Bristlenose Pleco tank mates

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus · Fish · 5" · Peaceful · needs 25+ gal, 73–81°F, pH 6–7.5 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (83)

Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Molly (fish, 4")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Molly (fish, 4")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Usually fine — light caution (2)

White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")

Caution — only with care (63)

Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Discus (fish, 8")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")

Avoid (6)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Bristlenose Pleco.

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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