Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) tank mates

Chaetostoma milesi · Fish · 4.5" · Peaceful · needs 30+ gal, 68–77°F, pH 6.5–7.5 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (69)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
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 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")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
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")

Caution — only with care (78)

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 Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
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")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
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")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
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")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
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 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")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
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 Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose).

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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