wicca32 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 finally getting fish for the new tank. this beauty is the first one. a beautiful albino bristle nose long fin. managed to find a white one not the normally yellow colored ones. i will also be getting some blue eye bn first of the week. and a green coming soon as well. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Nice looks healthy. I like the white ones to. Not too fond of the yellow ones. Although trying to get a red marbled pair to,breed. Them and the green dragons are cool -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 yeah i cant wait to get my long fin green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great bristlenose . Do you see him much or mostly hides? ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 the person i got it from thinks its a she. i sure hope its a she. she is slowly comming out more on the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Do you prefer a F over a M or you are getting another male to breed them? The males have that neat 'bristle' head . A friend has clown plecos (maccus) in a 125 gallon , He rarely if ever see's them but he does find babies . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 i like the female long fin because i know it will be easy to find males later on lol. ive breed bn before. was cool to see the size of the eggs and watch them develop Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 my 3 new bn. 3 young blue eye bristle nose this one seems to have a long tail fin for being so young Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Very nice , Do they get along with each other if same sex ? I imagine they nibble on your driftwood? I recall when the Calico's came out years ago, they were rather expensive but the price has now come down like 90% on them . We have huge plecos in the area canals but nothing small and cute like bristlenose . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Great bristlenose . Do you see him much or mostly hides? Mine hide a lot but once settled in they are right or there waiting on food. At with my discus lol -Chris Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 yeah bristle nose need wood to rasp on for part of their diet. they will get zucchini and spinach in their diet along with algae wafers and some higher protein stuff. yes they get along for the most part. like all fish the males will spar for territory so you have to make sure there are alot of caves for them but other than that its all good Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Oh Yea just waiting to see if I can get a pair. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ctaylor, Ah the discus people are like a cult lol . There is a guy in the area who went decades ago with Jack Wattley who lives here in Florida to collect discus in the Amazon . He has a couple of Wattley discus strains reddish but not sure of the name. I gave him some cory sterbai not long ago from my pond as had to many . ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wicca, Do you need to buy new wood every few months ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ctaylor, Ah the discus people are like a cult lol . There is a guy in the area who went decades ago with Jack Wattley who lives here in Florida to collect discus in the Amazon . He has a couple of Wattley discus strains reddish but not sure of the name. I gave him some cory sterbai not long ago from my pond as had to many . Discus are more addicting then shrimp lol. The fun part is that they get 8 inches big, and have a personality. They will literally rub against my hand and let me "pet" them when I put my hand in when they want fed. They also notice if someone else is in the room and will be shy if it not myself or my wife at the tank. They are really cool to watch, so yea we get obsessed lol. The reason I got into shrimp was so that I didnt buy anymore discus lol because the tanks they need are more work and large. Wanted to downsize lol but just added more small tanks. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 no both mopani and the bamboo last forever. i dont have any chola right now but have thought about getting some. they seem fine with bamboo and mopani even though its a hard wood Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 note the color difference between my beautiful WHITE albino long fin and my blue eyes. most abn are the same color of yellow as the blue eyes Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I wonder if yellow will develop with age? Purdy though. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 ctaylor, I said the discus keepers were like a cult as had friends through out the years who kept them, they were rather anal on their care and remember they used to get into arguments over aspects of discus care , lol .One still has them. I don't know how they are kept now but my friends were make food for them beefheart, worm ,etc combos . In the 70s the only discus were the wild color but by think early to mid 80s , if not later a few colors began to appear in the hobby . The prices were insane , lol . The die off was absurd , We used to call them 'freshwater marine fish" because they were than harder than marine fish . They were kept with angelfish back than because the theory was that they were found in same vicinity but later people realized that adult angels were too aggressive and think it turned out that angels were found in cooler water but of course same river. They are very pretty and I do like the different type strains. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 wicca, Both very pretty but I have to say the White pleco is a nice crisp white and that one I like a lot . You got them locally or on line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Soothing, I was thinking the same thing because if that pleco stayed such a crisp white as an adult it would look amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 it will stay that white as an adult. they are born yellow if they will be yellow. i got them from a friend in ohio. she only gets about 25% if that much some times of the whites. we did a trade last summer and i have been bitting at the bit waiting for a tank so i could get them. on a side note is there any way to move the discus chatter to another thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 It will be quit striking as a White adult . I recall seeing white for sale for like $100 few yrs ago in bristlenoseworld.com . I did not keep them but the forum at the time had a marine section . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 i was told the female white was about 5 months old. she will get bigger than they blue eyes so i hope breeding will be ok. she will get about 5-6 inches when full grown where as the blue eyes tend to stay about 4 as adults. now just to get my green long fin and i will be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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