Male Bristlenose with eggs Vs Clown Plec

[Darren Balch]

Just before going to bed last night I noticed that one of my male Bristlenoses (

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

) was fanning a huge clump of eggs in his cave. This morning before leaving for work i checked all my tanks and saw one of my Clown Plecs (

Panaque maccus

) trying to force his way into the cave i assume to eat the eggs. Should i think about moving the Clown plecs? or just leave it to them to sort it out?

[krazyGeoff]

I would imagine that the bristlenose would be able to defend the cave from a p.maccus.

I guess you will be able to confirm when you get home.

Cheers

[wet-handed]

I have a male BN plus three female BN. The male is on eggs all the time unless i remove him for a break. In this tank "75gal" i have around ten maccus three really grown males few really big females an although I have seen them get interested in what the BN are doing i have never had a clutch of eggs disipear

[saor alba]

Maybe your male clowns are wanting to use a cave for there own purpose,s but a big bristle nose should defend his cave pretty well .
Add more caves around the wood where your clowns mostly hang out and watch what happens then.