Bristlenose plecs are wonderful little buggers. I very rarely sell Hypostomus or Gibb plecs in my store these days; most people do quite well with a bristlenose or one of the other non-pleco algae eaters. The appearance is a little offputting to some people, but I think they've got character, and they're not afraid to hang around out in the open. As my signature says, don't just assume your algae eater will subsist on merely algae alone. Slices of zucchini, pieces of green bean, pieces of lettuce, they like them all. Just freeze them overnight to break down the cell walls so they get nice and tasty.

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