Frog and pleco's

[June Olberding <jdolb1@comcast.net>]

Noted the following behavior with a little pleco and wondered if anybody
else has observed them to take exception to tank mates. I know they can
fight among them selves over territory and with my spawning pair, the male
is definitely "top" fish of the two.
Re: Bristlenose pleco and African frogs.
Small frog in guppy tank with small Bristlenose. Observed the frog and
bristlenose rushing at each other over the bloodworm dinner. The frog was
suprisingly assertive but Pleco more persistent and larger. Finally the
Pleco started landing on top of the frog and "rasping" him. A few times of
that and the frog retired from the field. Wish I had one of those neat
little video cameras like Erik's to capture it. The next day I observed that
the Pleco seemed to have developed an attitude toward the frog and would
jump on him and "rasp" even with no food  present. The frog looked to me to
be in danger so moved him to another tank.
Is this normal or do I have a rouge bristlenose here?
June
 

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