Pleco Blue Eye Lemon Bristlenose L144

Description

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How To Safely Add Fish To Tank

1. Set live stock aside with transportation bag in room temperature place for 30 minutes.
2. Then transfer bag to float in aquarium for another 30 minutes
3. Use a fish net to transfer the live stock by scooping it from the bag into the tank.

Note: Do not release live stocks together with the transportation water into tank.

Keeping the Blue Eye Lemon Bristlenose Pleco L144

The Blue Eye Lemon Bristlenose (L144) is a long-loved bristlenose colour form, combining a soft lemon-yellow body with distinctive blue-grey eyes and the bushy snout tentacles males develop with age. It stays small for a pleco, so it earns its keep as a tireless algae grazer in community tanks across Singapore flats and condos. Our warm ambient 27-29C suits it well, and a typical indoor tank needs no heater to keep this peaceful bottom-dweller rasping happily over glass and decor.

While it grazes algae and biofilm, a bristlenose still needs a proper diet: sinking algae wafers, blanched vegetables like zucchini and cucumber, and a piece of driftwood to rasp on for healthy digestion. Provide caves or shaded overhangs as daytime retreats, keep the tank well-oxygenated, and condition the soft local tap water before changes. Good mechanical filtration helps too, since plecos produce noticeable waste for their size.

See more grazers in our bottom feeders range, and our bristlenose pleco care guide plus diet and feeding guide cover long-term care.