Pitbull Pleco tank mates

Parotocinclus jumbo · Fish · 2.5" · Peaceful · needs 20+ gal, 72–79°F, pH 6–7.5 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (77)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
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")
Cherry 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")
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")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Usually fine — light caution (2)

Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")

Caution — only with care (68)

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")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Discus (fish, 8")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
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 Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Chocolate 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")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")

Avoid (7)

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

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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