algae eater???

discusdan · 04-26-2006, 03:15 PM

are all plecos with the bristles on their nose good algae eaters
not sure if mine is a good algae eater
hes a bristlenose with a kind of green color

PerculaClown · 04-26-2006, 03:53 PM

Even though bristle nose plecos are omnivorous, their main food is algae and they are said to be amongst the best algae eating catfish.
Here is some more info on them:

http://fishinthe.net/html/fishguide/...C=26&nl=4&nt=4

heatherhoge · 04-30-2006, 05:21 PM

That is true but they should get some meat and bog wood in their diet as well. What ever you feed your fish your bristle nose will pick at too. So if feed shrimp pellets they will eat it. My bristle is always eating the wood and i never see him eat anything else but i know he does eat other things. They are highly dependant on bog wood.

**JustOneMore20** · 05-01-2006, 09:12 PM

They are great algae eaters. They are also very interesting fish. What size tank are you wanting to put one in? I think a 29g or larger is better. BN's are high waste producers, like most plecos.

IrishKittenOWar · 05-04-2006, 10:57 PM

my tanks has had no algae since i put him in it... he sucks on his driftwood all day and comes out at night to feast on algae wafers, zuccini(sp) lettuce, carrots and whatever else i put in there for him to eat

04-26-2006, 03:15 PM	#1
discusdan Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 16 Posts: 19	algae eater??? are all plecos with the bristles on their nose good algae eaters not sure if mine is a good algae eater hes a bristlenose with a kind of green color Last edited by discusdan; 04-26-2006 at 03:20 PM.

05-01-2006, 09:12 PM	#4
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,487	They are great algae eaters. They are also very interesting fish. What size tank are you wanting to put one in? I think a 29g or larger is better. BN's are high waste producers, like most plecos. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

05-04-2006, 10:57 PM	#5
IrishKittenOWar Finder Of Lost Things Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Columbia, Mo Age: 24 Posts: 79	my tanks has had no algae since i put him in it... he sucks on his driftwood all day and comes out at night to feast on algae wafers, zuccini(sp) lettuce, carrots and whatever else i put in there for him to eat __________________ My Family: 2 children, 1 hubby, 3 gold white clouds, 4 white clouds, 3 embers, 3 bloodfins, 10 serpes, 4 pristella, 1 headlight tail light, 3 males guppies, 7 female guppies, 1 fry, 1 L128, 1 L333, 1 L066 pleco, 1 "Gibby" pleco, 1 bristle nose, 1 L106 , 1 L091, 2 bronze corys, 3 false bandit corys, 6 siamese algea eaters, 2 betas, 1 Tiger loach, 3 african dwarf frogs. 1 baby leopard angelfish, 1 red tailed shark, 1 upside down cat, 1 Tadpole

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04-26-2006, 03:53 PM	#2
PerculaClown Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 116	Even though bristle nose plecos are omnivorous, their main food is algae and they are said to be amongst the best algae eating catfish. Here is some more info on them: http://fishinthe.net/html/fishguide/...C=26&nl=4&nt=4

04-30-2006, 05:21 PM	#3
heatherhoge Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: broadview ht ohio Age: 33 Posts: 98	That is true but they should get some meat and bog wood in their diet as well. What ever you feed your fish your bristle nose will pick at too. So if feed shrimp pellets they will eat it. My bristle is always eating the wood and i never see him eat anything else but i know he does eat other things. They are highly dependant on bog wood.

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