Good pleco for 28 gallon tank

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What are some good big sized plecos for 28 gallon maybe a chocolate pleco I’ve kept Bristle nose but they die since there is to much algae that they explode from it do you guys have any suggestions for me? Current stock 1 angelfish
Six whit skirt tetras and 10 snail babies the angelfish is a dwarf so it’s about 3 inches long and 1 year old
 

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The angelicus pleco is a smaller pleco that is more omnivorous then most if you are worried about the fish over eating on algae.
But I dont think that overeating killed your pleco, please check your water chemistry to be sure it works for all fish in your tank. Please add real driftwood for betta species that need it. Add hiding decoration, Add healthy food for bottom feeders, dont just leave it to clean up leftovers and algae. Many bottom feeder waffers are made of junk fillers, I struggle to find ideal foods for my loaches, consider Aquatic foods inc mixed sinking waffers and also offer fresh foods like cucumber, blanched sweat patatoe, squash and zuccini.
 
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The angelicus pleco is a smaller pleco that is more omnivorous then most if you are worried about the fish over eating on algae.
But I dont think that overeating killed your pleco, please check your water chemistry to be sure it works for all fish in your tank. Please add real driftwood for betta species that need it. Add hiding decoration, Add healthy food for bottom feeders, dont just leave it to clean up leftovers and algae. Many bottom feeder waffers are made of junk fillers, I struggle to find ideal foods for my loaches, consider Aquatic foods inc mixed sinking waffers and also offer fresh foods like cucumber, blanched sweat patatoe, squash and zuccini.
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I know i feed them zucchini every week i dont leave them to clean up scraps i have driftwood i have decorations to hide behind my bristle noes pleco’s eat a ton in one day they start to swell up and die i do hundreds of hours of research before i buy any fish and you should check my profile and see the about section of it bc you may think im a noob but im not
 
Thats great! I wasnt suggesting that you did not reasearch, I was just trouble shooting. I am also not a newby my old account got messed up, I have seen you on hear a lot, Like I said before, I was just listing some things that might help you or future readers.
You learn somthing new every day, I have never heard of a pleco eating so much it exploded.
 
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Thats great! I wasnt suggesting that you did not reasearch, I was just trouble shooting. I am also not a newby my old account got messed up, I have seen you on hear a lot, Like I said before, I was just listing some things that might help you or future readers.
You learn somthing new every day, I have never heard of a pleco eating so much it exploded.
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Ya sorry bout that you think a rubber lip would be good maybe 2 of them?
 
no woories, thanks!
A rubberlip should work,
Plecos tend to be territorial, they squabble for food a territory at night whenno ones whatching.
you may know -
if you want to keep more then 1, have hollow decorations on both sides of the tank, keep live or silk plants and decorations to break up line of sight, feed on both sides of the tank.
 
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