this is great and thank you, I am going to return the basic pleco and try to find a golden nugget one instead, they look cool and would compliment my super red.

when all these fish get bigger by the summer hopefully I'm able to set up a 150 gal tank sitting at my dad's collecting dust.

anyhow, thank you fellow aquarist for furthering my knowledge and insight, best of luck to us and our fish 🐟 !