Will Plecos eat live plants?

[jeffro426]

Im planning on putting a pleco in my Mbuna tank(had one in there a few months ago, but decided to move him to a bigger tank) but now its planted with Java fern and moss and i was wondering if it will eat the plants?

 

[LMOUTHBASS]

hmmm

i've never seen my eat plants - he will suck on their lvs to get algae off but never hurts them

 

[travelinman1969]

Mine don't touch the plants as long as they are getting plenty of food from other sources.

 

[valerie]

What kind of pleco are you getting? Some eat plants and some won't.

A good choice for a african tank is a bristlenose pleco. Its the best algae eater but won't eat your plants. I have 1 on my 90g african tank.

 

[blitzen25bm]

havent seen mine do it, its a marbled sailfin pleco