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Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: BN Plecos Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:06 pm | |
| Never owned the Bristle nose pleco before. I picked up 10 about two or three months ago. I just wanted to post about how suprised I am with their algae eating ability. Sense aquiring them I have had no algae in the 20g grow out they are in. I also have been removing ornaments from the other tanks or rocks covered in algae and they will destroy the algae in less than 24 hours. These are some serious algae eaters. I have been feeding them well their tummies are always full. I am just amazed how fast and clean they can get a large ornament in less than a day. I want to move them but they are still too small to go into the planned tanks. Oh not to mention the long fins are real pretty, hopefully I can get a pair to spawn, Thanks for listening. | |
| | | dirtydawg10 Global Moderator
Posts : 3098
Age : 52 Location : Connecticut Favorite Fish : Severum
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:06 pm | |
| I agree...their algae fighting abilities are very good. | |
| | | c_scherer123 Member
Posts : 90
Age : 36 Location : Athabasca, AB, Canada
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:50 pm | |
| I put nine 1" juvies in my 55g which had lots of algae, until 2 days later... Then I had to start feeding lots of zuccini. ornaments that the dishwasher failed to clean, the BN cleaned. Heavy algae eaters. Love driftwood too. Hope you enjoy yours, from what the breeder I got mine from said, they pair up pretty easily, but take 2-3 years to mature. He used 1 male and 3 females to a tank and they all spawn at once. | |
| | | Grumpa Master Profiler
Posts : 1220
Age : 52 Location : cichlid world Humor : Not often Favorite Fish : tanganikian
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:16 am | |
| hope you get lots of babies! | |
| | | rich311k Member
Posts : 273
Age : 59 Location : Long Island, NY Humor : I have none. Favorite Fish : Angels and Blue Rams
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:46 am | |
| They are great fish, they work hard and are easy to breed. | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:19 pm | |
| I am going to try my hand at breeding them...they need to get a bit bigger and with 10 in the 20g I should get at least one pair if not two! | |
| | | Grumpa Master Profiler
Posts : 1220
Age : 52 Location : cichlid world Humor : Not often Favorite Fish : tanganikian
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:37 pm | |
| sweet let me know ill buy some from you if you ever get extras! | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:45 pm | |
| It will likely be a few months at least they are almost 2 inches now, I got them at 1 inch....I feed them three to four times a day and do every other day W/C so they are growing fast....I will let you know though. | |
| | | Redneck Woman Invert Junkie
Posts : 784
Age : 57 Location : Kentucky Favorite Fish : angels,but kribs are a very close second
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:58 pm | |
| This thread is usless without pictures!!!lol I will agree that they are algae eating machines. I have one in my 135 and there's no algae to be seen!(knocks wood) He's not the prettiest fish I ever saw but my daughter loves him and that's all that matters. | |
| | | Mike D DIY Guy
Posts : 1842
Age : 41 Location : Maine Humor : You can't offend me
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:54 pm | |
| How big do they get? The only thing I know of that eats algae that quick is my mystery snails! | |
| | | rich311k Member
Posts : 273
Age : 59 Location : Long Island, NY Humor : I have none. Favorite Fish : Angels and Blue Rams
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:01 pm | |
| Depends on the species, but most stay under 5 inches. I will post some pics of mine a bit later on. | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:15 pm | |
| I have some pics of them somewhere...I will have to find them....maybe we can start a BN Pleco pic thread...lol! BTW nice one KG! | |
| | | c_scherer123 Member
Posts : 90
Age : 36 Location : Athabasca, AB, Canada
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:06 pm | |
| My albino BN's parents were 5" for female and the male was 6". Here is a pict of my juvie: the males get way more bristles than the females - and only males get bristles on top of their head. the females get tiny things around the lips and that's about it. The males also get a red patch on their head, which is easy to see as some males don't get their bristles until they are the dominant male in the tank. I believe this is a young male due to the red patch on the head. | |
| | | Mostlycichlids Cichlid Specialist
Posts : 4566
Age : 44 Location : New Mexico USA Favorite Fish : Jaguar Cichlid
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:50 pm | |
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| | | rich311k Member
Posts : 273
Age : 59 Location : Long Island, NY Humor : I have none. Favorite Fish : Angels and Blue Rams
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:48 pm | |
| Nice looking fish. Here is one of my girls: | |
| | | Redneck Woman Invert Junkie
Posts : 784
Age : 57 Location : Kentucky Favorite Fish : angels,but kribs are a very close second
| Subject: Re: BN Plecos Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:37 pm | |
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