{"id":42620,"date":"2026-06-25T00:23:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/shop\/l144-bristlenose-albino-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T01:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T22:42:48","slug":"l144-bristlenose-albino","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/shop\/l144-bristlenose-albino\/","title":{"rendered":"L144 Bristlenose albino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mts-care-guide\">\n<h3>Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp. L144) \u2013 Care Guide<\/h3>\n<p>The Bristlenose Pleco (<em>Ancistrus sp.<\/em>) is the gold standard beginner plecostomus \u2014 compact (10\u201312 cm), excellent lifelong algae eaters, easy to breed, and available in striking colour morphs. The L144 (standard and albino) displays a vivid lemon-yellow to white colouration with the characteristic bushy nose tentacles (bristles) that develop on males as they mature.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperature<\/th>\n<td>22\u201327 \u00b0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>pH<\/th>\n<td>6.0\u20137.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Hardness<\/th>\n<td>3\u201315 dGH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Min. Tank Size<\/th>\n<td>110 L (30 gal)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Care Level<\/th>\n<td>Beginner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Temperament<\/th>\n<td>Peaceful (males can be territorial with other males \u2014 one cave per male)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Diet<\/th>\n<td>Herbivore\/Omnivore \u2014 algae wafers, blanched zucchini\/cucumber\/spinach, driftwood (for grazing\/digestion), occasional bloodworms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Compatibility<\/th>\n<td>Almost all peaceful and semi-aggressive community fish. Excellent with cichlids, Tetras, Corydoras, and most freshwater species.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Driftwood is an important dietary component \u2014 provide at least one large piece per pleco. Caves (ceramic or coconut shell) are essential for breeding \u2014 males guard eggs and fry inside the cave. Easy to breed in home aquariums. Weekly 20\u201325% water changes. Long-lived (5\u201312 years) and productive algae eaters throughout their life. One of the most recommended utility fish for freshwater setups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp. L144) \u2013 Care Guide The Bristlenose Pleco (Ancistrus sp.) is the gold standard beginner plecostomus \u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[319,303],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42620","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-freshwater-aquariums","product_cat-live-fishes","first","instock","featured","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42620"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42620"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mytankscape.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}