2.5 inches, the tank he is in is 80litres, i know its small, im working up to a bigger one atm, theres a lot of filterations and hiding places. the cuban does get to 10 inches i believe

[doug z]

Hmm..

Looks like only a fairly mature common pleco would do, and they need a 125g..

(they get up to 10+", too..).

[Full3R]

Dont clown plecos only stay small?

[doug z]

Yes, Clown, Bristlenoses and Rubberlip plecos top out at 4"-5"..

Common plecos (Hypostomus punctatus) get up to 12"..

[Full3R]

i might just grab little clown or bristlenose then, until i get the bigger tank anyway

[doug z]

Hopefully they'll be ok...

[toddnbecka]

Synodontis catfish of suitable adult size, or an Asian upside-down catfish would likely be fine in a larger tank. I'd recommend at least 300 liters, but bigger is always better when dealing with large cichlids.