Whelp. This is a new one for me. I have never owned a Bristlnose. He (she?) Was introduced to a 2 month old (cycled it with old filter media) tank after I intentionally let the algae get a bit wild. Even had a bit of a bacteria bloom going on that I just left alone.
Bristlenose didn't really touch much of the algae the first week. Grazed on the algae wafers I put in for him and the Cories. After 2 weeks I said forget it, and put 3 Otos in the tank. They cleared up everything in 48 hours lol. Love those little guys.
After a month, he is swimming around ruling the tank with an iron fist. Very aggressive. Started ripping up my driftwood. He has almost skinned all of a very large piece of driftwood. There are frays over a foot in length hanging off. He is a menace! I put 2-3 algae wafers in every other day. Heavily planted tank. Zero algae. Is it normal in any way for a Bristlenose to massacre driftwood like this so fast? Any tips?
Edit: To clarify, he has already left flat spots on the wood a couple inches in diameter where he has been feasting.
Bristlenose didn't really touch much of the algae the first week. Grazed on the algae wafers I put in for him and the Cories. After 2 weeks I said forget it, and put 3 Otos in the tank. They cleared up everything in 48 hours lol. Love those little guys.
After a month, he is swimming around ruling the tank with an iron fist. Very aggressive. Started ripping up my driftwood. He has almost skinned all of a very large piece of driftwood. There are frays over a foot in length hanging off. He is a menace! I put 2-3 algae wafers in every other day. Heavily planted tank. Zero algae. Is it normal in any way for a Bristlenose to massacre driftwood like this so fast? Any tips?
Edit: To clarify, he has already left flat spots on the wood a couple inches in diameter where he has been feasting.