Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus
- Beginner
- Peaceful
- 12 cm adult
- Freshwater
₹300.00
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Everything people want from a pleco in a sensible 12 cm package. Males sprout the signature tentacled snout.
- Min tank size
- 80 L
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 6–7.8
- Hardness
- 4–18 dGH
- Group size
- Can be kept singly
- Diet
- Herbivore — algae wafers, courgette, driftwood biofilm
- Lifespan
- 10–12 years
- Adult size
- 12 cm
🌿 Safe with live plants.
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Breeding difficulty: Easy
Cave spawner — the male guards and fans the eggs inside; fry graze biofilm once free-swimming.
Give driftwood (essential for digestion), a cave, and vegetable food. An excellent, genuinely useful algae-eater for medium tanks.