Common Pleco tank mates

Hypostomus plecostomus · Fish · 24" · Peaceful · needs 150+ gal, 72–82°F, pH 6–8 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (50)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Caution — only with care (98)

Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Discus (fish, 8")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")

Avoid (6)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Common Pleco.

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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