Plz I Have Questions About Albino Bristlenose Plecos No1 Will Answer

ryguy said:

got bristle albino bristlenose pleco. will he be fine in my malawi tank he has enough algea to eat and i have wafers that i feed him hes shy but at night active and i got him like 2months ago while my other 2 died a few days later (i think they were sick, tried to nurse them back to health) 1 lived so im gonna get more should i?

PS: red arrow in oicture shows his hide out.
oh ya also it 55 gallon tank with 10 african cichlids with 2 60 gallong filters that rune smoothly

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iairj84 said:

I wouldn't add bogwood as it will help buffer the ph to a lower level. At least it has in all my tanks that it's in... Although the plecs do enjoy it, in a cichlid tank it's tough to. I think you could add another 1-2 if you wanted, it wouldn't hurt much at all. Pleco's are just naturally shy, especially bristlenoses for some reason. I would reccomend looking in the DIY section on moonlighting kits and set one up. They really look great and it will allow you to watch your fish when they're sleeping and your pleco when he's out rummaging around.

On a totally unrelated note I would turn the heater sideways, I find it gives you a little bit better distribution of heat and it won't make the heater kick on/off as eratically.

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