Joshlikesfish Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Found around 50+ strange creatures in one of my plec tanks. Apparently these guys are slow growers? Mine are around a month old. Some are bigger than others. Some are also very pale. They've been getting fed wardly tablets, little bit of novo pleco (its for the adults but i've seen them trying to eat them) and a bit of vege. Just bagged them up to move to a proper grow out tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 which tank? :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Spotted Bristlenose :lol: I posted pictures early but thought I'd start a new thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 nice. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Cool Have you registered them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Have you registered them? I need a form :-? Two actually. Got platies to register also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Some of them are very pale compared to the rests. Any ideas as to what it may be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I know with my gbas they get pale for a little while and some paler than athers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Do want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I know with my gbas they get pale for a little while and some paler than athers These are fish that are usually black though :lol: I've got GBA from you, some are very light, some are very dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 BN will change colour quite dramatically, depending on mood, background aeration etc If you feed em well you can maximise growth, blanched zucchini works well, buy requires regular changing and good hygine. Adding some Decap brine shrimp eggs every two days gives a good growth boost I have found even more aeration than normal really helps keep these wee guys healthier. If you are going to consider breeding and growing out more in the future a small tank with a sponge filter sitting ready and waiting will help you through the critical first 30 days. I'd recommend a bare bottomed tank for hygine reasons. when you are growing out give the bottom a rub with a paint brush daily to loosen the sludge that will form. a 10% daily water change makes a massive difference to growth. If you are really keen and you get them as soon as they are free swimming, have the tank nice and green, encourage algae growth on the glass by runnning a warm white lamp over the tank, and only clean enough off the front so you can keep an eye on them, they will graze continually on this algae and do really well. I have done this successfully from a batch I removed on day 1 and had zero losses and great growth. Once they start breeding they wont stop and you will soon have so many you will be giving them away. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 how many do you usually yeild in a batch? My latest batch is the first were I have been able to grab them as soon as they started wriggling from my com. tank, I think I lost about 5 and have atleast 60 fish coming up on a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Thanks Simian for the awesome post. I was thinking of trying to grow algae on rocks etc for feeding and replacing as needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 lol I can vouch for the light on glass method, I have a desk lamp on my edge since the fuse blew and it's like I have grass growing on the grass and rocks, looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 slightly off topic Q, but I have found one of my GBA babies to have a considerably shorter tail than the rest, the fin is almost directly after the body. Is this a common deformaty? the little one seems to be healthy and happy, even a little cute, wonder if I can breed a short tail golden bristle nose species =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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