I have an albino bristlenose in my 180 litre Juwel Rio tank, it's probably about 1.5 - 2 inches max, just starting to get a few bristles.
I've noticed once before and my son just pointed out to me now that the bristlenose was lying on its back under the bogwood. The time I saw this before it was lying on its back between two pieces of slate (I have three pieces of slate, sort of on top of each other and across to lean on the bogwood, for the swim to fish through.
When my son pointed him out, I opened the lid of the tank and put my hand in and as soon as I got close he "attached" himself to the bogwood again with his mouth and carried on as normal!
He honestly looked as if he was dead, laid like that. I couldn't see his gills clearly because of the way he was laid, but presume he was OK as he has done this before (probably a month ago now) and has been fine since, as far as I have seen.
Is this normal behaviour for a bristlenose, or should I be worried?
I've noticed once before and my son just pointed out to me now that the bristlenose was lying on its back under the bogwood. The time I saw this before it was lying on its back between two pieces of slate (I have three pieces of slate, sort of on top of each other and across to lean on the bogwood, for the swim to fish through.
When my son pointed him out, I opened the lid of the tank and put my hand in and as soon as I got close he "attached" himself to the bogwood again with his mouth and carried on as normal!
He honestly looked as if he was dead, laid like that. I couldn't see his gills clearly because of the way he was laid, but presume he was OK as he has done this before (probably a month ago now) and has been fine since, as far as I have seen.
Is this normal behaviour for a bristlenose, or should I be worried?