Disappearing Bristle Nose

[pascados]

hi mybristlenose disappeared for over a month and has only recently reappeared. Does anyone know how this might be possible? thanks

 

[insanityseeker]

hid in a crevice and fed at night... maybe

 

[pascados]

hi mybristlenose disappeared for over a month and has only recently reappeared. Does anyone know how this might be possible? thanks

hey thanks its possible but highly unlikely as the tank had a huge bild up of algy unless nristlenoses enjoy feeding on bloodworm

 

[insanityseeker]

i think they would accept bloodworms, but they eat algae aswell. how big is he?

 

[pascados]

i think they would accept bloodworms, but they eat algae aswell. how big is he?

he's about 3cm in length

 

[insanityseeker]

awww, he's still a baby, i rarely see my 3cm common BN, but my gold is always out and about.

 

[smithrc]

If there is other food about they will gladly eat it...

The dont purely eat algae

 

[pascados]

awww, he's still a baby, i rarely see my 3cm common BN, but my gold is always out and about.

yep I've got smaller BNs but I only put them in reecently...... its possible he was just lonely

If there is other food about they will gladly eat it...

The dont purely eat algae

I see


I always thought they were herbivorous, probbly should have don some more resarch before buying them

 

[insanityseeker]

i feed mine cucumber, beas, and algae wafers/pellet.

 

[liserini]

I thought I had lost mine when I first got him. He was about 2 inches long and was find hiding in a shell. He still hides in the shell now and is twice the size! It's crazy the places they can squeeze into

 

[corrosive]

My bristlenoses' and corys will eat blood worm and brimeshrimp if its lying around with no other fishes competing for it.

 

[pascados]

My bristlenoses' and corys will eat blood worm and brimeshrimp if its lying around with no other fishes competing for it.

mine are the same except they rarly get any oppertunitys

 

[dylema]

I have heard of lots of people losing there small plecs only to find them days, weeks or months later. I have only lost mine for a day or so even my 9cm BN can hide from me for ages.

 

[corrosive]

I wouldnt worry to bad, i lost my Oto' for about 2 months, just said to myself, yeah they must be dead, then what do you know! They wer back

 

[pascados]

I wouldnt worry to bad, i lost my Oto' for about 2 months, just said to myself, yeah they must be dead, then what do you know! They wer back

well I thought I had thrown one of my BNs out when I removed a decaying plant from my aquarium . I thought it was stuck to It but I found it in my aquarium about two months later