In some literature I saw it said that plecos can't be with plants. Why would that be? Thanks.

Hi,
that is not necessarily true, it depends on the species of pleco and to a lesser degree what kind of plant IMHO.
In this tank, there are five L007 (Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias--vampire or tuscan pleco) and four albino bushynose (ancistrus sp.)


In this one, there are five more L007


In this tank there is an L66 (hypancistrus sp--King tiger), 12 L204 (panaque sp.--flash pleco) one L002, one L015, several more albino bushynose and two L104 (panaque maccus--clown pleco). I have seen a little tearing here and there to my pontederiifolia but other than that, there really hasn't been any trouble. There's a ton of driftwood and these pleco's tend to grow slowly.


In this tank there are 14 brown bushynose and four L191 (panaque nigrolineatus--dull eyed royal)


and lastly, in this tank there are three semi adult longfin brown bushynose, an L95 (Pseudorinelepis genibarbis--orange cheek), and an L015 (peckoltia vittata)


That being said, there are species of plecos that would be difficult to keep in a planted tank, and this includes common plecos (hypostomus). I would recommend

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as places to conduct further research on the kinds of plecos you would like to acquire. Depending on the species, they all have their own requirements, i.e. panaques need driftwood and veggies, gold nuggets and vampires need meat, some veggies & good water current, bushynose need lots and lots of veggies and rarely any meat. By meat I mean, bloodworms, brineshrimp etc.
good luck
mike

As mpp says a lot depends on which L numbers you are placing with plants, also it is not recomended to put plants in with large sized L numbers as they will just uproot them all the time. You can either ask on here or follow the links that mpp has left you, i personaly use both and can recomend them

Thanks guys. I will check out the links and when I get to that point I will also ask.

I don't have any LARGE plecs and my plants grow fine.

However - they do occasionally gnaw through a sword leaf or sever a nice big Val here and there. Plants = food.

Overall, no real problems.