Fish to avoid when starting out.

**mac** · 11-27-2008, 06:48 AM

Hi,
Great thread Red.

mac

**DragonWatch** · 11-27-2008, 10:05 AM

Awesome thread. Whish I'd read this before buying my pleco ages ago.

**cer** · 11-29-2008, 01:30 AM

I got to warn my friend! He has 3 common plecos in his 55 gallon.

**Tom** · 11-29-2008, 03:56 AM

Thanks for this list. Someone had persuaded me that 3 clown loaches would work out fine in a future 55-gallon tank. I'm sorely bummed. But, better to be bummed in the planning stage.... The sore bums would be the loaches if they tried to spin around at 16" long in a tank like that.

**Northernguy** · 12-09-2008, 09:08 PM

I thought I would add this video to this thread because it shows just how big some of these fish should get.

LOL Besides I didn't want this thread getting buried.

**cocoa_pleco** · 12-09-2008, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Northernguy

I thought I would add this video to this thread because it shows just how big some of these fish should get.

LOL Besides I didn't want this thread getting buried.

is the guy who built the tank Canadian? the cement truck at 1:15 has a red maple leaf on it

**Northernguy** · 12-09-2008, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by cocoa_pleco

is the guy who built the tank Canadian? the cement truck at 1:15 has a red maple leaf on it

LOL I hope so!

Thats the best way,start from the ground up! What a wonderful addition to any home.A serious grow out tank!

Those are some beautiful fish.
Look at the size of the oscars and the clown knife.

**kvuyk2** · 02-02-2009, 03:43 AM

Great post!

**karbomb** · 02-06-2009, 03:10 AM

great post!
i would also include any kind of knife fish, as they grow quite large and need special conditions to keep.

**Alaskan** · 03-15-2009, 05:55 AM

I see the common pleco is on the list, I am a beginner and there was one with the aquarium that I bought, any suggestions as to what I should do with it? Right now it is about 6 inches. I have a 29G tank that it is in (the one it came with) and am getting a 55G.
Judy