Super Red Bristlenose Pleco

Ancistrus cirrhosus

Demo taxon · AquaSource care sheet attached where available

✓ Riverbank Aquatics · ★ 100% positive

£18.00

Healthy, home-bred juveniles raised in Bristol tap water. Approximately 3–4 cm.

Delivery: Specialist livestock courier included in this test order
Collection: Available by arrangement

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Bristlenose Pleco care profile

Ancistrus cirrhosus · COL DN2W · Care-sheet v1 · Reviewed 2026-08-20

Starter profile

ExperienceBeginner / intermediate

Minimum aquarium80 litres+

Social needsUsually solitary or carefully grouped with adequate territories

DietOmnivore with strong grazing/vegetable component

Temperature22–27 °C

pH6.0–7.8

HardnessSoft to moderately hard

Overview

Manageable loricariid catfish requiring real food and wood/structure rather than being treated simply as a cleaner.

Housing & behaviour

Provide caves, wood, good oxygenation and strong filtration.

Feeding

Offer sinking herbivore/omnivore foods and vegetables with some protein-rich foods; natural grazing alone is insufficient.

Breeding

Cave spawner; males guard eggs and fry.

Profile status: This is an AquaSource starter profile. It is useful as general husbandry guidance but is still scheduled for deeper specialist/source review before launch.

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