PENEJANE Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 are killies and bristlenoses ok together? I have a number of young bn's and I don't want to put them back into the main tank where the parents are. So will the bn's hurt the eggs or do they stress out killies? I don't want to have killies in a tank where they will be stressed Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Killies don't protect their eggs so they wont be distressed in that way other than they have missed on the meal themselves. May stress you tho as you wil have to compete with them for the eggs. Best to have a "special" designated tank for the breeding. The mix would be okay for rearing (raring ???) them together and conditioning. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I agree with Alan however .... if you pick the killie eggs from a spawning mop dayly - twice daly rather then let them spawn in a planted tank, the predation of eggs by the B/N should not be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted December 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 So for a spawning mop I use the cheap wool? The wool that is able to go in the dryer with out shrinking lol. Would a dark green or blue be ok? The tank I have set up has gravel, plants and a small piece of driftwood. Would it be best if I removed all of this? What is the best way for picking the eggs off? I find that plants help keep algae breakouts at bay but thats just my opinion Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 use Acrylic wool only darker the colour the easier it is to see the eggs... I use dark green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 the best way to pick the eggs is to squeese the mop of water then with you fingers :lol: pick the eggs off :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim&Dan Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 The tank I have set up has gravel, plants and a small piece of driftwood. Would it be best if I removed all of this? Can anybody enlighten me/us in regards to this question? Cheers, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 If it is for killies Dan that is ok. Jus when you do your vaccing of the tank, put it thru a sieve to catch any eggs that may have been deposited in the gravel. Also provide floating indian fern or riccia for any babies that do hatch, to hide in. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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