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	Need BN Pleco advice
NFaustman Enthusiast Posts: 172 Kudos: 163 Votes: 78 Registered: 13-Jun-2005	I am bringing home a BN Pleco later today. The tank is a well established 20g with 1 Bolivian Ram, 3 cories, a few pristellas and a small angel. I've got several "cave"-type hiding spots and a little drift wood in the tank, as well as some plastic plants. Is there anything I'm overlooking? Any words of advice for a new pleco owner? "I am a believer in punctuality, though it makes me very lonely" EV Lucas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	The BN will be fine with those tank mates & he'll be quite happy with the caves & Driftwood. You'll have to do more water changes & gravel cleaning, as the BN will "poo" alot. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
NFaustman Enthusiast Posts: 172 Kudos: 163 Votes: 78 Registered: 13-Jun-2005	Ah yes, I do remember hearing that they produce a lot of waste. Thanks for the reply Jason. "I am a believer in punctuality, though it makes me very lonely" EV Lucas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Sounds like a great tank for a BN. When I got mine, some of my ornaments began to lose all their paint. Turns out my BN was "cleaning" them. Had to throw thme out as he basically destroyed them, but he was fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Make sure you have some bottom feeder wafers. My BNs also like broccoli, cucumber, zucchini, etc ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yeah, that looks fine. To go along with the above post, you will have to supplement whatever algae it eats with actual food. I feed my BN algae wafers and zucchini, and the pig loves them. Also, keep in mind that bristlenose plecos like brown algae more than any other type. Mine has kept my twenty-nine gallon tank all clear of brown algae, but has not eaten or has not been able to eat any green algae. If you run out of brown algae for your plec, it wouldn't be a bad idea to feed vegetables more often, so that it gets plenty of plant matter in its belly. Last edited by sirbooks at 16-Jun-2005 07:00 And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
NFaustman Enthusiast Posts: 172 Kudos: 163 Votes: 78 Registered: 13-Jun-2005	Thank you all for the great response. However, I have bad news...The breeder I was going to get the fish from lost all of the fry! Apparently, something, one of the fish perhaps, broke the glass on the heater some how and caused it to short, and electrocute everything in the tank! I feel so bad for him, but I am still anxiously searching for a pleco! "I am a believer in punctuality, though it makes me very lonely" EV Lucas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	That's really bad. Just keep searching for a BN & you don't be disappointed. They're great fish. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


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