Ianab Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Bottom Feeder - Yeah right :-? I stuck a lump of dried tubifex worms to the glass for the guppys and neons. Mental note to self - drop in the sinking food first next time :lol: Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natscat Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hi Ian, I had a L-114 that used to eat floating pieces of zucchini that had dislodged from the bottom of the tank. Not sure why he did it, he had heaps of food on the bottom. Showing off i think Strange but fun to watch Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 I have had BNs lying upsidedown at the surface while attached to a bit of floating cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Must be a male...they'll go anywhere for food :lol: :lol: :oops: Sorry guys What kind of fish is the pleco sharing "his" meal with??? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 What kind of fish is the pleco sharing "his" meal with??? Zebra loach http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-striata Related to a clown loach, but they dont grow as big (4" max). So they are better for a small tank. All the fun of a clown loach in a smaller package. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Thanks Ian It's a pretty fish. Don't think I've heard of them before. Reading the link you posted...not to difficult to maintain would you say? Are they prone to Ich, because if I recall, tooo long away from here, aren't the clowns? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 When I kept clowns I never had a problem with Ich. If stressed and/or in poor water they definately do break out. Out of my seven I only had one who got ich, which he got after I bought him, but within 2 days of being in my established tank he was fine without mediciation or special treatment. They are very sensitive to nitrite though So an established aquarium is very much a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 my pleco will turn upside down and swim around sucking at the water surface for and bits of food that may be floating, and my little BN's do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted September 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Reading the link you posted...not to difficult to maintain would you say? Had no problems with mine. Shop only had 2 when I got them, have been looking for a couple more as they seem to like living in a group, like most loaches. Still my group of 2 seem happy, active and have grown heaps. No special treatment, just regular water changes. That tank has a bit of an algae issue at the moment, so has been getting extra water changes, but it didn't seem to worry any of the fish. You just couldn't see them for a while :oops: Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 mine swim around upside down on the surface and eat the flake food :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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