Not sure why put my angels and loricards have always hated each other. Loricards eat angel eggs, angels bother the loricards non-stop usually hovering overhead, shaking their heads and clicking and picking at the loricard untill it goes bonkers and attacks. Not sure if these species encounter each ...

it is supposedly recessive. the Albino may possibly be a carrier of the gene though although it doesnt show the trait.

might be worth getting yourself at least a ph test kit, get the LPS to test your water if you cannot afford gh/kh, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate test kits as knowing your water perameters is very important when trying to breed fish. BN's like a low-neautral (6.5-7 ph) water when breeding, bogwood to ...

Lots of info on here about spawning and the behavior of these fish while spawning. sometimes a first spawn may need to be triggered. Do a search and see what you come up with. They wont neccessarily spawn the second they get a cave. It took me 3 month before mine found a cave they actually liked ...

I have noticed this too. But have never noticed any difference in the male/female ratio between the slow and fast growers. Have the same problem in every other species of fish I raise. Usually the big ones are just the most competative when it comes to food, being stronger they simply eat more ...

thankyou, the info has helped a great deal.

if anyone else is interested in the topic then there is an article on a 'guppy biotype' that contains a list of possible plant species to be included.

http://naturalaquariums.com/plantedtank/0604.html

Thanks for the information. its interesting how many fairly common fish are on that list, one of the resons we are researching the biotype of that place. The large tank already contains two adult spotted hoplo as they are very eastygoing on planted tanks for their size. Possible plants we have found ...

I was wondering if anyone would have any info on creating a trinidad biotype tank or know of suitable species of flora and fauna that could be used. There are several of us searching for info on mainly the slow stream habitats that are favoured by native livebearers. The only catfish we have come up ...

from a lot of experience and anecdotal evidence keeping goldfish and tropicals always ends in disaster. it can be done but you need 25 gal for the first goldie+ 10 gal for each other goldie added. on top of this you must then add 1 gal per inch of bodylength for the full growth size of other species ...

1st problem will be that the goldfish are coldwater the bristlenose ancistrus is tropical. (best temps approx 75-77f)they need a heated tank.

it is not reccomended you keep these two together, because the temp difference needed by these species will shorten the life-span of one or kill other ...

I find with the common corydoras it is mainly food related. mine have spawned in almost all water conditions in community tanks (althow lower ph is best)when they simply get enough live food. Mine ran rampant after a few feedings of live blackworm, also when fed good quality bloodworms for a week or ...

Actually they will quite happily spawn in a 10 gal. I keep single pairs of BN,n in my 8 and 10 gal killifish tanks (usually to grow out). these also contain 1 pair killifish and around 75% of the tank planted.Water quality is good/perfect with just these 4 fish in the tanks. fish have happily ...

here in Tas, Australia, albino BNP's are rare as hens teeth. you may get someone import one especially for $35-$45 each but that is rare, these only being 1.5". I have seen adult albinos auctioned off at $240 for a pair. Normal ones sell at $10-$20 and are seasonal. I think this is mainly due to our ...

whatever the disease, it got worse over the week untill both lips were very red and bloodshot. the fish was removed to an isolation tank and treated with tetracyclene and water changes every day. (it was given these before medicating for a few days but this did no good). the problem cleared up after ...

What are you feeding them?

if making no attempt to specificly feed them then this may be your problem. try items like algae wafers, slices of raw sweet potato or zuccini (courgette), also give them some bogwood or driftwood to chew as this is part of their natural diet. These kinds of fish will ...

I have never seen these ones near the heater. It is in an exposed part of the tank, away from the glass so as they dont use it for shelter, also a very compact design. The red marks have slowly spread out from a central internal dot, only over a few days. This was my first thought But I dont see any ...

Hi, I noticed one of my female bristlenose has an unusual mouth problem

http://www.geocities.com/sockpuppet992001/bnmouth.jpg

ph 6.5
temp 24c
ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 nitrate 25

feed, hikari algae wafers.
tankmates, 1 male, pair of Killifish
10 gal heavily planted tank with driftwood and caves

have ...

I personally am not sure that the 'piebald' is actually a colour variation. When I was keeping lots of adults it always seemed to be the most senior or alpha male or female that displayed those exact markings. there was always one 'piebald' in each tank. other individuals would show those marking ...

here is a thread where I was having similar trouble.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=12880

lots of pics.

Nice work. Have been reading with great interest. I think I am about to go through the same saga. Have just set up a nice soft-water tank for a trio of albino BN's. Only other residents are a pair of tiny killifish. Both females are fat as pigs but the male seems to be reluctant to breed. Both girls ...

Hi, I was setting up several tanks containing a few killifish (breeding pairs) which have existing pairs of Bristlenose, and possibly later some L52's. I was wondering whether the blackwater extracts I would be adding would be beneficial/detremental to the Bristlenose. The brand I am using states it ...

Thanks, I found catbrats article a little while ago. I was guessing they might be a bit 'hairy' compaired to other loricards. Think I will wait a little longer before trying to tell them apart, so far one seems to have a 'male' body shape but no significant odontodes on the fins. The other seems to ...

have done a big search but have found only one or two threads with any substantial info (actual accounts of care and breeding). Customs are letting this fish into the country, incorrectly, so any information on them from suppliers is wrong at best, they are even labelling them as L162, clown plecos ...

I have recently purchased two fish I believe to be L052. All has gone well with acclimatising, they both began eating right away, although one is a little skinnier than I would like. They are both in a 60 gal tank, heavily planted, containing a lot of driftwood and large rocks. Both seem quite ...

I would keep an eye on the black shark if anything, possibly the platy if it is big. Small moving things can be too much of a temptation to anyone. For a short term soloution, carefully catch the fry and put them in a breeding net, this way they will be out of harms way. if your 'free swimmers' have ...

Personally I wouldnt move him. even if he is guarding eggs, he can probably take much better care of them than us! Usually fry will come out around 10-14 days after eggs have been layed. The male will usually spend all this time guarding them and not come out for food. In mine I have never noticed ...

the white film is possibly scarring. on catfish it seems to take a while for ther colour pigment to grow back even when wounds are healed. On some injured black coloured fish it may take months.

Hope he stays well, you did a great job saving him.

how often do you do water changes? more frequent ones are in order (usually weekly or forghtnightly at 25% to cut them down to between 10-25.)

I have seen these ulcers appear on bristlenose when other fish have columnaris infection. They have been successfully treated with tetracyclene antibiotic ...

Without water parameters, tank maintenance info any answer will probably be guesswork.

My first thought would be that adding a fish (I am guessing a 'common pleco') to a tank that is too small for its eventual 26-30 inches is making short work of it and killing it.

they grow quickly, produce too ...

It would explain how they got them through customs (read the thread provided) Thanks for the info. Its very confusing how we have several different fish under this name and also labelled 'clown pleco'. From what I have seen, some are panaque maccus, some L52/L168 and some others are an odd brown ...