Keeping Bristlenose fries with Adult L316 plecos

[squid]

Hi,

i have 5 Adult L316 plecos which i am hoping to breed, so far they have not bred again
planning to add 5 1 inch Bristlenose to their tank,

do you guys see any problem with adding the Juvy bristlenose?
will L316 harm small Bristlenose?

Hypancistrus sp(l316)

thanks.

[YSR50]

No problem, I keep young BN in all of my breeder setups. Just know that BN grow quickly and that once they're mature they will start competing for caves.

[squid]

Thanks planning to mix them with my l316 only while they're small.
once they're near adult size. they'll have their own tank

[jac]

Foodwise it's absolutely wrong. Ancistrus should be fed on a herbivore diet. They will eat the carnivores foods which you feed to your Hypancistrus. The Ancistrus will end up in trouble some how.

[YSR50]

Depending on your feeding habits, jac has a point. I feed a very wide variety of foods to all my Pleco groups. Never had issues with BN in any of my Hypancistrus or Peckoltia breeding tanks.

[squid]

thanks, I've been dropping Hikari algaE wafers into the tank.
my L316 are shy and i seldom see them, but i drop Hikari shrimp pellets for them at night.
Won't Hypans eat algae wafers?
I also have Indian almond leaves in the tank.