I have one adult bristlenose in a 40 gallon tank. He/ she is 3 years old and
close to maximum size, 5in / 12cm or so. They don't grow very quickly
unless you have lots of food for them = lots of algae.

They also gnaw on pieces of wood, and I've read that they should have wood
fiber in their diet to keep them healthy.

Limnophile

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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|| How large do the Bristle Nose Plecos get? I have marbled Plecos, 3
|| in my 75 gallon tank and they are doing fine and after 2 years are
|| less than 4 inches. However, I have lost several in my 10 gallon
|| tanks. I don't know why. All my tanks' fish get flake food. One of
|| the 10 gallon tanks had lots of algae. I like having a variety of
|| scavengers, but would hate to buy more plecos for the 10 gallon tanks
|| and have them die or get too large.
||
|| dick

Ive had a bristlenose for 3 years, still 2.5 inches, and a rubberlipped at
2.0 and I love 'em...

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is that better??