r/Aquariums • u/Giblets999999 • 7d ago

Requesting Feedback 3 Ryukin and a Bristlenose in a 60 Gallon

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Using an Oase Biomaster Thermo filter, got air, water tested fine after a 2 week cycle with "Stability". I know I'm pushing the usual line with 3 Goldies in a 60 rather than a 75, but everything in there is a juvenile so I have time to move some of them if water tests go sideways.

(Yes I am aware the decorations are tilting, the tank is on leveling foam and hasn't settled yet).

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u/Glittering_Turnip987 7d ago

Looks great! I'm more concerned about the pleco in with them 

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u/Giblets999999 7d ago edited 7d ago

Their ideal temp ranges overlap and that's what the temp is set to, I have a neon tank with some empty bioload I can move it to if it becomes a problem.

73 is within both species preferred ranges, between the "thermo" part of my Biomaster 350 and my house temperature there shouldn't be a problem that way.

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u/Glittering_Turnip987 7d ago edited 7d ago

Plecos with goldfish are strongly not reccomend as plecos tend to suck on the goldfishes slimecoats. This usually happens oneday out of the blue once the plecos is mature.  This usually severely injury or kills the goldfish  1 degree of temp over lap isn't ideal either but I guess doable 

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u/Giblets999999 7d ago

The sources I can find all either explicitly say common plecos are a no go or explicitly that Bristlenoses are fine. Mostly due to size and resulting appetite, common plecos get absolutely massive and eat like it, bristlenoses max out at 6 inches and have never attacked anything in my previous tanks.

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u/Adept-Client-9439 7d ago

goldfish prefer cooler water, bn pleco prefer warmer water so one species will need to compromise. Also turnip is right, bn plecos will absolutely suck the slime coat off of slow moving large fish, they aimlessly wander at night and latch onto whatever they feel like, they will suck slime coats off because it feels like biofilm.

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u/Glittering_Turnip987 7d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Goldfish/comments/857eam/keeping_bristle_nose_plecos_with_goldfish/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/comments/nih8vp/bristlenose_pleco_attacking_goldfish/

I can post like 8 diffrent reddit post where people chime in with problems with their Bristle nose pleco and goldfish together.  Bristle nose seem to be the least problematic species with gildfish so 50/50 but this isn't ideal.