[clintgv]

Just wondering if it will be safe for the yellow lab fries if I put one albino bristlenose pleco in the tank just to clean the limestone rocks?

Has anyone tried putting a pleco with baby fries?

Thanks in advance,
Clint.

 

[onefishtwofish]

i wouldnt unless they r in a very big tank and the pleco is a like size as the fry ie a baby too.

 

[Mferko]

i had 3 baby BN plecos maybe 1.5-2 inches long in with my demasoni/yellow labs for about a week, was fine. they clean up all the flakes that the fry miss.

 

[onefishtwofish]

yes like size ones will do a good clean up job.

 

[clintgv]

I have a albino BN pleco around 2-2.5" male and female. Would that size of a pleco harm the babies?

The fry tank is 10 gallons btw. With limestone rocks.

 

[budahrox]

BN plecos are typically more into a veggie type of diet.
I highly doubt that they would even attempt to or could catch & eat any of your fry.
As long as you have hiding places such as your rock I think you'd be just fine. I'm sure they wouldn't pay the fry any mind at all. I'd be very surprised if they did. I have Endlers in my BN tank & no problems with the fish or fry at all. Lots of adult BN, semi-adult BN & BN babies in the same said tank.
Just my HO.
Cheers!!!

 

[donjuan_corn]

I never had problems with my lab/cobalt fry and my BN

 

[onefishtwofish]

there you go.............

 

[clintgv]

Ok sweet thanks guys. I will try it when I get another one this week maybe