[AGA-Member] Re: Algae eaters -- discus-in' the better ones

["Ann Viverette" <annv777@houston.rr.com>]

I need to update my comments about the albine bushynose plecos in the 
barebottom discus tank. I found the larger of the two attacking my discus 
last week, twice I observed it attach to the side of a discus. I have 
removed it to a planted tank where it is the only pleco.

I do not know if it wasa spurred to attack by hunger, for I do not add any 
separate foods to that tank for the bushynoses, they seemed to do OK on 
leftovers. It may be that the food that was adaquate for one was not 
adaquate for 2, for I had recently added a second to the tank. It may be 
that there were territory problems with 2 in the tank, this one preferred 
the back of the sponge filter and that is where the discus also crowd when 
they are frightened as they were doing when the bushynose latched on to a 
discus.

For now, I do have the smaller of the albino bushynose plecoes still with 
the discus, but I will be careful to notice any attacks.
Ann Viverette
> --- 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
> > >
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