RE: [GSAS-Member] Albino Bristlenoses Update

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Drew-

I've got lots of rocks for caves. They do like darker
places. I also have 3 do jo loaches in my daughters 30
gallon comunity tank, the substrate is  sand, and they
love burring themselves! Sometimes you just see their
heads with wiskers, they are so cute! A fun fish. Your
right, if they do not have hidey spots, they do get
upset.

I have seen my adult large sailfin dig a cave as you
explained. He is to big to get into the rocks as the
cichlids do, so he just wiggels and then get his head
into hiding places, so he thinks he's hidden! It's
funny.

Thanks!

Trish

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

> 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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> 
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