Anubias

Chaos553 · 04-01-2007, 08:06 PM

I have a small anubias plant in my 38-gallon tank that keeps getting brown algae on the leaves. Do regular plecostomuses suck the algae off, or am I better off purchasing a bristlenose pleco instead?

MyraVan · 04-02-2007, 03:20 AM

A regular pleco will get get too big for your tank; get the bristlenose. And yes, they do suck algae off leaves, at least when young. At least mine does!

Fishboy93 · 04-02-2007, 04:48 AM

Some people have said though that the plecos may damage the leaves in an attempt to get off the algae. Maybe otocinclus?

MyraVan · 04-02-2007, 07:34 AM

Well, my bristlenose hasn't damaged the leaves yet, but he's very small still (1.5"). The otos certainly don't, and they are full sized. But then again, the otos haven't cleaned up my anubias either (the older leaves still go black, even with nerite snails, otos, and Amano shrimps in the tank).

**Damon** · 04-02-2007, 08:47 AM

Bristlenose are pretty safe. Anubias have tough leaves. Otos work nicely also.

Chaos553 · 04-02-2007, 09:28 AM

If I can find a bristlenose pleco at the store I shop, I'll buy it, but to tell the truth, the nearby stores I shop at have never had bristlenoses unfortunately. =(

Otto cats on the other hand I see every once in a while and I really want a couple to do the job. Thanks btw

**Damon** · 04-02-2007, 10:56 AM

Make sure the otos have been there at least a week or were just brought in. Also stay away from pale colored otos as well as otos with sunken in bellies. These are not healthy.

Chaos553 · 04-02-2007, 12:43 PM

Alright, will do. Thanks

fishbguy · 04-02-2007, 12:53 PM

just kepp looking for the bristle nose plecos. i have been l;ooking for them for a long time and they just recently started to get the rarer varieties of plecos in; bristle-nose, albino, long-fin, sail-fin, queen, gold nugget, etc. just keep looking for them.

Chaos553 · 04-02-2007, 07:02 PM

How pricey are bristlenoses? I'm sure they aren't the same price as regular plecos, but not as expensive as a royal pleco.

04-01-2007, 08:06 PM	#1
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	Anubias I have a small anubias plant in my 38-gallon tank that keeps getting brown algae on the leaves. Do regular plecostomuses suck the algae off, or am I better off purchasing a bristlenose pleco instead? __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

04-02-2007, 04:48 AM	#3
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Some people have said though that the plecos may damage the leaves in an attempt to get off the algae. Maybe otocinclus? __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

04-02-2007, 07:34 AM	#4
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 864	Well, my bristlenose hasn't damaged the leaves yet, but he's very small still (1.5"). The otos certainly don't, and they are full sized. But then again, the otos haven't cleaned up my anubias either (the older leaves still go black, even with nerite snails, otos, and Amano shrimps in the tank). Last edited by MyraVan; 04-02-2007 at 07:42 AM.

04-02-2007, 08:47 AM	#5
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Bristlenose are pretty safe. Anubias have tough leaves. Otos work nicely also. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

04-02-2007, 09:28 AM	#6
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	If I can find a bristlenose pleco at the store I shop, I'll buy it, but to tell the truth, the nearby stores I shop at have never had bristlenoses unfortunately. =( Otto cats on the other hand I see every once in a while and I really want a couple to do the job. Thanks btw __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

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04-02-2007, 03:20 AM	#2
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 864	A regular pleco will get get too big for your tank; get the bristlenose. And yes, they do suck algae off leaves, at least when young. At least mine does!

04-02-2007, 10:56 AM	#7
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Make sure the otos have been there at least a week or were just brought in. Also stay away from pale colored otos as well as otos with sunken in bellies. These are not healthy. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

04-02-2007, 12:43 PM	#8
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	Alright, will do. Thanks __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

04-02-2007, 12:53 PM	#9
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,888	just kepp looking for the bristle nose plecos. i have been l;ooking for them for a long time and they just recently started to get the rarer varieties of plecos in; bristle-nose, albino, long-fin, sail-fin, queen, gold nugget, etc. just keep looking for them. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

04-02-2007, 07:02 PM	#10
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	How pricey are bristlenoses? I'm sure they aren't the same price as regular plecos, but not as expensive as a royal pleco. __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

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