chels1289 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I'm looking into getting one or two L066 plecos. I thought they would be useful to eat the algae in the tank (and look cool at the same time) But I've just read they are one of the only L numbers who don't eat much algae. Do they eat any algae? If I had two in a four foot tank would there be any aggression between them? And what L numbers are really good at eating algae and look similar to (or as good as) an L066? I'm also looking for a type that don't grow huge. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Oh and under $100 please haha. I love the black and white ones (like the zebra ones or flash) But wayy outta my price range.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joep Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Hi Chels, I have 5 x L66 in a 2ft at the moment growing out, plenty of caves and driftwood to hide so they get along really well. Mind you they only get active (feeding) when the lights go out, I see them run around the bottom sometimes but they are not as much present like my L168's or pepps. I feed them Sera Viformo tablets, Marine Cuisine Frozen Fish Food, Once in a while a bit of flake and they seem to do really well, i've tried algae wafers etc but they really dont care for it, dont even go near it! I've got plenty of water movement in my tank and the ph sits around 6.8 Another popular pleco that looks a bit like it is the L333, pretty common these days and therefore more affordable as well! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Wow, L333 looks exactly the same to me! Thanks Joep, I'll have a look into those. I'm still thinking of getting an L066 just cause I like them so much. Bu if I fins something similar that will eat algae that would be perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Ohh They are also carnivores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Can anyone else help me here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinkie Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 To my knowledge the L066's won't touch algae cause as you mentioned above they require a diet of mostly protien, tbh some bnose would be your best bet, i've had a quick flick through the back to nature guide for L# and most of the black and white striped fish are hypans sorry what else is in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thanks for that frinkie Yeah I think you're right on that one. That's ok though. I've already got a couple of bns in the tank so I'll just keep them in there. And I think I'll get an L066 anyway cause I love them so much heheh. At the moment all I've got in the four foot is an ebjd and the bns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinkie Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Your welcome, I'm not sure how well the jd'll go with the L# but if its not giving the bnose a hard time it'd be ok hit up tech den, he's got some reallllyyy nice L066's and might have some ready for sale. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chels1289 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 The ebjd is only 3.5 inch at the moment. But he's always ignored bottom dwellers, hate's other fish but doesn't take any notice of anything that hangs around the bottom. Yep the tech den (john) is who I've been talking to and lucky for me he lives 5 mins down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hey Chels - here is a link to my Albulm on QLDAF it will show you some picks of the L066's and some other L-Numbers I have. http://www.qldaf.com/forums/members/the-tech-den-1338/albums/ and for anyone else here is a link on the L066's Hypancistrus sp. (L066) • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
