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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;akeady, post: 3722765, member: 83175&quot;]Honestly, I can&#039;t remember what kind of pleco he was, but should have heeded the normal advice about not buying them - they&#039;re small to start with, but grow and grow.&nbsp;&nbsp; He grew to about a foot long, so I found a pet shop that would take him (the tank is 180l, so too small for the beast).</p><p>Unfortunately, while I was thinking the logistics of moving him, I had some kind of disastrous bacterial bloom which turned the water milky overnight and killed the pleco and most&nbsp; other fish.&nbsp;&nbsp; I carried out lots of water changes, but was left with only a few platies and a lot of snails.&nbsp;&nbsp; It hadn&#039;t happened before and hasn&#039;t happened since, but was a sad few days.&nbsp; &nbsp; That was eight or nine years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now, I have only shrimps and neon tetras (and snails).&nbsp;&nbsp; I need to clean the tank a bit and restock - but only with small fish.&nbsp;&nbsp; I like the panda cory catfish, so probably a few of those.&nbsp;&nbsp; Platies are nice as long as they don&#039;t breed out of control.</p><p>Maybe some Pakistani loaches to try to eat some of the snails.&nbsp;&nbsp; And some tiger barbs, I&#039;ve had those before and they were nice and active.</p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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