Kookie

Would the females have harassed him?

Hey cessa Great to see you made it. I swear I'm not responsible :evil:

woo hoo more Wellyites. Welcome.

gidday and welcome. Nice to see so many Wellingtonians.

Howdy and welcome along.

Thanks for the replies. My female turned up yesterday, after many days in hiding. She seems none the worse for wear. Perhaps her curiosity of the new plec drew her out. She's been trying to make friends lol. Am happy that I still have her.

Well a few months ago I had 2 adult and 6 juvenille BN catfish, happily swimming around my 450L tank. Fed them courgette, algae tabs, and always made sure enough of all other food hit the bottom. Tank has piece of driftwood, plenty of plants and a few scattered caves. Temp is ususally around 26-27 D Celcius. I do regular water changes. There is nothing unusual about the tank at all. I did have a couple danio's with what some suggested was dropsy, and promptly got rid of them. None of the other 50 plus fish have shown any signs of distress. About a month ago I noticed the juvenilles were down in numbers. Then two weeks ago I found my male dead in one corner of the tank. Now I can't find my adult female. Haven't seen her for a few days now. I suspect they have been eaten. What I want to know is: What would have caused my bristle noses to die off?? I thought they were a pretty hardy fish. (edited a couple spelling mistakes)

thanks for clearing that up. And no, my query had nothing to do with port nicholson glass. I didn't know it was removed.

Keri Anne, It can't be it, because I've posted business details on here before and got it deleted and I was told off.

I thought we weren't allowed to put addresses and phone numbers on here??? And don't tell me that because it's a business that it's allowed. (Thanks for pointing that out Kookie, Mod Alan.)

I have found that filter wool folded a few times, is an excellent sponge for a filter. It sure does catch everything.

Thanks for the replies all. Did a water change, using only cold water. Changed about 80L this time, from 400 odd Litres. All fish seem fine, and swam through the water as I poured it in. In fact they really loved the cold water. Have been watching them, and so far no signs of stress.

Do you use cold water or warmed water to refill your tank when doing water changes? When using cold into a tropical tank, do the fish get stressed? Does the water have to be warmed to tank temp first? Your thoughts and experiences appreciated.

Tis looking STUNNING Jude.

LOL. A good friend of mine saw my big tank and went weak at the knee's. So I set her up with a 30L tank, accesories and some of my guppy and platy youngins. Well that's all it took and now she wants one built. MTS strikes again