Bristlenose

[robertsskippyj]

Hi all,

So the juwel rio 180L is running well and the cardinals and opaline gourami are doing well.

The new juwel 240L that I was given has been giving double 0's for 4 days now so 3 to go.

I'm now tkinking of a stocking list for it.

I love the look of a bristlenose pleco.

My question is, i have a little brown algae from cycling that has dropped onto the subsrate, do I gravel vac it or do I leave it for the Bristlenose?

Thanks.

 

[chickennuggets123]

Did you do the fish-less cycle?


But to be safe, I'd remove it with the gravel cleaner...
As long as it has algae available on the aquarium walls, and you supply it with algae wafers and green veggies every so often it should be fine.

 

[xingumike]

I'd get rid of it, if you have it on the substrate there will be plenty of it elsewhere for an Ancistrus to go at.

The algae cleaning properties of them are a bonus rather than an expectation.

 

[robertsskippyj]

Hi all,

So the juwel rio 180L is running well and the cardinals and opaline gourami are doing well.

The new juwel 240L that I was given has been giving double 0's for 4 days now so 3 to go.

I'm now tkinking of a stocking list for it.

I love the look of a bristlenose pleco.

My question is, i have a little brown algae from cycling that has dropped onto the subsrate, do I gravel vac it or do I leave it for the Bristlenose?

Thanks.

yes did a fishless cycle and have had 4 double 0's hence why waiting 3 more days before getting the bristlenose.

There is not much that I can see on the glass.

So if its best to get it off the substrate i best get the gravel vac out.

 

[xingumike]

If you are adding plecos to a tank it is a good habit to get used to