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  1. Wed Jul 11, 2007, 01:34 PM #1
    Davo
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    Algae - Is it Bristlenose or Plecos?

    Do they eat algae and also do they eat plants as well?

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  2. Wed Jul 11, 2007, 11:48 PM #2
    ILLUSN
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    bristlenoses do eat algae, they also rasp at the leaves of my amazonicas, sometimes the old leaves of my appart. big plecs eat everything resembling plant matter even java fern.
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  3. Thu Jul 12, 2007, 12:03 AM #3
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    they seem to eat algae if they absolutely have to. my tanks get heavily fed so the bristlenose dont bother with the algae
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