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male canada
hey.
just wondered if brisleose plecos are inclines o eat live plant if well fed otherwiise. thanks.
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puddle cat
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No, sometimes you see them smootching the leaves, they are cleaning off a bit of algae but they don't eat the plants.

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No they don't eat the live plants, but they'll clean the Algae from the leaves.


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thanks. i read tons of resouces on them but never read if they eat plant. weird.
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