Plecos that eat algae

by **reefer171** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:33 am

I love plecos and hate algae so I thought hey why not get a pleco that will eat algae! I know some plecos, like the commons, don't actually eat algae (or very little of it) even though they may be sold for that purpose to unsuspecting buyers. So is there a species that is generally recommended by aquarists?

by **kate_kuhli** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:55 pm

Rubbernoses and common bristlenoses are the best algae eaters to my knowledge.

by **tetrafan** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:40 pm

by **blenny** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:17 pm

I could be wrong but I think the common plecos are actually good algae eaters. The issue is they get very big and messy so most fish keepers aren't prepared to keep them for very long!

by **saratang** » Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:20 pm

Out of interest why a bristlenose over a rubbernose? What's the difference?

by **tetrafan** » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:00 pm

by **reefer171** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:51 pm

by **friend_of_fish** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:03 pm

Yeah you can't go wrong with a bristlenose, they're kind of multi functional.

I find rubbernoses just as easy to keep though, TBH. They are a bit timid though and some people say that their rubbernose hides all the time.

by **reefer171** » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:45 pm

Are bulldog plecos the same as rubbernose? How big do they get - I read 4" somewhere and then 6" somewhere else. Is 6" even small for a pleco? I don't know what size range I should be aiming for.

by **xxluckxx** » Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:13 pm

Plecos that eat algae

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