Bristlenose

[Ravenwing]

I got him!!! Of course just my luck - my camera broke last night right when I got home, so unfortunatly I don't have any photos. How long do you think it will take him to stop hiding? (I saw him last night next to the piece of bog wood...this morning he was no where to be found....

I know the introduction period is the hardest - so I just want to be sure he's all right. I've heard that feeding blanched veggies and putting garlic on them will tempt him to come out??

Or am I just being paranoid? My corycats started eating his alge wafers so I'm not possitive he got any last night (they're normally fed scrimp pellets)

 

[xingumike]

Plecs hide, its what they do lol.

soaking the veg in garlic will help his appetite and boost his immune system, shouldn't be that much of a problem though chances are he is tank bred rather than wild caught being a bristlenose (i assume he is a common one?)

You should notice him/her getting more active over time as it gets used to the surroundings but this process can take months (has with some of mine) so dont be alarmed if everytime you approach the tank he bolts.

try putting the wafers in after lights out for now, he will be more active when its dark and won't have to compete with cories for food.

welcome to plecoworld!

 

[idlefingers]

Congrats!

My little guy stayed pretty well hidden and only ate little bits for the first week. Now he's quite active during the day and eats loads of cucumber!

 

[lilfishie]

it will take him a while to get used to his new surroundings but after that, should be an active fish, my 2 are

 

[Ravenwing]

Thanks guys! I just want to be sure he's okay. I'm so used to my bettas coming up and greeting me. I guess I was expecting him to mostly hide, but at least poke his little face out every once in a while....

Then again I did have a few extremely shy bettas....and yes he's a common, to me he looks like an "Ancistrus temminckii".