Diurnal Pleco Please ...

[zenyfish]

My common (L-21) and tiger (L-002) seems very nocturnal.
My rubbernose (L-187b) is the only one I see in the day time sometimes.

I've researched this site for a smaller (6" or so), diurnal (day active) pleco. The only one I've found is:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... ht=diurnal Seems hard to find this one.

Are there any others?

[racoll]

My L002's are always active in the day gnawing away at the wood. they're the first to get to the food.

my suggestion is to subdue the lighting and increase the number of hiding places so they feel more at home. use floating plants.

the only plecos that are completely diurnal are the vegetarian algae grazers of the genera Farlowella, Sturisoma, Hemiloricaria and Otocinclus etc.

the more carnivorous the pleco, the more noctural it usually is.

[Taratron]

I see my albino bristlenose out almost all the time during the day.

Of course, the fact that I have a inch-thick of hornwort over the top of the tank, making the bottom dim, might play into this!

Though I do have a brown bristlenose in the same tank, and rarely see her....

[MatsP]

My female bristlenose is currently located in a tank sitting with a small but bright light from one end and whatever light passes through the window (usually quite a bit), and she's out during the day if there isn't _TOO_ much noise and movement in the room. Obviously lots of people talking/waving arms about, and she goes into hiding. It's a brown one. I do think these fish have personality, but I don't think it matters if they are brown or albino.

Bristlenoses (ancistrus) eat mostly algae, so follows the idea outlined above by racoll...

--
Mats

[zenyfish]

Thanks so much to all for the advice. I will try make my tanks even more pleco friendly.

Racoll, I'm very surprised your L002s are out and about. I wonder if having more than one in a tank helps their confidence? My plecos are all singular in separate tanks.

[kwalker]

[quote="zenyfish"]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... ht=diurnal Seems hard to find this one.

quote]


we just got in a few this past week.. they will be ready to ship early next week if your interested.

ken

[1tankneverenuff]

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... ht=diurnal Seems hard to find this one.

quote]


we just got in a few this past week.. they will be ready to ship early next week if your interested.

ken

How much? Feel free to PM me...