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🐟 Albino Bristlenose Pleco Overview

👁️🗨️ Appearance

• 🎨 Color: Albino (cream/yellow with red or pink eyes)

• 👃 Bristles: Males develop bushy "bristles" on the nose as they mature

• 💪 Body: Flattened body with armored scales

• 👄 Mouth: Sucker-type mouth for algae grazing

• 🌀 Fins: Broad pectoral and caudal fins, wide tail

😌 Behavior & Temperament

• 🕊️ Peaceful: Great for community tanks

• 🌙 Mostly nocturnal, but active during the day in captivity

• 🧽 Algae Eater: Natural tank cleaner

• 🚫 Non-aggressive: Rarely bothers other tankmates

🏠 Tank Requirements

🥬 Diet

Albino Bristlenose Plecos are omnivores, but lean heavily toward plant-based foods.

🍽️ Preferred Foods:

• 🥒 Blanched vegetables (zucchini, cucumber, spinach, peas)

• 🍘 Algae wafers

• 🦐 Protein (sparingly: bloodworms, shrimp pellets)

• 🌳 Driftwood (provides fiber and aids digestion)

⚠️ Note: Don’t rely solely on algae – they need supplemental food!

🐣 Breeding

• 👫 Sexing: Males have larger, bushier bristles than females

• 🏠 Setup: Provide breeding caves or tubes

• 🥚 Egg Laying: Eggs are guarded by the male

• ⏲️ Hatching Time: 4–10 days

• 🍽️ Fry Food: Crushed algae wafers, powdered fry food, soft veggies

🐠 Compatible Tankmates

✅ Good Matches:

• 🐟 Tetras

• 🐡 Guppies

• 🐚 Corydoras

• 🐠 Mollies

• 🧘 Gouramis

❌ Avoid:

• 🐊 Aggressive cichlids

• 🪓 Fin-nippers

• 🐍 Large predatory fish

⚕️ Common Health Issues

• ❄️ Ich (White Spot Disease)

• 💔 Fin Rot

• 🍽️ Bloating (from too much protein or lack of fiber)

🧼 Prevention Tips:

• Clean water 💧

• Good diet 🥗

• Avoid overcrowding 🚫

🧠 Fun Facts

• 🛑 Not to be confused with Common Plecos — those grow over 18 inches!

• 🧽 Help clean algae but are not self-sustaining cleaners

• 🌟 Available in multiple morphs: albino, longfin, super red

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