2 Large Albino britlenose male and 1 female trouble!!

[Gokuson4]

Hi everyone, was wondering what I need to do with these new arrival albino bristle nose pleco's that I just received from my uncle. The two males are about 5-6" and are fighting in my 55 gallon tank and should I split them up? Problem is, I dont know which has paired up w/ the female..full belly at about 4"?? Any help would be very appreciated..thanks!!

 

[verbal]

The pairs that BNs form aren't very strong. Keep the male in there that is the best looking and move the other one. They pair will likely spawn in a few days if the female is gravid.

 

[chriscoli]

Are you providing the males with their own (2 or more) spawning caves to defend?

Usually, if they have their own territories, they will be ok....and in a 55, it seems like that should be more than enough if the caves are placed far apart.

That being said, I have seen where even though two males had their own territories, sometimes one would still insist on challenging the other for a particular cave.