ruralprincess

Thanks, yes it was upsetting indeed since I'd had them for almost a year. Very gutted Might try my luck with some golden bristlenoses next time. At the moment the daphinia are surviving in a 5L bucket of water, but seeing as we have a spare small tank we might try shifting them somewhere with more movement in the water. Thanks for the advice!

Very sad day for me today, I lost my 2 beautiful bristlenoses We were running a lil 22L tank with a mini sump set up, which my boyfriend designed and maintained seeing as I am a complete novice. Said boyfriend decided to add daphinia to the tank a few days ago, to try encourage them to breed as food for our dwarf puffers. For some absurd reason without my knowledge, said boyfriend decided to turn off the pump yesterday. We went away for the weekend, and when we arrived home around noon today there was no life whatsoever in the tank. Assuming the warmer water temperature killed the daphinia and that sent nitrate levels though the roof in a tank full of stagnant water, this led to killing my poor babies. Lesson learned: my fish = my responsibility.

Yay!! Happy to have found some fellow bristlenose fans :lol: I have the brown ones, they aren't very big so still have the little white bits on their tails. They are so cute!! I love the way they play in the bubbles, even though I had to remove the corner filter I was using because the male kept getting himself wedged inside it :roll: I would love to find a breeding pair of golden bristle noses, not in any hurry though as I'm just starting out in the hobby. Apologies for my late reply by the way!

Hi all, Bex here. Sorry for not introducing myself earlier :oops: I'm a 25 year old female from the Waikato. I'm new to the hobby also. At the moment I have 2 small bristlenoses & I share a freshwater puffer tank with my boyfriend Always willing to learn & make new friends with similar interests.