calfishguy
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Can an albino bristlenose pleco be kept with dwarf puffers in a 29 gallon tank.
Albino bristlenose pleco
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Horsegirlmaddy
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I feel like the puffers might harass a pleco, and maybe hurt their beaks/mouths on the pleco's armor. However, it all depends on the individuals. I've had pea puffers in a 5 gallon tank with freshwater gobies for years and never had any problems.
I would imagine a 29 gallon would provide enough space for them to live peacefully. Decorate it well, and feed the puffs well, and you could very well have success
I would imagine a 29 gallon would provide enough space for them to live peacefully. Decorate it well, and feed the puffs well, and you could very well have success
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calfishguy
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Just out of curiosity will he eat angelfish eggs ???
Horsegirlmaddy
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The pleco almost 100% certainly will. If you're talking about the dwarf puffers, most likely they will too.
Currently I have 12 adult breeding angels and 4 pairs of breeding rams in a 220g planted tank along with a pretty good size Longfin Albino BNP and I have never had issues of anyones eggs being eaten by the BNP. One thing that helps alot with Pleco's in general is to offer them veggies and/or algae tablets 2x a week. All my various species of pleco's in different tanks especially like cooked, deshelled peas and soften zucchini. By feeding them at night a couple times a week tends to keep them more satisfied and less likely to get into mischief.
I'd be careful with the pleco/puffer mix. It is pretty much going to boil down to the personalities of the puffers.
I'd be careful with the pleco/puffer mix. It is pretty much going to boil down to the personalities of the puffers.
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calfishguy
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Okay thanks its not even for sure that I'm getting the puffers it's just high pethetical. As of now he'd be with two angels. Thanks.
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calfishguy
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Excellent that kinda cool for a pleco.
That's why I like them so much. My female is out and about all day, even when the halides are on now that I took the 10K bulbs out and put in 6000K ones in. I like the Long Fins even better. Here's a pic of my female Longfin Albino BNP... Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community - Rivercats's Album: 220g inhabitants - Picture
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calfishguy
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Cool pic. I don't know if I have ever looked forwarded a Monday as much as this one. My lfs has two in and a leopard gourami so I hope to pick one of the plecos and the gourami up on Monday.
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calfishguy
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He's going in my 55 community. They rarely get up to 6 inches in captivity.
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calfishguy
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Here are some pics of the gourami and pleco acclimating.
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Wouldn't the angel fish and ram protect the eggs from the pleco? Well at least the angels for sure rams are sometimes bad parents so they that might be a different story. But at the same time pleco's don't like thin that are to meaty so they might just stay away from them. Rivercat did you angels chase the pleco away or did he just not care for them?
I feed all my bnp's cucumbers. And they seem to love it! I can go and look at my tank and see maybe 5 of them and then bam! After I put in the cucumber they're just everywhere! This is in a rearing tank by the way and I do have stuff in the tank it's not bare bottom.
I feed all my bnp's cucumbers. And they seem to love it! I can go and look at my tank and see maybe 5 of them and then bam! After I put in the cucumber they're just everywhere! This is in a rearing tank by the way and I do have stuff in the tank it's not bare bottom.
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