Can someone please clear this up for me ?

[JessiNoel21]

I have red and hear different things about keeping ADFs and Plecos together. I have a 1/2" albino BN in my friends 29 gallon that I would love to put in my 20L when it gets here Friday (I am hoping ) he would be in the tank with two of the ADFs and some fish. Everyone will have plenty of hiding spaces and I am boiling a piece of driftwood(it's been in storage).

 

[Khuligirl93]

Bristle nose plecos need at least a 20 gallon tank. 30 is better. Do you mean 20 long or 20 liter?

 

[JessiNoel21]

20 gallon long

 

[JessiNoel21]

I am hoping to upgrade in a year to a 40 B once I get a new place .

 

[Khuligirl93]

I've never personally kept them together, but I have kept both of them. I can't really see any potential problems. BNs are amazing algae eaters, but will also enthusiastically eat sinking pellets and frozen food. Not so quickly that the ADFs would be deprived of food though.

 

[JessiNoel21]

I target feed the ADFs so I know they eat.

 

[Khuligirl93]

I don't think you should have problems then

 

[Mebbid]

From my understanding the plecos tend to attack adfs. I've seen that bit of information in enough places to make me avoid trying it. Bristlenose Plecos really need a 30g tank minimum anyways.

 

[JessiNoel21]

How about Otos than?

 

[Mebbid]

Otos and adf? Should be fine.