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Which one is better for alage eating? I should have researched it first. I got the Panaque maccus. However if that is worse/insufficient for eating alage, I could give that one to my brother for his tank since he doesn't have a pleco.

well from what i have read, the clown pleco (panaque maccus) is a rather poor algae eater, but others have said that there clowns do an extremely good job at eating algae, so i would have to say that it all depends on the panaque maccus you get.

Now on the other hand the bristle/bushy nose pleco (ancistrus temmincki) is a renowned algae either, and i have heard on most every account that they do a very well job when it comes to algae eating.

but thats just what i have heard.

I have two panaque maccus and i would have to say that they are not the pleco for you if you are looking for something to eat algae.

Panaque maccus will eat some algae but they really get most of their diet from grazing on driftwood, vegetables, and the occasional meaty foods.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=734

The bushy/bristlenose plecos eat algae and vegetation as their main diet and are known for being one of the best algae eating plecos that isn't overly large. It is suggested though to provide some driftwood and they will take meaty foods if they have the opportunity. There are several species sold under that common name and unless your expert at pleco Iding you probably won't know which one your getting. I wouldn't count on the plec being exactly ancistrus temminckii unless your buying from a breeder who has properly IDed their species. Otherwise that particular species is rather uncommon.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1290
http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=49