Bristlenose plecostomus

[Alex1]

That is what I'm going to do is trim away some of the black algae


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[mredman]

My young BN plecos are about three months old and are not showing in signs of sex differentiation. They are approaching three inches in length.

Because I had no CO2 for the first three months since setting up, I was able to learn first-hand about most species of algae. The BN plecos and otocinclus are very happy. I have tried feeding blanched vegetables to the plecos but they prefer the algae. It is the serpae tetras that love the blanched vegetables and sometimes the corydoras species.

However, my algae population is diminishing and I expect the plecos to soon show an interest in supplemental vegetable feeding.

Mike

[mredman]

I have never seen a plecostomus eat black brush algae (BBA). I have it growing on wood and some plants (especially bucephalandra) in my aquarium. Since setting up my CO2 system, it has not spread. Surprisingly, my angel fish and pearl gouramis eat it.

Now that my plants are putting out new leaves on a more frequent basis, I am trimming the older leaves infested with BBA.

Mike

Will a BN eat black brush algae?


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[troy tucker]

It's black algae. I thought I beat it back, but I turn the 2 set of lights on to soon and it came back. So now it's off again so I'm just waiting it out. The plants are winning again and the black mollies are helping.


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How long are you running your lights everyday? How often do you feed?

[troy tucker]

At what age and length do male BNs start to grow their bristles?

Mike

Every group I have ever had has been a little deferent in the time it takes but there is always a dom. he will grow bigger, faster, and his bristles first. The group I have now. You can already see the Dom.

[ptran]

Seems like my BN will clean up anything.

[Alex1]

Siamese algae eater, and flying fox fish is the only fishes that I heard of and black mollies will eat black algae that I know of.


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[ptran]

Will a BN eat black brush algae?


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Never mind. A BN will eat any algae IME.

[Alex1]

Looks like hair algae but black and thick, grows on slow growing plants. Common with hard water so I read.


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[Alex1]

Not pretty, but not uncommon


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[Alex1]

It's black algae. I thought I beat it back, but I turn the 2 set of lights on to soon and it came back. So now it's off again so I'm just waiting it out. The plants are winning again and the black mollies are helping.


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[ptran]

What is a black brush algae?

[Alex1]

Will a BN eat black brush algae?


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[ptran]

as soon as 6 months.

[thegoodlife]

I recently sold most of my adults and started growing out my babies...at about 6-8 months or so and at about 2.5-3" is when my males start to have noticeable bristles compared to the females...