Bristle Nose

[Yetti]

My adult male bristle nose has an anus that stick out a bit, about 2 mm. My question is, should it be that way? When i look at it closely I see that the anus moves every 3 seconds. I also do not see any pleco waste whenever i do a gravel vac. Is he constipated, if so what should I do?

 

[LisaLQ]

Try feeding it some shelled cooked peas, works a treat for constipation I just blanched them when I did it (stood them in boiled water in a bowl for a few mins), then took off the shells, flattened them between my fingers, and dropped them in. I'll warn you in advance, all my other fish went mad for them too - so keep an eye out and make sure he gets some, even better - drop them in after lights out

 

[Yetti]

Thank you very much, I guess I will throw some cooked peas in his cave ( only he likes to be there).

 

[Rhiannon]

Does he eat enough greens? Peas are great, cucumber, zuchinni etc, I also feed mine a bit of carrot and potato. If you want him to really go for the vegies, soak them in some water with a clove of garlic in it for a couple of hours. It stimulates their taste buds.

 

[Yetti]

He is all better now, and I saw him poop for the first time . He does get vegetables every 2 days, and I also made him some special wafers ( all kinds of food plus some vegetables mixed together), and now he is finally eating.

 

[LisaLQ]

Great news!