tinytawnykitten Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 My pleco and his constant pooing is doing my head in. What is a good clean up team for a malawi tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Take it you mean a larger species Plec that is doing your head in? Some Af keepers keep the smaller Bristlenoses in their tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Take it you mean a larger species Plec that is doing your head in? Some Af keepers keep the smaller Bristlenoses in their tanks. Yeah a common plec. Of course, I will look out for some gba. Know anyone in my area who breeds them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 No I don't, not in your area... someone else might have an idea 8) Our GBA's have been breeding non stop lately :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I've got an adult male for sale. Can't be too friendly on price though because i'd need the money to buy another female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I've got an adult male for sale. Can't be too friendly on price though because i'd need the money to buy another female. How much are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Yeah bristlenoses are awesome in African tanks I am yet to have one killed And they even used to breed in my display tank but for some reason they just stopped a few months back and haven't bred for ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz_Nomad Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Bristlenoses in an African tank? Now correct me if I am wrong, but bristlenose prefer a slightly acidic and softish water and need a bit of wood in there to rasp away at to suppliment their diet? An African tank will have hard water and a alkaline pH. I know bristlenose are tough as old boots a lot of the time, but how do they thrive as people seem to be reporting here? I would love to drop a pair into my african tank to keep the place clean and tidy for me, but have been reluctant due to the percieved differences between the environment in the tank and what I *thought* a bristlenose preferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Well I personally don't keep bristlenoses in my african tanks but others do and they seem to work out ok... They seem to have adapted to the water parameters it seems, however, what are others keeping their ph at and how hard is their water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I keep Common BN in Africans with no probs but I dont go overboard in the ph levels in those tanks- high sevens and everyone seems happy, in fact BN's and africans both spawn in there so must be fine. TTK- get them as small as you can-never had one attacked yet- as they are more effective cleaners. Once they get toward adult size they tend to do more of the hidey hidey thing instead of beavering away as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 How much are you looking for? Sorry for late reply, around $60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 lol yeah as I said of course they prefer different conditions but mine seem to breed in the same tanks as the african's (tanks filled with limestone coral sand etc) so it obviously doesn't bother them too much so no need to stress I always recommend them as they work for me.. Of course if you want to be a purist then its no good and you might have to do the hard work cleaning out the tank yourself its OTY I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Bristlenoses in an African tank? Now correct me if I am wrong, but bristlenose prefer a slightly acidic and softish water and need a bit of wood in there to rasp away at to suppliment their diet? An African tank will have hard water and a alkaline pH. I know bristlenose are tough as old boots a lot of the time, but how do they thrive as people seem to be reporting here? I would love to drop a pair into my african tank to keep the place clean and tidy for me, but have been reluctant due to the percieved differences between the environment in the tank and what I *thought* a bristlenose preferred. The PH isnt that big a difference, I thought it was closer to 6.8-7 for BN. And you can still put a small piece of wood in the tank for them, just use a piece that has been in a tank for ages so it wont leech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I haven't ever worried about pH, my tanks are all 7.5ish anyway, its more about it being stable. I've heard of GBAs breeding in ph8 @ 28C as well. For the life of me I've never been able to get a pH below 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 What about hardness guys.. what are the bristles tolerating? 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 All my tanks are below 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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