Bristlenoses & Salt

[Videl]

hello...I hav recently bought a BN and wondered if i can put some water conditioner salt (also with dechlorinator) every time i change the tank water...Would the salt harm bristlenoses??? And 4 those hu own BN's, is their any special advice u can give me on how 2 make this fish thrive...Thankyou for any responses and advice.
P.S. i hav had bad incidents with 2 of my previous BN's...i dno wat had happened but b4 they died, ther faeces had blood on them...So in case my new BN had this symtom, is ther n e way to help it??? Once again thankyou.

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

Salt and bristlenose plecs don't mix, did your past ones have sinking food and vegetables to eat as they easily clear a tank of algae then they may starve. Mine love to eat slices of cucumber and algae wafers. They have also in the past eaten broccoli, courgette and lettuce, i feed i variety of sinking foods as there are a lot of bottom feeders in the tank with them.

Emma

 

[Videl]

Ye, mayb starvation wuz the case 4 my previous BN's death... n ye, i think i can visibnly c that it wuz thin...but im not cruel even 2 fish and i feed them every day with a sinking pellet...My previous BN wuz eating fine 4 bout a week eating the pellet everyday but it suddenly just stopped eating and everyday it goes weaker and i don't knw wat to do...yes, i clean my water weekly, it just sad wen the 1st symtoms of blood coming out n i don't know wat to do...So do u tink feeding n algae pelet n a treat of vegetables weekly ONLY AT NITE wen da tank lights are off would help my new bristlenose eat n become less threatened by other fish and people outside the tank...The only problem i hav of that is that my bristlenose mayb won't be able 2 find its food at night...In your opinion or any others, do u think the bristlenose would be able 2 find its food even at the dead of nnight??? Once again thankyou.

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

They won't have any problems finding food in the dark. If you feed it at night at least it will have a chance before your other fish eat all the food.

Emma

 

[Videl]

Thanks emma12321...One more question about my bristlenose...I heard that they are hardy fish...I just wanted 2 know if siphoning my gravel daily wud harm my BN...i also wanted 2 make sure that it wud not hurt the BN or make it stressed out each time i clean the tank...I want 2 siphon my tank daily because i tink i still hav some salt in my tank (another cause of my previous BN's death)...I did a siphon yesterday...Is it ok 2 siphon the tank again today just 2 make sure more salt comes out (meaning less salt in the tank)...If I siphon it again 2day, from then on, il just siphon it weekly...Again thankyou for the advice and this time i hope my BN will thrive and do well
P.S. And wen i feed lyk an algae disk at night and then the following morning its gone...how do i know that it's not my gourami and tiger barbs hu ate it since they really love those algae disk... I sure hope they can't c it at nite Once again...thankyou for ur help and advice...i never knew these things (like the salt, feeding at night etc) until u told me) so thankyou...