CatBrat

Wow Kim...again How many times is that? I have to get me a female. Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi, They are also knowen as Hong Kong Pleco, and Hillstream Loach. Gastromyzon sp. Maybe Gastromyzon punctulatus. There are lots of different sorts. Check out - http://www.loaches.com/. Can you get any pic's? A pH of about 7 They get to about 6cm They prefer cooler water, say 18-24*C Cheers, CatBrat.

I'm pretty sure that Bristle-noses can be acclimatised to cold water. Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi Christine, Welcome to the site Cheers, CatBrat.

Thats great to hear Kim Cheers, CatBrat.

The babies look great Kim :lol: BTW, what is that Blue Pleco? It looks really neat 8) Cheers, CatBrat.

Welcome to NZ Fishroom Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi Kim, Just wondering how the fry are going? Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi henry, welcome to the site Cheers, CatBrat.

I sent Tough tanks an email and they sent one back in a couple of days thanking me for my questions. I wonder why they didn't reply to yours? Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi Kim, I don't think that it was that thin, the last time I saw it on the front glass it had a nice rounded belly (3-4 days before it died). What ever it had seems to of eaten the gut area away (it had gone through the skinand had a large hole in its stomach), it looked horrible. I have been feeding them flake food (which they deffinatly ate), bloodworms, brine shrimp, peas and zucchini. The only other fish in the tank was a smaller male Black Eyed Yellow Bristlenose. The two of them just left each other alone. I'm did not feed them meat (am I supposed to?). The only decorations in the tank was the wood and it had already been in there before the Black Eyes (the tank had regular Bristlenoses in there first). I think theat the pH was about 6.5. I hope this helps. Cheers, CatBrat.

Try www.toughtanks.co.nz/ Cheers, CatBrat.

I got home from school last night to find that one of my new Black Eyed Yellow Bristle-noses was dead . Two of them (both males) have been in a tank by themselves for about two weeks. It was the biggest of them that has died. Heres a couple of pic's - What do you think caused this? Cheers, CatBrat.

Just wondering how the babies are going? Cheers, CatBrat.

Nice looking fish there Rob I love the Colombian pleco, one of my favorite fish . Do you just have the one? Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi Kim, Are the ones in your avatar yours or what? Man I wish they were easy/cheep to buy I haven't seen them in real life either. Oh, I was the one who Kyle was looking for them for, so if you have any that I can have I take them off your hands. Cheers, CatBrat.

Congratulations Kim Thats great news. Do you know how many eggs you have got? I hope they hatch alright. Cheers, CatBrat.

Welcome to the site Breakaway I'm sorry to hear about your Goldfish I hope that we can help you out in any way we can. Good luck when you get your new tank. What types of fish do you want to keep? Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi again, Nice bunch of fish there. Does this look like your strange fish? Its a Golden Barb. What does your catfish look like, we may be able to help. Oh, you get stars by posting on the site. the more posts the more stars. Cheers, CatBrat.

Welcome to the site Lyn1 What sort of fish do you keep in your tank? Cheers, CatBrat.

Thanks for the help guys. I think that it might be a young male who's bristles are just comming through. I will wait and see. Kim, what size is your famale (do you only have one)? Good luck, I hope they spawn for you Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi, Their L number is L144. I don't mean to hijack your post, but can you help. I bought these yesterday I know ones is a male, but I'm not sure about the other. The male is about 6cm, the other is only about 5cm, but it seems to have a lot of bristlesfor its size (so does the male though). Do you think that it is a male or a female? Cheers, CatBrat.

Hi Aaron, I hope I can help with these questions. #1: A sump is a type of filter. #2: You can find a lot of info on cycling tanks if you do a search on google or genral fish keeping sites. #3: 4-8 weeks #4: I don't get what you mean by ratio when changing water, but you should change around 20-25% of the tanks water every 1-2 weeks. #5: Do not introduce your fish too quickly mayby every 2 weeks or so the bio load does not increace too quickly. #6: THe genral rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per one gallon of water, but this is not a very good rule. It is mainly aimmed at small fish such as tetras. For example 6x 1 inch tetras have a much smaller mass than 1x 6 inch pleco. #7: It is not necessary to pump air into your tank, people do this to get more dissolve oxygen into the water. I hope that this helps. Cheers, CatBrat.

Welcome to the site Aaron :lol: I hope that we can all help you out with any questions you have in this great hobby. Cheers, CatBrat.

WOW! Great looking photos/fish I wish my photos came out as nice as yours. So what sort of camera are you using? Cheers, CatBrat.