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Re: [AGA-Member] Re: Algae eaters -- discus-in' the better ones
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- Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] Re: Algae eaters -- discus-in' the better ones
- From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:51:15 -0800 (PST)
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One caution about brustle or bushynose plecos (ancistrus).
If you get several in a tank and they begin to spawn, the
multitude of ancitrus in the tank can turn was was once
harmless grazing to serious erosion of the aquascape. Once
they get started, they seem to breed like guppies.
sh
--- Ann Viverette <annv777@houston.rr.com> wrote:
> I am very fond of my albino bristlenose plecos in the
> discus tank. They mind
> their own business, never bother the discus, and I
> suppose they keep it all
> clean, it is perfectly clean and I never even wipe the
> tank. I have two in
> the barebottom 105 gallon with 22 juveniles and they seem
> to be very healthy
> on whatever it is they eat. The discus only get NLS
> Growth and beefheart.
> The bristlenoses either exist on algae or leftovers.
>
> Ann V
>
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:11:52 EST
> > From: Nickeydundee@aol.com
> > Subject: [AGA-Member] Algae eaters
> > To: aga-member@thekrib.com
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> >
> > Hello All,
> > Question about algae eaters in a discus tank. I
> have found out the
> > meaning of attack Otto's. They love the coats of
> discus they did however
> > eat a
> > lot of algae. What else is out there that will eat up
> some algae?? Thank
> > you
> >
> > AZ
> >
>
>
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