Bristlenose pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Also called bn pleco, bristlenose, bushynose, ancistrus.
Wants driftwood to rasp on. Much more sensible than a common pleco.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 13 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 110 L, at least 80 cm long
- Temperature
- 23 to 27 °C
- pH
- 6 to 7.8
- Hardness
- 5 to 20 dGH
- Kept in
- ones or pairs
- Temperament
- peaceful
- Eats
- herbivore
- Swims
- near the bottom
- How hard
- easy
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether bristlenose pleco fit the tank you have.