RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

["Drew Scott" <fish@dojodesign.com>]

To Matt and Trish,

I have some caves in the 130 ive put in there on purpose, the YOYO's
especially need their OWN hidey spots or they get upset and aggressive. 

The adult bristlenoses that produced those babies are at least twice the
size of what you guys got and fend for themselves REALLY WELL! The cave
they picked to breed wasn't really a cave, I have a rock that I had
leaning against the side of the tank that had a Crook in the bottom,
barely big enough to fit one bristy.. they literally dug out the gravel
under the rock and built themselves their own cave. They then attached
their eggs to the underside of the rock and the male and female
protected it for months. I've had I guess around 4 batches.. However
once the babys hatch they only stay in the cave for a short while, and
im sure most get picked off by the other fish at night as the babies
venture out of the hole. The babies I brought were from the last batch I
had a few months ago when there was a substantial amount of java moss in
the tank, which is where most of the babies found refuge.

Since then the babies got bigger and have been using the same cave they
were born in to hide in and the parents haven't really done much, not to
mention the hole got really big from the clowns squeezing their fat
bodies under pushing and disturbing the adult bristys.

Best bet is to try and supply as MANY caves and nooks as possible
because as soon as the other fish in the tank start disturbing the
bristlenoses cave they wont breed there. 

Matt, driftwood, rocks and plants make great caves.. plants are the most
efficient way to make places for the fish to hide if you have enough :) 

~DREW


-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Trish
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:39 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

I have a dark Bristle nose female {she needs a male}in
a 90 gallon tank, had for now for about 5 years...she
is smaller than the ones I got from you Tuesday! 

The Albino ones are having a great time in their new
tanks. Will be switching around the males I alread
had, this weekend so they can have a female out of
your batch!

I wanted to ask you, did you do anything special for
them to breed, or did you jsut let them do their
thing? And they protected the eggs and young ones? If
I remeber correctly you said you had them in a 130 gal
community tank? So are their any aggressive fish in
their with them? I keep mostly africans this is why I
ask. Oh and can regualr and albino breed together?

When you get more babies......I'll be interested in
some more if possible.I'd like to add some to my 125
gallon.

Trish

--- Drew Scott <fish@dojodesign.com> wrote:

> One thing I've noticed with the bristlenoses is
> depending on the size of
> the tank they're kept in they grow to different
> sizes. Most fish will
> have stunted growth in small tanks but not always.
> But I put a baby
> bristy in the 10gal in our dining room from a batch
> before the ones I
> gave you guys. He's barely broken an inch long in 6
> or 8 months. Looks
> and acts healthy however but just a very interesting
> observation :) 
> 
> FYI
> 
> ~DREW
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf
> Of Trish
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:13 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses
> Update
> 
> Thanks Drew!
> 
> I put mine in two different tanks, I am sure the
> warmer water felt good on them. Will watch them
> tomorrow to see how they are doing. I laready have 1
> pair in a 30 gallon long....but am thinking they are
> 2
> males, for no babies yet, and have had them now for
> about 2 years, and they both have bristles....So
> since
> the ones I got from you do not have bristles and are
> about the same size, am assuming they are female? So
> may do some switching around over the weekend.
> 
> Thanks again!!!
> 
> Trish
> 
> Hope you enjoyed the meeting, and getting to meet a
> few of us!
> 
> --- Drew Scott <fish@dojodesign.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all!
> > 
> > I got all the available ones netted and there's
> only
> > 10 :( I
> > guesstimated around 15 but in a 130gal tank I was
> > off a lil bit.
> > Sometimes you see none, sometimes you see a ton!
> 10
> > is pretty good
> > though!
> > 
> > I understand the meeting is at PSU building 28 at
> > 730pm tonight so I'll
> > be up sometime around then, my first time, don't
> > know anyone so look for
> > the young tall guy holding a clear Rubbermaid
> > container. 
> > 
> > Here's the list of people I got responses from:
> > 
> > Paul
> > Meredith
> > Monica
> > Trish
> > Deb
> > Don Rudee
> > Kevin 
> > Matt
> > Dave
> > 
> > Figure out who wants what etc when I'm there I
> > suppose :) I wish I could
> > give you all two pair but like I said there are
> only
> > 10 :/
> > 
> > ~DREW
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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