pleco with an eel and stingray

FishLoveLax · 06-10-2006, 03:04 PM

Hey everybody! So I finally picked up the 55 gallon tank and got it all cleaned. It's cycling now, but whenever its done I plan on moving my tiretrack eel into it, and getting a freshwater stingray. I'd also like to get a pleco to help keep it clean, but I've heard horror stories of them latching onto fish and hurting them badly.

Would a pleco be alright with the ray and eel, or should I look to another type of algae-eater? If so, any recommedations? The eel seems to eat anything smaller than his mouth, (goldfish) so I gotta keep that in mind. Thanks a bunch.

**Scuba Kid** · 06-10-2006, 05:25 PM

no freshwater ray will be able to able to live in a 55 gallon tank long term. do you know what kind of freshwater stingray it is anyway?

and yes, plecos are known to suck the mucus coating off stingrays and kill them. some do, some dont. depends on the pleco.

the stingray will also eat anything that will fit in it's mouth. if you look in the fish profiles section, i made a profile on P. Reticulata, a species of freshwater ray. it has a lot of general information on keeping rays that you should take a look at, because even the smallest available freshwater stingray will need AT LEAST a 125 gallon tank, more preferably a 180 gallon.

sarah1031 · 07-09-2006, 03:22 PM

If you get some adult sized canas (snails) I highly doubt that they will get eaten... they are really big. They do however like to escape and the multiply rapidly. I am with Scuba Kid though when he says your going to need a bigger tank for a freshwater sting ray

MarineFish · 07-11-2006, 06:41 AM

in my personal experience i have known EVERY pleco i put in with a sting ray sucked on them except whne we used a queen

flamingo · 07-11-2006, 07:28 PM

A definite NO on this one. All has already been said as to why you can't.

Btw, i've had enough troubles (my cousin also) with keeping plecos and the like off large cichlids like oscars, don't even want to see what'll happen with a fish that sits on the bottom a lot of the time.

When I had my stingray everything would try and lay on it, a pleco would probably have annihilated it.

MDsaints · 07-27-2006, 12:04 AM

the only reason why plecos latch onto other fish from what i know is jsut for territory and for food. the ones i had would latch onto the fish to get them off the bottom and then he'd continue eating his pellet

flamingo · 07-27-2006, 01:00 PM

Most type of plecos latch onto fish to eat the skin slime and scales possibly. My cousin's pleco does that to his tiger shovelnose cats. It'll suck onto them until they have giant white patches on them.

06-10-2006, 03:04 PM	#1
FishLoveLax lacrosse playing fishman Join Date: May 2006 Age: 19 Posts: 24 User Feedback: (0)	pleco with an eel and stingray Hey everybody! So I finally picked up the 55 gallon tank and got it all cleaned. It's cycling now, but whenever its done I plan on moving my tiretrack eel into it, and getting a freshwater stingray. I'd also like to get a pleco to help keep it clean, but I've heard horror stories of them latching onto fish and hurting them badly. Would a pleco be alright with the ray and eel, or should I look to another type of algae-eater? If so, any recommedations? The eel seems to eat anything smaller than his mouth, (goldfish) so I gotta keep that in mind. Thanks a bunch.

06-10-2006, 05:25 PM	#2
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,913 User Feedback: (1)	no freshwater ray will be able to able to live in a 55 gallon tank long term. do you know what kind of freshwater stingray it is anyway? and yes, plecos are known to suck the mucus coating off stingrays and kill them. some do, some dont. depends on the pleco. the stingray will also eat anything that will fit in it's mouth. if you look in the fish profiles section, i made a profile on P. Reticulata, a species of freshwater ray. it has a lot of general information on keeping rays that you should take a look at, because even the smallest available freshwater stingray will need AT LEAST a 125 gallon tank, more preferably a 180 gallon. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

07-11-2006, 07:28 PM	#5
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,895 User Feedback: (2)	A definite NO on this one. All has already been said as to why you can't. Btw, i've had enough troubles (my cousin also) with keeping plecos and the like off large cichlids like oscars, don't even want to see what'll happen with a fish that sits on the bottom a lot of the time. When I had my stingray everything would try and lay on it, a pleco would probably have annihilated it. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

07-27-2006, 01:00 PM	#7
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,895 User Feedback: (2)	Most type of plecos latch onto fish to eat the skin slime and scales possibly. My cousin's pleco does that to his tiger shovelnose cats. It'll suck onto them until they have giant white patches on them. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

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07-09-2006, 03:22 PM	#3
sarah1031 Snail Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 45 User Feedback: (0)	If you get some adult sized canas (snails) I highly doubt that they will get eaten... they are really big. They do however like to escape and the multiply rapidly. I am with Scuba Kid though when he says your going to need a bigger tank for a freshwater sting ray

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MarineFish Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 61 User Feedback: (7)	in my personal experience i have known EVERY pleco i put in with a sting ray sucked on them except whne we used a queen

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MDsaints Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Age: 18 Posts: 63 User Feedback: (0)	the only reason why plecos latch onto other fish from what i know is jsut for territory and for food. the ones i had would latch onto the fish to get them off the bottom and then he'd continue eating his pellet

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