Are Bristlenose Plecos sensitive

[maverick786us]

Are Bristlenose Placeos sensitive in a new tank? Last week I bought 2 Bristlenose Pleco, 2 Albino angelfishes and 2 Siamese Algae eaters. One Place died. Today I bought another one and it seems to have disappeared. These Placos aren't anywhere close to their bigger cousins and immortal Siamese when in terms of being hardy.

 

[Bradders]

I have kept them in the past. and they are more intolerant regarding tank maturity and oxygen availability. If you are having issues, they are the areas I would initially investigate.

 

[mort]

Being hardy and being hardy in a new tank are two different things imo. In general ancistris are pretty hardy especially the multi generation tank bred ones but a new tank is always a stability challenge. It sounds like you added a decent bioload in one go, which is going to confound the problem, unless the tank is large. I'd suggest letting the tank catch up before even considering adding anything else. I don't add any algae eaters until the tank has began to show signs of algae and it's generally been left with only plants for 8 weeks or so before that becomes a consideration. I know we are in a modern world where every influencer stocks the tank on day one but patience is the best thing to learn and will lead to a much tank in the long run.

 

[hypnogogia]

but patience is the best thing to learn

One of the most important attributes in aquatics in my opinion.

 

[Teleos]

Hi all,

first and foremost, ancistrus (Bristlenose Plecos) prefer and need oxygen-rich water. As little organic polution as possible. If they come up for air at the surface, this is an emergency reaction. They don't like it! They are generally very resilient, but also susceptible to bacterial infections in poor husbandry conditions. Last but not least, they don`t really like unmatured '"baby" tanks. It goes without saying that they need sufficient hiding places.
If there are several ancistrus males in the tank, a clear hierarchy can be observed. There is always only one alpha male in the tank. However, lower-ranking ancistrus males occasionally try to see if they can somehow become number one. And the stronger one wins.