Aww I just got a baby today too I named him Henry Stein from Bendy and the ink machine the name just stood out to me when I was looking at him he’s so cute ❤ if he’s not a boy I’ll change the name to Henrietta!
Good vid! One thing to mention is that if another fish, normally a cory, enters a dominant males cave, it can result in that fish being trapped and die! I've had this happen once in 4 years of breeding! Rare, but can happen! Also, I keep 3 males and 2 females in a well established community tank (260L) all the babies stay in the tank until they big enough to sell to pet shop! I've had over 100 for 2-3 mths, no problems with fighting or water conditions! But I do have plenty of filtration!
I got my first one about 1 month ago, I have two 125 litre tanks, the one she was in had zero algae anywhere and the one she was not in has quite a bit of algae, not lots but little spots on the glass and on the leaves of fake plants and on the "roof" of a bridge kind of thing made of slate so about 4 days ago I caught it off the filter and moved it to the other tank to see if it will eat the algae in there. I plan to get a super red one or lemon one for the other tank just as my tank backgrounds are black and wood is dark and stuff it's hard to see or find the regular black ones. They hide a lot and are sometimes hard to find, in both my tanks I have decent sized pieces of driftwood one is about 11-12 inches long and kind of flat and it hid inside/under that a lot and my other tank has more of a log shaped piece which it goes under, its cool to see it kind of fan sand away to make space so it can go under. I have pleco caves in both tanks but weirdly it almost never goes in them instead preferring the wood.
@@levib8314 that’s what I’m probably gonna do because they were healthy and real active every since I got them and the last 2 weeks haven’t been the same
Also Nick you have been pumping out loads of videos recently and I really appreciate it! People like you inspire us, and always to make us expand our MTS 😂 (Multi-Tank-Syndrome)
Thank you for yet another well-made and informative video! I just got my first bristlenose pleco and I'm so glad to know I'm doing everything right. The tank is a 29 gallon and well seasoned (1 full year), and there is a great big piece of driftwood that the pleco is already hangin out on. Plus, lots of places to hide and friendly community neighbors. I am used to giving my Cherry Shrimp zucchini, and now I know the pleco will enjoy it too!
Thank you for this info, and thank you especially for sticking to providing info, and not rambling off into left field with nonsense that has nothing to do with the subject.
I'm thinking about getting a small species pleco like a bristlenose to go in the same tank as my beta fish-- if it's just those two fish would 20 gallons still be the minimum? I don't want to get one if it's going to be cramped but my apartment only allows up to 10 gallon tanks
Quick question: will they eat dead plant matter because I found my bristlenose on a fully browned dead leaf and it had a few holes in it like someone had been snacking on it now to be fair I also have a school of corys,a small family of platies and a few bladder snails so they may have been eating it
Brilliant info thank you im new to all this but my fave fish ive got are corys & couple of cat fish i can watch them for hours its better than watching T.V
Is there any species of pleco or other bottom feeder / algae fish that can be in a 10 gallon tank with one other fish ? Or do they all require 20 gallon tanks?
Pro tip: when you are feeding green beans to fry make sure there aren’t any actual beans in the tank because they can easily get stuck inside the shell and die. I can’t say how many I’ve lost from this
I have a problem with freshly hatched fry Bristlenose Plecos, one week after absorption of t gall bladder they start dying this is happen up to 2 weeks from birth. They begin to swim in a circle, gently twisting and [*] I also noticed that the bellies are slightly black - around the intestines. Feeding: cucumbers, lettuce- spinach, green beans, and every 3 days they get wafers with algea from Hikari F.T Parameters: Water temperature 24-26Celsius - water I change every 3day 30% to 40%(water is set aside min 3/4 days with almond leaves plus I always add a tablespoon of sea salt one for 10 liters), Inside F.tank are stones with big pieces of wood, The bottom of the aquarium is without substrate/I clean the bottom of tank when Im changing the water. From each brood up to 3% to 1% of fry will survive :( Why ?! guys PLEASE help because I feeling guilty that I can't help them ? Thanks Fish lovers- stay safe.
So dude, after just watching this I'm wondering if I feed my brittle nose plecos zucchini amongst my tetra and angel fish flake time routines would you recommend this?
I just got a few for my heavily planted tank. And while they do not hurt the plants, they have sucked all the algae off the crypto leaves by now. They have uprooted some of by plants, but not by design, its a matter of displacing substrate with the pressure their tails generate when they try to position themselves correctly in a specific corner of the tank.
I got the tip from you with regards to buying pleco caves for breeding. Now two of my gold fishes went inside and died the following day. :( I guess the caves are not for community tanks.
I'm thinking about buying a 70 litre fish tank. I already have a betta fish in a smaller tank so I might move him if I buy the bigger one. I was thinking about having amano shrimp. I know bettas and the shrimps are originally from Asia, but from my research it seems like they want almost the same water conditions. So can I put one Ancistrus (Bristlenose) in that tank? 😊 And do they prefer sand or is anything ok for them?
I have to disagree on one point.. bristlenose can be kept in coolwater (15°c) . They have to be acclimatised properly but I kept mine with my fancy goldfish for nearly 12 years.
I have a small question, I got one of those and she really cleaned out all the brown algae, but it seems now shes slowly rubbing away the plants (amazon sword). The tips of the leaves only have the plant "skeleton" left. Is there a way to stop em from going at the plants when all agae is gone? There is driftwood in the tank and I feed sinking food for bottom dwellers.
Will sharp rocks hurt my pleco? I had to take my dragon stone out of my hillstream loach tank because it was damaging my loaches, I want to put the stone in my pleco tank but I don't want him to be hurt
how often should i feed my young orange plecos? i know their hungry if their stomach is caved in while their on the glass but that doesn't tell me how often to drop a tablet in
I'm currently stripping and cleaning a tank I just got second hand with the intention of setting it up as a small planted community tank, I really love bristlenose but I'm torn on whether or not the tanks big enough, it is a 60L which was on the lower end of your bracket but its a 40cm cube. would love to know what you think? Thanks for all the video's really been enjoying the content recently.
You may of figured it out by now but i dont see why not plecos are more of a bottom dwelling fish and bettas are higher so i dont see why not and yes cucumber is good for them i put a fork in mine to weight it down and my plecos eat it
This is ironic I literally just bought a breeding pair of super red bristlenose plecos!!!! Can’t wait to have them breed!!! If anyone has any tips or tricks that aren’t in kfs video I would appreciate it very much
do they eat Brown Algae (Diatom) I have lot of them always :). I also heard they are poop making machine...So what is your suggestions. I keep only discus fish and i have gravel inside my tank.
been keeping fish for 20 years but have always had bad luck with plecos. Would you suggest basically always having zucchini in there? is it a once a week thing?
They are okay when they are young, but common plecos will grow a LOT bigger than bristlenose. When they grow bigger, the common pleco will bully the bristlenose, which is much smaller.
The thanks are on you. 200L tank, L90cm × H45cm × W45cm. just added 2 catfish today. 1 Betta 4 yo-yo loaches 12 cardinal tetras 2 catfish 20+ plants And 16cm bog wood. Lots of mini caves but nothing yet for a grown catfish
I recently brought two plecos they were tiny but have grown so much in jeat a couple months. I'm not sure the seed but I assume onea a male due to bristles I didn't realise how easy it was to breed them. Il really look forward to trying to give them all they need to breed providing I ve a male & female
When I went to this licensing office home she have 10 Bristlenose plecos covered the whole tank along with 8 otos 3 koi angelfish 20 flame 🔥 Tetras. 203 gallon aquarium.
@@Aquafinity oh wow in a 40 breeder ok..currently I only have a clown pleco along with other fish.So can I still put about maybe 2 more bristlenose plecos
@@Mrmike710 Yes, that should be okay. I will be making a video on the best fish to keep in a 40 gallon tank. If you need help, feel free to contact me on my channel!
I am planning a platy breeding project this summer in an outdoor stock tank, do you think a bristlenose pleco would be a good addition to keep algae down? Or do you think shrimp would be better?
Hi. Ive sort of inherited a black male bristlenose. He is possibly 10 years or more He belongs to my ex who has basically abandoned him. He was very tiny in the beginning and is maybe 10-12cm now. He lives on his own in a good size tank. Long ago there were other small fish in there, but they all died and he has lived alone for at least 8 years now He has a cave and places to hide. And he does hide most of the time. Some days, in fact most days, I never see him at all. The dry food my ex left him ran out so I asked the pet shop what to get him and they said vege flakes But nowhere on the pack does it day how much to feed to him. That is very frustrating and worrying. Ive been guessing about 2-3 flakes at night I didn’t know they ate veggies. He’s never been given any as far as I recall, ever He has been pretty neglected Id say. Left mostly to himself. Fed enough to stay alive. He has grown and he does look ok. But I wouldn’t really know what a healthy bristlenose is supposed to look like Honestly I don’t have a clue how to look after his needs Im a dog and parrot person with ADHD. Parrots are hard enough. Im not confident with fish. I don’t know how to look after a fish tank and frankly it doesn’t interest me. It’s wet, and icky, and I like interactive pets But I care about all living things especially captive ones not in their natural environment Id like to try to give him more interesting things to eat. But Im nervous of making the tank water germy and giving him a disease He’s survived this long. I don’t want to be the reason he dies. It would be nice for him to have a longer and more enjoyable life. He might be happy on his own in a tank with a cave. I can’t tell. Parrots screech at you when they aren’t happy and dogs drop their tails and have really sad eyes. So how am I supposed to tell if a fish is content or not? Anyway. Im glad I found your video. I still don’t know how much to feed him. But I suppose 3 flakes a day might be ok? Thanks for the video BTW I live in tropical FNQ. He’s never had a heater. I suppose it’s warm enough up here.
I think it’s a problem that my bristle noses started eating a dead fish, I woke up fish was dead and then they started eating on the dead body there just your common ones it’s been a few years since that and there still fine I give them plenty of food
I just got my first ever baby today, he’s in my community tank and quickly becoming my favorite. My daughter named the little guy Pickle :)
How’s he doing
Pickle 😏😏😳😳😳😩😩
That’s a cute name, I hope he is thriving
Aww I just got a baby today too I named him Henry Stein from Bendy and the ink machine the name just stood out to me when I was looking at him he’s so cute ❤ if he’s not a boy I’ll change the name to Henrietta!
Aww that’s a spot on name ❤
Community tank will not be complete without a pleco. 🐟🐟
Fax
Fax.
Good vid! One thing to mention is that if another fish, normally a cory, enters a dominant males cave, it can result in that fish being trapped and die! I've had this happen once in 4 years of breeding! Rare, but can happen! Also, I keep 3 males and 2 females in a well established community tank (260L) all the babies stay in the tank until they big enough to sell to pet shop! I've had over 100 for 2-3 mths, no problems with fighting or water conditions! But I do have plenty of filtration!
Just got one of these guys yesterday and I live them so much
I got my first one about 1 month ago, I have two 125 litre tanks, the one she was in had zero algae anywhere and the one she was not in has quite a bit of algae, not lots but little spots on the glass and on the leaves of fake plants and on the "roof" of a bridge kind of thing made of slate so about 4 days ago I caught it off the filter and moved it to the other tank to see if it will eat the algae in there. I plan to get a super red one or lemon one for the other tank just as my tank backgrounds are black and wood is dark and stuff it's hard to see or find the regular black ones.
They hide a lot and are sometimes hard to find, in both my tanks I have decent sized pieces of driftwood one is about 11-12 inches long and kind of flat and it hid inside/under that a lot and my other tank has more of a log shaped piece which it goes under, its cool to see it kind of fan sand away to make space so it can go under. I have pleco caves in both tanks but weirdly it almost never goes in them instead preferring the wood.
@@celticbarry9877 wow thanks I have two super red ones in my 75 gallon and they are really cool to watch
@@levib8314 yea their a really good fish mine aren’t looking to well lately need to do a water change 😕
@@tobreezo dang that sucks man, you could try to see what is wrong with them and then treat it if it is a disease or anything else.
@@levib8314 that’s what I’m probably gonna do because they were healthy and real active every since I got them and the last 2 weeks haven’t been the same
Awesome video! Really educational 😄
Everyone who is plannjng on getting one should see this.
I've had mine since August 2020, it's a male called Herb😂
Thank you! Very educational and easy to watch for people with short attention spans:)
Also Nick you have been pumping out loads of videos recently and I really appreciate it! People like you inspire us, and always to make us expand our MTS 😂 (Multi-Tank-Syndrome)
Every video is better than the last
You are such an awesome TH-camr!!!! Your videos are so awesome and so fun to watch 😊😊
im not a beginner but i love watching these just 4 tips n stuff, keep up the great work
Guys if you ain't SUBSCRIBED your missing out on all of these amazing videos
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Just picked 2 up an hour ago and this video help me a lot thank you so much for all of the information
Subscribed. Thank you for the fast talking, no nonsense information...👌😂
So nice listening to an Aussie. Thank you.
Awesome video buddy, I started off with a pair and now I have loads of babies, thanks for sharing buddy 😊
Thank you for yet another well-made and informative video! I just got my first bristlenose pleco and I'm so glad to know I'm doing everything right. The tank is a 29 gallon and well seasoned (1 full year), and there is a great big piece of driftwood that the pleco is already hangin out on. Plus, lots of places to hide and friendly community neighbors. I am used to giving my Cherry Shrimp zucchini, and now I know the pleco will enjoy it too!
Thank you for this info, and thank you especially for sticking to providing info, and not rambling off into left field with nonsense that has nothing to do with the subject.
Awesome video love it I absolutely love the bristle nose pleco keep up the work
Also I love your new logo and banner, looks amazing 😍😍😍
I'm thinking about getting a small species pleco like a bristlenose to go in the same tank as my beta fish-- if it's just those two fish would 20 gallons still be the minimum? I don't want to get one if it's going to be cramped but my apartment only allows up to 10 gallon tanks
Thats too low
Quick question: will they eat dead plant matter because I found my bristlenose on a fully browned dead leaf and it had a few holes in it like someone had been snacking on it now to be fair I also have a school of corys,a small family of platies and a few bladder snails so they may have been eating it
Thank you, great video. I thought something was wrong with my male plecoy, but he's breeding.
Brilliant info thank you im new to all this but my fave fish ive got are corys & couple of cat fish i can watch them for hours its better than watching T.V
I have a 55 gallon tank I have two bala sharks and a yoyo loach get more loach would a pleco be ok to leave with them
Keep up the great work Nick :)
Awesome video. Always learn something from KFS. Also have my boy on guarding in the cave for the first time!!!
Amazing video!!!!!!
Thanks young James Franco 🙏
Is there any species of pleco or other bottom feeder / algae fish that can be in a 10 gallon tank with one other fish ? Or do they all require 20 gallon tanks?
Great video! Funny that here in Honduras I never seen them in a pet store
Pro tip: when you are feeding green beans to fry make sure there aren’t any actual beans in the tank because they can easily get stuck inside the shell and die. I can’t say how many I’ve lost from this
Hey what do you mean the beans get stuck in the shells? I just got some and thinking of feeding green beans
I don’t understand.
Green beans don't have shells
The skin on the bean?
one of the spikes that come out the plecos jaw (dontos?) is swollen on my pleco any advice
I don’t know about you guys but my bristlenose eats my plants all the time. I think it tries to get algae off the leaves and accidentally bruises them
Same with mine.
Britsolnose love to eat Amazon swords and lots of other sword plants
@@heathcrowther3813 That sucks I just bought two bristlenoses and a nice Amazon sword
@Icy- ChickenFrost Ah thanks :)
I have a problem with freshly hatched fry Bristlenose Plecos, one week after absorption of t gall bladder they start dying this is happen up to 2 weeks from birth. They begin to swim in a circle, gently twisting and [*]
I also noticed that the bellies are slightly black - around the intestines.
Feeding: cucumbers, lettuce- spinach, green beans, and every 3 days they get wafers with algea from Hikari
F.T Parameters:
Water temperature 24-26Celsius - water I change every 3day 30% to 40%(water is set aside min 3/4 days with almond leaves plus I always add a tablespoon of sea salt one for 10 liters),
Inside F.tank are stones with big pieces of wood,
The bottom of the aquarium is without substrate/I clean the bottom of tank when Im changing the water. From each brood up to 3% to 1% of fry will survive :(
Why ?! guys PLEASE help because I feeling guilty that I can't help them ?
Thanks Fish lovers- stay safe.
So dude, after just watching this I'm wondering if I feed my brittle nose plecos zucchini amongst my tetra and angel fish flake time routines would you recommend this?
I just got a few for my heavily planted tank. And while they do not hurt the plants, they have sucked all the algae off the crypto leaves by now. They have uprooted some of by plants, but not by design, its a matter of displacing substrate with the pressure their tails generate when they try to position themselves correctly in a specific corner of the tank.
Im getting a brislenose and i’m going to do a planted tank. Do i need a filter? if so which one
I have one albino, how much and how often do I need to feed?
I got the tip from you with regards to buying pleco caves for breeding. Now two of my gold fishes went inside and died the following day. :( I guess the caves are not for community tanks.
Goldfish are notoriously stupid so yeah
is it okay to feed your bristelnose with algae pelates even tho they r with guppies? Just concerned if the algae pelates will effect the guppies.
Well, usually if you don't feed too much, your plecos should eat all of them in a day or two.
how long does it take for them to get up to 4 inches
Will they eat aquatic plants? Like the carpets?
I'm thinking about buying a 70 litre fish tank. I already have a betta fish in a smaller tank so I might move him if I buy the bigger one. I was thinking about having amano shrimp. I know bettas and the shrimps are originally from Asia, but from my research it seems like they want almost the same water conditions. So can I put one Ancistrus (Bristlenose) in that tank? 😊 And do they prefer sand or is anything ok for them?
I have to disagree on one point.. bristlenose can be kept in coolwater (15°c) . They have to be acclimatised properly but I kept mine with my fancy goldfish for nearly 12 years.
The guy in the fish shop told me they are ok at lower temperatures.
Love bristlenose , ive got 2 I'm happy with (for now 😁
I have a small question,
I got one of those and she really cleaned out all the brown algae, but it seems now shes slowly rubbing away the plants (amazon sword).
The tips of the leaves only have the plant "skeleton" left.
Is there a way to stop em from going at the plants when all agae is gone?
There is driftwood in the tank and I feed sinking food for bottom dwellers.
Will sharp rocks hurt my pleco? I had to take my dragon stone out of my hillstream loach tank because it was damaging my loaches, I want to put the stone in my pleco tank but I don't want him to be hurt
Sharp rocks definitely will hurt your plecos. The sharp edges often gets the pleco off guard.
@@Aquafinity thank you!!
@@Shakicast You’re welcome!
how often should i feed my young orange plecos? i know their hungry if their stomach is caved in while their on the glass but that doesn't tell me how often to drop a tablet in
I'm currently stripping and cleaning a tank I just got second hand with the intention of setting it up as a small planted community tank, I really love bristlenose but I'm torn on whether or not the tanks big enough, it is a 60L which was on the lower end of your bracket but its a 40cm cube. would love to know what you think? Thanks for all the video's really been enjoying the content recently.
Can you put bettas in a tank with them and are cucumbers eatable too them
You may of figured it out by now but i dont see why not plecos are more of a bottom dwelling fish and bettas are higher so i dont see why not and yes cucumber is good for them i put a fork in mine to weight it down and my plecos eat it
My Pleco Was purchased in Feb. he was around 1 inch at the time.
So he is not 1 year old yet.
We got him a cave but he does not enter, any idea why?
What kind of gravel is recommended for them?
Is it okay to have with an Axolotl???
This is ironic I literally just bought a breeding pair of super red bristlenose plecos!!!! Can’t wait to have them breed!!! If anyone has any tips or tricks that aren’t in kfs video I would appreciate it very much
love bristlenoses. such a cool fish
I want to add a peppermint pleco to my betta fish tank but I’m worried I might not have enough space? I have a 20 litre tank
20 liters is only 5 gallons, it's way too small for a bristlenose
Hey bro do u courier pristelnose to srilanka? Male and female?
do they eat Brown Algae (Diatom) I have lot of them always :). I also heard they are poop making machine...So what is your suggestions. I keep only discus fish and i have gravel inside my tank.
How do u make the zucchini or cucumber sink to bottom of aquarium ?
He stated in the video he sticks a fork in it and lets it sink.
I’ve just noticed my female bristlenose (I’ve a male too) she has become bloated. Is there anything I can do to bring this down? Or is it eggs?
Will they be able to breed in a pot
love your videos
Awesome video!
Isit normal for them to eat other fish? Ive jus witnessed mine eating 1 of my fish 😢
I think a Plecos is the right choice for me after researching lots of pets!
Such great info!
How many Bristlenose Plecos can I keep in a 38 gallon aquarium
been keeping fish for 20 years but have always had bad luck with plecos. Would you suggest basically always having zucchini in there? is it a once a week thing?
Ive got my first bristle nose so am looking forward to getting another hopefully the other gender and getting some babies in a year or so
Great vid thanks
Are they okay for cleaning up food scraps in an Oscar tank?
They are really good at that!
Please make a video on types of plecos.
Do they eat frozen food ?
Can plecos eat leafs?
I have two pleco in my tank now. A common and a bristlenose this is ok right?
They are okay when they are young, but common plecos will grow a LOT bigger than bristlenose. When they grow bigger, the common pleco will bully the bristlenose, which is much smaller.
The thanks are on you. 200L tank, L90cm × H45cm × W45cm. just added 2 catfish today.
1 Betta
4 yo-yo loaches
12 cardinal tetras
2 catfish
20+ plants
And 16cm bog wood.
Lots of mini caves but nothing yet for a grown catfish
I love this video
I recently brought two plecos they were tiny but have grown so much in jeat a couple months. I'm not sure the seed but I assume onea a male due to bristles I didn't realise how easy it was to breed them. Il really look forward to trying to give them all they need to breed providing I ve a male & female
When I went to this licensing office home she have 10 Bristlenose plecos covered the whole tank along with 8 otos 3 koi angelfish 20 flame 🔥 Tetras. 203 gallon aquarium.
Are they able to handle 76F or is that too cold? I gotta double check my temp
They could easily handle that
Awesome Video on the bristlenose. How do you make you breeding caves?
You can buy a cave online, but you can also create your own using coconut shells.
I cant get my little pleco to eat he just stays near the surface help
How are you ..How many BN plecos can I keep in a 40 gallon breeder?I'm talking about maybe 3 to 4 inch BN Plecos.
For Bristlenose plecos, I recommend keeping 3 or 4 in a 40 gallon.
@@Aquafinity oh wow in a 40 breeder ok..currently I only have a clown pleco along with other fish.So can I still put about maybe 2 more bristlenose plecos
@@Mrmike710 Yes, that should be okay. I will be making a video on the best fish to keep in a 40 gallon tank. If you need help, feel free to contact me on my channel!
@@Aquafinity Thankyou I appreciate it
@@Mrmike710 Thanks! Do you keep different tank sizes?
I have a platy tank with 1 baby bristle nose pleco. The platys eat the wafers before the pleco gets to it 🙄 I got my pleco some driftwood.
I have 3 baby albinos in my betta nano aquarium
I am planning a platy breeding project this summer in an outdoor stock tank, do you think a bristlenose pleco would be a good addition to keep algae down? Or do you think shrimp would be better?
I think bristlenose plecos will do really good. They like being outside
I been giving my's avocado from the leftover on the seed... Nothing happened for like a month he seems to love it🤷 I'm guessing it's perfectly fine 🤷
i didn’t even know he was a warmer water fish?! ig had him in my goldfish tank for almost a year and he’s been fine?,
Hey I recently got two of these but no matter what I feed them they show no interest. Tried algae wafers, blood worms, flacks.
My plecos like to change color from black to white? Why is that
Thanks!
Just got one today !
The shop worker said they should eat the poop. But your saying they don't :( noooooooo
My bristlenose has destroyed a plant he didn't like and sometimes they will chew on them.
My plecos' names are Toothless, Midas, and Beachcomber (they're albinos)
Are the males like bigger than the females?
Can you keep two males together?
Hi. Ive sort of inherited a black male bristlenose. He is possibly 10 years or more
He belongs to my ex who has basically abandoned him. He was very tiny in the beginning and is maybe 10-12cm now.
He lives on his own in a good size tank. Long ago there were other small fish in there, but they all died and he has lived alone for at least 8 years now
He has a cave and places to hide. And he does hide most of the time. Some days, in fact most days, I never see him at all.
The dry food my ex left him ran out so I asked the pet shop what to get him and they said vege flakes
But nowhere on the pack does it day how much to feed to him. That is very frustrating and worrying.
Ive been guessing about 2-3 flakes at night
I didn’t know they ate veggies. He’s never been given any as far as I recall, ever
He has been pretty neglected Id say. Left mostly to himself. Fed enough to stay alive. He has grown and he does look ok. But I wouldn’t really know what a healthy bristlenose is supposed to look like
Honestly I don’t have a clue how to look after his needs
Im a dog and parrot person with ADHD. Parrots are hard enough. Im not confident with fish. I don’t know how to look after a fish tank and frankly it doesn’t interest me. It’s wet, and icky, and I like interactive pets
But I care about all living things especially captive ones not in their natural environment
Id like to try to give him more interesting things to eat. But Im nervous of making the tank water germy and giving him a disease
He’s survived this long. I don’t want to be the reason he dies. It would be nice for him to have a longer and more enjoyable life.
He might be happy on his own in a tank with a cave. I can’t tell. Parrots screech at you when they aren’t happy and dogs drop their tails and have really sad eyes. So how am I supposed to tell if a fish is content or not?
Anyway. Im glad I found your video. I still don’t know how much to feed him. But I suppose 3 flakes a day might be ok?
Thanks for the video
BTW I live in tropical FNQ. He’s never had a heater. I suppose it’s warm enough up here.
I wish that the green dragon Bristlenose were in Australia
My female bristlenose is alot more dominant and bigger than my male, they are the same age btw
Interested in others
I think it’s a problem that my bristle noses started eating a dead fish, I woke up fish was dead and then they started eating on the dead body there just your common ones it’s been a few years since that and there still fine I give them plenty of food