BN question.

[nitro]

A stupid question but......can Bristlenoses eat any type of wood?

Eg. drift/bog/mopani wood...


Cheers.

 

[smithrc]

you'll find bristlenoses dont actually eat the wood - they are a soft food fish, unlike some plecs that have 'teeth'

they will definatly appritiate some wood as a home though

 

[nitro]

So why do they need it to help aid digestion which is always what ive heard?

 

[smithrc]

That is true of some plecs - Royals and other Panaques for example.

Bristlenoses however dont have the hard rasps needed for munching wood.
they will graze on the algae growing on it though.

here are some 'teeth' for an example (from PlanetCatfish)

 

[nitro]

Cheers for clearing that up.