BRISTLENOSE PLECO | species spotlight & care guide | THE BEST CLEANER FISH FOR YOUR AQUARIUM!

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Today we take a look at the best cleaner fish for your aquarium/fishtank & talk about the reasons why!
THE BRISTLENOSE PELCO!
Location- South America
Max size- 5-6 inches (females smaller)
PH- 6.5-7.5 (they are a hardy fish though so lower or higher would be ok)
Food to Feed- 75% veggies, 25% protein. (specific "pleco wafers" are offered on the market)
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Minimum tank size- 20-30 gallons
Difference in male & female- Male's have the big "bristles" on their face
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& Thank you for watching & please share your thoughts in the comments. Have you found success with the Bristlenose Pleco?
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[@leesapollo]

Of all the fish in my tank no matter how interesting their colours or shapes are my Pleco is my favourite. He’s such a character the way he just keeps himself to himself and munches all day long. Think that’s probably why I can relate :S

[@Xaves511]

Best Pleco video I have seen so far. I just got a snowball Placo and have been searching for information.

[@Auditing.northern.N.Y.]

I've kept common plecos, just ordered 3 bristle nose and one common. New to the wonderful world of bristle nose. Thanks for the care tips!

[@lemonlizard1]

commons are great but they get insanely big and eat like crazy. In the right conditions though their personality is amazing! Good luck!

[@InkedGamerWolf420]

Even a sailfin pleco I won’t keep in a tank smaller than 180 gallons just because of how much they poop. I had a 125 with a sailfin pleco, an Oscar, Jack Dempsey and gold saum and the pleco’s poops were bigger than my Oscar

[@LeeDfined]

I love Plecos. I have one Bristlenose who I love dearly and has a lot of personality. I also have a larger common Pleco but have made the commitment to do whatever it takes to keep him and will upgrade as necessary.

[@kanalzumkommentieren2169]

I have a bristlenose pleco that is over 20 years old And I am really impressed by them for some reason

[@roland_the_cursor]

Do you still have him or her?

[@kanalzumkommentieren2169]

@@roland_the_cursor Yap

[@roland_the_cursor]

@@kanalzumkommentieren2169 Awesome! I sadly lost mine a few weeks ago... still sad about it and shed a few tears over his death. I'm not sure the cause but I had him for over a year he started losing his beautiful colouration and begun swelling up...

[@LuisRomero-xt3be]

Some kind of cool plecos to choose, How not to love them?

[@johnharrand9765]

Good information Lewis, so many newbies go for a common pleco when they start out with a small aquarium and after 6 months the pleco is as big as the tank. I have a albino bristlenose in my 450ltr and along with my Nerite snails they keep it immaculate. Keep the videos coming take care and stay safe mate.

[@cichlidscape]

Absolutely John! Those commons get big quick! Newbies definitely don’t want those! Bristlenose are great and stay relatively small. Awesome to watch too. Mine comes out quite often which is great👍🏻 thanks for watching again mate

[@fishkeepingfreak]

Yeah i love my female BN. Shes fun and kind of playful. I am new to the hobby and my tank is a bit overstocked. Its a 15g fluval flex. I water change weekly and test every week and no problems at all. I have 8 red eye tetras and 4 panda corys and have never lost a fish, but i do still think its overstocked.

[@SkyPangolin]

Got a dwarf pelco from my best friend 2 years ago, he’s still living but I didn’t know if I was actually taking care of him right, thanks

[@PULAG]

Don't be lazy, people. They do clean a lot of stuff but they produce a lot of waste, so do your water changes! That being said, they're really cool.

[@LMatRC]

Yeah I personally only like them because how they look not how they clean

[@pac4101]

The more waste they produce, the more plecos I’ll get.

[@tiediegymnasts920]

I love my pleco he's 10 years old

[@mountainhobbit1971]

great informative video, thanks mate! It is hard not to love plecos.

[@cichlidscape]

Thanks mate. Sure is! Wanted a golden nugget pleco for a while now too. Just waiting till I get the 125 set up in the new place👌🏻 not long to wait now👍🏻

[@riteshfamily369]

Beautiful video really plecos are great fishes ever thank you for sharing video👍❤️

[@cichlidscape]

Thanks for watching & commenting my friend👍🏻

[@wendymcdowell2341]

I hadn’t done much research on these guys and didn’t know I actually was sold two males and a female when I realized I had many baby plecos in my 40 gal long tank.

[@greygoose117]

I’ve been looking for advice such as this. I didn’t want a common pleco that gets huge. I tried rubber lip plecos in my cichlid tanks but they got picked on and killed. I’d been hearing that bristlenose were the way to go

[@cichlidscape]

Thanks for checking it out. What types of cichlids do you have? The bristlenose may get picked on too depending on how aggressive the fish you have are. If they are Africans, you could try synodontis catfish. Good cleaner crew for leftover foot etc. Not really for algae but they do clean up after a feeding good👍🏻

[@agustinortiz9361]

Love these guys I have a young male and my adult angel has tried bullying, was about to remove him, but I saw he stands his ground and scares the angel away. I think it's awesome lol

[@sharonwhiteley4616]

Love my brisle nose I have 4 and can't stop watching them

[@brianmarshall1762]

A good video post. I have a starlight bristlenose pleco. (L183). It does a great job at keeping his tank (18 gallon) very clean and they’re supposed to be not as good as the regular bristlenose plecos, so can only imagine how good they are.

[@cichlidscape]

My guy works in a 40 gallon breeder at the minute. Does a great job too & is a cool fish to see whenever he shows up👌🏻 thanks for watching & commenting Brian. Sure is a cool fish to keep in my opinion!

[@brucesabourin3575]

Love my pleco, looks just like the one in the video, we call him Wilbur. ❤

[@MoldyBones27]

Beautifully scaped tank!

[@pleco47]

yeah this video is great i just got a bristlenose pleco recently so any information helps

[@2015vwjetta]

I want to get a pleco for my tank but I also have a betta in there can they live in the same tank?

[@ESF19791111]

GOOD VIDEO :) I DID A THUMB-UP ABOUT THE VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBED TO THE CHANNEL :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

[@yashtapase3821]

Got longfin one buddy thanks for info ❤

[@cichlidrich6589]

Love these bristlenose , just a heads up if keeping/breeding with multiple males just make sure you have a cave for each bristlenose and you shouldn't get to much aggressive behaviour. Great video mate watched all your videos

[@cichlidscape]

For sure! These guys can get aggressive in certain circumstances. My buddy used to breed loads of them so I learnt a lot from him👍🏻 appreciate your support! Plenty more to come👌🏻

[@julienewsome7471]

Great video I have two baby longfin bristlenose plecs no sign of bristles about 3months old ,when do the bristles grow please

[@seamus6994]

I've had the common..... Way to big. Had to give them away. Then I had the Clown, which I saw once a year. Gave them away..... Now I have a single bristlenose. Hoping to get more if my fish store ever gets them. Good video, thanks.

[@justanopinionsincerelynoof3860]

love your tank!😍

[@kennybarlow1258]

great advice was thinking getting another one , i had wood in my tank but another video told me that was turning the water brown so i think i ,ll stick to the 1pleco with my guppies & neons thanks

[@fishkeepingfreak]

I got a female by axx. I asked for a male but as it grew, no bristles and they wont take it back. Its ok though, shes really cool and kind of playful

[@angelinasvalles]

Another great tip, thank you once again for sharing!

[@cichlidscape]

Thanks for watching & commenting Angelina. Plenty more to come in the next few months👍🏻

[@mvl7400]

Quick question. Is the Freshwater Angelfish in your 40 gallon breeder tank fully grown or not? I’m looking to get some for a slightly bigger tank but I’m not sure if it’s big enough.

[@cichlidscape]

It’s not no. You could do 1, 2 or 3 in a 40 gallon breeder I’d say. Depending on aggression etc, but if you have a bigger tank then that’s of course better👍🏻

[@nicolumens3311]

How many bottom feeders should I have in a 150 gallon tank

[@flamedotfishing5475]

I have a bristlenose pleco and when I leave the algea wafer in the tank even after all night it is untouched and a soggy mess any tips

[@kimberlyd2308]

Very helpful thank you

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

Would they burrow and mess up my aqua soil and uproot my plants? I have controsoil planted tank substrate. Also, will they eat the green spot algae and black beard algae on the tank walls and plants?

[@count0nz]

use to have a 80L Comunity tank with 1 Large BN Placo. but we had a house fire and the tank literly melted. so lost all our Fight. + setup. But Recently have a new setup in a Smaller 40L Tank right now with 3 BN Placo's and 20+ Guppies. All the Plco's are pretty small right now. just purchested them from Local Pet Stores. but want to try to Breed them but looking to get a Bigger Tank ASAP. Love you're Videoss keep up the good work.

[@hakman239]

How long does it take a pleco to reach adult size?

[@Georgeolddrones]

Another excellent video Lewis funny you should be doing a video on these fish because I thought I’m getting a couple for my discus tank stay safe mate George in Stoke👍😂🍺🇬🇧

[@cichlidscape]

Perfect timing then mate👍🏻 thanks for watching and commenting again. Appreciate you! Hope the discus tank is going good btw!🤞🏻

[@fishiemon64]

I love plecos

[@cichlidscape]

Such a cool fish! I’m really starting to like them recently too👍🏻 thanks for stopping by

[@samsunggalaxytaba3858]

5:21 Worst timing to call him perfe t for community tank as he chases away another fish 🤣

[@cichlidscape]

Hahaha although if your listening I’m saying sometimes at feeding time he can chase😂 this was at feeding time👍🏻

[@samsunggalaxytaba3858]

@@cichlidscape i understand, just thought it was funny.

[@cichlidscape]

@@samsunggalaxytaba3858 for sure! As soon as I clicked on the timestamp I was daaaaamn😂

[@jacobguerrero4304]

I have a cichlid tank and been needing some algae control however I also have a crayfish that is running around constantly trying to get my fish and I’m afraid the bristle nose will get eaten by him. Will the Bristle nose be able to get away fast enough or defend himself?

[@cichlidscape]

Hey man, I sadly don’t know enough about crayfish so I’d check other pages, sites etc. If your worried about it working out, it usually won’t in my experience you know. Thanks for checking out the channel👍🏻

[@roland_the_cursor]

Get the crayfish out. Crayfish are not for community tanks.

[@andrescrux]

Great vid just got 2 for my 50gal let's see how it goes🤷‍♂️🤣

[@jamesseddon5540]

Can they eat every vegetable like carrots and broccoli, cucumber??

[@ryangreen8479]

I got 2 male plecos the exact one u have and a catfish with angel fish

[@Magicwerx]

Cool I'm just getting into these,pukka fish

[@aquaticcc8285]

Is it okay if i bring a bristlenose pleco into my 18G/72L aquarium? Or it has to be minimum 20 gallon for him to thrive?

[@wcdeich4]

I wish there was a dwarf bristlenose vareity

[@RetroAmbie]

Does anyone know anything about Plecos feeding off fish's slime coat? I've been doing research and came across reddit/forum discussions about them attaching to slow moving fish and causing damage. I've got a 125g Discus tank and i really don't want to risk my Discus.

[@cichlidscape]

Thanks for checking out the video. I personally have never heard of that. Any information on the type of pleco? I would imagine a more carnivorous type is more likely to do this if they aren’t getting fed enough?

[@RetroAmbie]

@@cichlidscape I believe they mentioned it being a Sailfin Pleco. I do have a sight suspicion of it maybe being a Chinese Algae Eater but they don't show pictures in the post.

[@cichlidscape]

@@RetroAmbie gotcha! If you do find out anymore info let me know. I’m intrigued for sure👍🏻

[@darrenderousse4804]

Good video! I have a male BN pleco in my 29 gallon now but not to fond of him 🤣 great at cleaning not so great at leaving plants where I put them and want them for the scape! He thinks he owns the tank! Haha

[@cichlidscape]

Hahaha for sure. They can’t definitely be a little destructive. Especially with epiphyte plants👍🏻 thanks for watching & commenting Darren

[@darrenderousse4804]

@@cichlidscape you’re welcome 😊

[@darrenderousse4804]

@@cichlidscape you’re welcome 😊

[@mohitbaid8148]

Can i drop one of these in a flowerhorn tank ?

[@ehliyuh_elz4815]

My mom bought 3 plecos without telling me and is currently in a 20 gallon I don’t know what kind of pleco it is, my mom asked the one selling it if its the one that grows huge the one selling it said that it isn’t the one that grows big, i dont think it is a bristle nose because there are no bristles its still like very small maybe 2 inches i think, hope it really doesn’t grow big 😅 never wanted a pleco because it grows big i would get one if i had a bigger tank tho… my mom bought it cuz she said it was cheap 💀

[@taimchenry2233]

If you do to 5:38 in the video the bristlenose plecos eye looks like a half moon

[@Xavierkmx]

Hello, what stones are those in that tank?

[@greatplainsman3662]

My bristlenose are going on 6 yrs old.

[@iananderson9609]

What background do you use in your tanks?

[@cichlidscape]

I either painted them with a spray or roll on paint or I grab the backgrounds from fish stores. I believe this tank is a fish store background👍🏻

[@jincybaby9470]

Don't you have a snail? Do you give any food to them?

[@biglebowski5737]

Will it scratch acrylic tanks?

[@cichlidscape]

Not to my knowledge no👍🏻

[@monkiy_slayer]

I'm hoping those white dots on its tail are just apart of it and are not a type of fungal infection because a pleco won't last long otherwise :(

[@cichlidscape]

Sure was just part of the coloring. This video was taken around 18 months ago now. The dude is still going strong👍🏻 thanks for watching!

[@monkiy_slayer]

@@cichlidscape thank fuck. I just got scared for a second because my pleco had something pretty similar and it was from a fungal infection because my dumb ass didn't change the tank properly but he lives now after I learnt my mistake

[@edwardjennings6021]

How about I get just the pleco

[@lozwillcox1434]

👍👍

[@Siobhan-swanny]

Why do people think plecos will clean the tank yes they may eat algae but that doesn’t mean they are gunna keep your tank clean tbw they shit loads so maintenance will be more often

[@cichlidscape]

Very true👍🏻 I am completely unsure why. I think a lot of it comes from big box stores tbh. Selling the notion that after a while you can add a pleco to ‘clean’ the tank. At least that’s how it is in the US

[@gezrogius]

😍👍

[@twistedvoodoo4960]

Can a bristlenose be put in with an Oscar?

[@cbreezy1590]

Anyone know any plecos that can live in a 10 gallon with no heater?

[@waynemurphy]

Are you from Yorkshire

[@cichlidscape]

Hi Wayne, originally I am yes. I moved out to the US when I was 18👍🏻 you from the shire too?

[@waynemurphy]

Yeah mate god home county 😂😂👍

[@drewm618]

100th like lol

[@cichlidscape]

Appreciate it! Haha thanks for watching

[@drewm618]

@@cichlidscape np! I love plecos I have a young male bristlenose pleco!

[@redditdevilsadvocate.5134]

Be advised. They do clean, but oh boy do they 💩 tons. There eating factories. In and out

[@hakman239]

There not a cleaner fish

[@cichlidscape]

Do they not clean algae off surfaces in your aquarium? I believe that is a good good source for them. As well as obviously driftwood for fibre & “algae” wafers as other staple foods

[@hakman239]

@@cichlidscape yes but people but peso ppe buy them for cleaning and don’t feed them

[@cichlidscape]

@@hakman239 yeah absolutely. Thats why we try to get those folks to watch videos on these fish. That way they can understand they will help to clean your tank but also need to be fed & provided for. Water changes are still also needed right! Haha many people also forget that

[@brunohanham3119]

That’s a lot of poop

[@tonme2895]

They are not cleaning fish.

[@cichlidscape]

That would be correct!😂 beginners think that though…usually after advice from the big box stores who advise on them to “take care of algae & everything else”😂 They are great a taking care of uneaten food though👍🏻