I don't have any driftwood in my breeder tank and yep they do okay.
I do have them in my other tanks and they sure do use them though.
No reason, Greg. I just have no driftwood. With soft water, I get lots of brown algae growing on them, so I don't keep any. The plecos seem to do fine.
Willie
I don't have any driftwood in my breeder tank and yep they do okay.
I do have them in my other tanks and they sure do use them though.
http://www.atthegateministries.org/index.html
I have two Albinos but with very soft water already, I can't keep driftwood in the tank. I did, however, break off a small piece of my driftwood, about 4 inches by 3/4 inch, and placed in with my resin driftwood. The Plecos spend lots of time munching on that piece of wood. The small size of the driftwood does not affect my water parameters, either.
kayceo,
You asked about a guide line for choosing how many bushy noses to add to a tank. I will assume you have a planted tank. A trio is actually enough for most aquariums for a couple of reasons. They eventually grow to 5 inches and remain very good algae eaters and can keep a 125 gallon tank glass and plant surfaces clean of any algaes they like. The other reason is that they will almost certainly spawn for you. As long as the most serious predators in the tank are your discus you will soon have bushy nose fry appearing in batches ranging from 40 to one hundred at a time. So you will actually be thinning this herd from time to time. It will mean that there will be a bushy nose of the correct size to fit every duty from the major cleaning to the fine tuning of algae growing on the smallest plant leaves.
Other than that I would recommend no more than one trio for every 3 square feet of bottom surface area. The males are territorial and combative with each other. It is not unusual for them to begin breeding at 3 inches total length for the males and 2-1/2 inches for the females. I often have both females spawn and that can result in the sudden appearance of over one hundred fifty fry!
Larry
Hi I am looking for a good fish to add to my discus tank to take care of the algae. If I buy some bushynose fish should I quarantine them and how would I do this. also were is a good source to buy these? Can you please help me.
Thanks
Craig
Definately quarantine for six wks. IMO
They can carry diseases including parasites.
Look here for possibility of buying some http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?t=55311
hth
Ardan
Ardan,
Thanks for the info
Craig
Hey, I have a pair of BN plecos that have had babys twice. Is there any thing special that I should do or feed the babys to increase there chances of survival?
THANKS
Rodney
I have only one BN in my planted Discus tank, a male. I began to look for a female and discovered there are a number of subspecies. Mine is smallish, around 3 or 4 inches or so, jet black with a single white tip on its tail. A local planted aquarist has offered to give me a female that matches its description.
Does anyone know where I can learn more about the different varieties?
Lurking in the murky shadows...
Try this site http://planetcatfish.com/
Debbie G.
planted 150 gal Discus, planted 10 gal cherry shrimp tank, 29 gal. rasbora and danio tank, 29 gal Praecox rainbow planted tank and an empty 29.Hmmmm!
If it is the common LFS BN captive bred its impossible to identify to species because no one knows were the "originals" were collected, plus also becuase dozens of undiscribed varieties exist, its beleived that the ones available from farms are hybrids. The albino and long-fin (veiltail) varieties bred in a captivity are probably easier accepted to be hybrids since ther is only few individuals with this traits per species coming from the wild
here is some of the best info on BN
http://planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm.php?article_id=112
http://planetcatfish.com/shanesworld...article_id=270
http://planetcatfish.com/shanesworld...article_id=314
http://planetcatfish.com/shanesworld...article_id=251Originally Posted by rodneyfisher
http://planetcatfish.com/shanesworld...article_id=244
http://planetcatfish.com/shanesworld...article_id=328
When science and magic collide, the story begins.
Hey Guys
Thought i'd contribute with some Bn pics
They breed non stop!
Also baby bn for the first week or so don't like big water changes, i also leave the dad in there with them for the first week or 2 because i was told the dad's wastes help the babies digestion.
Hope you like
Cheers
Dan
Last edited by Danlee; 04-28-2007 at 10:43 PM.
Dan Very nice! If only the L183 were so easy
When science and magic collide, the story begins.
Nice! Thanks for posting the pics.
Ardan
Results of two females spawning with one male albino Ancistrus sp.3, common Bushy Nose.
Larry Waybright