newfisher Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I just looked in my tank and my BN had its head stuck in the water flow pipe(clean water). Wish I had a camera handy. She sat there for about 5 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Maybe its like one of those finger traps, yopu can get in easily but not out. Have you turned off the filter? Try taking the pipe out of the water and see if the fish falls out. Hope it getts out eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 haha yeah they love fast moving water When raising baby bristlenose, in between eating, after about a week old mine would line up above the sponge filter, and ride the stream of bubbles and just hang on to the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Oh can it get out but dosent choose to? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Oh can it get out but dosent choose to? :oops:Was in there for 5 minutes, past tense Sounds like he was just having a wee bit of a massage in the output Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesejawa Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Silly me. I supose its like skydiving or bungy jumping for fish. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 yep shes out thought I was going to have to pull her out. Looked so funny. If the like fast running water should I put an airstone bubble thing in. Shes probably about 10cm big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Not sure about older ones, its my young ones that love it. First time I raised GBA, I had a small clay flower pot, broken in half to make a cave, then put an air stone through the little half hole in the bottom, the air bubbles run along the top of the cave and eventually hit the top and go up. They loved that. They'd sit upside down in the cave with the bubbles rushing over them. None of this is necessary, but if you've got the gear free and the time to play around, go for it, see if she likes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Cool I'll try that. She came with my new tank so must have done this before. My baby BN stays glued to the log and doesn't go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 my BN male climbs right out of the water up the glass where the filter outlet runs down hes 100mm long and he gets clear of the water if its low enough. he sits on top of the suction cup that holds the spray bar for upwards of half an hour sometimes :lol: not at the moment though hes been in his cave for a few days not even coming out to eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 if there is a female in there Olly, no doubt you'll have lots more bristlenose soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 thats what im hoping for they havnt bred before i did a water change saturday and he went in later that day and hasnt come out yet :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwalk Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I have the same thing with my GBA babies. The tank has a trickle filter on top (not my favourite filter), and quite commonly they swim up the outlet and swim aroung on the filter wool under the spray bar, in about 10mm of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfisher Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I used to think these were the ugliest fish but i have become very attached to "rocky 1" and "balboa" They are most active and funny to watch. I have some DG's & neons as well but they tend to be very shy. Was going to add another type of fish for interest any suggestions not necessary the nicest looking fish but something with character looked at tiger barbs but after reading about them maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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