Quarantine Tank Size for a young pleco

[laritheloud]

Hi everyone!

We are looking to get a bristlenose or a blue phantom pleco to add to our 55 gallon tank next. Currently my quarantine setup is a 10 gallon tank. I'm concerned the 10 gallon won't be enough space/water volume even for a young pleco in the short term. Does anyone have experience with quarantining a young pleco in a small tank? Is 10 gallons doable, or should I upgrade to a 20 gallon long quarantine?

[Atitagain]

IMO maybe keep it bare bottom and keep eye on parameters should be fine especially for a youngster. Assuming it’s 4-6 weeks I would stick with the ten. But if you have the 20G L without buying and it’s ready sure it would be better.

[Scapexghost]

What size is the pleco and how long do you plan on quarantining?

[laritheloud]

On 11/13/2021 at 3:33 PM, Scapexghost said:

What size is the pleco and how long do you plan on quarantining?

I was aiming to get one super young, but the ones at my LFS appear to be between 2 and 3 inches long. I did pick up a 20G L for 25 bucks, once i'm finished quarantining my rainbow and treating him, i'll just transfer the 10G media and filters to the 20G tank. I'll feel a lot better about it lol.

[laritheloud]

J/K, I am unabashedly embracing MTS, the 10 gallon will remain as a permanent tank (4 kuhli loaches and something else for the top) and I have fresh filters getting seeded in my 55 gallon to go in my 20G new quarantine tank.................................

I just can't resist.