When I set my 360g fibreglass tank up in June 2019 i put all my fish in but realised I didn't have any algae controllers in there. My 180 had a few SAE's and a tiny bristlenose. So I decided to throw the bristlenose in the 360g. It was probably about 3".
It was a bad move really in hindsight. How this fish is still alive I don't know. Food is gone instantly due to my other very fast hungry stock. My slow giant gourami is usually target fed by hand feeding, otherwise he wouldn't get much either.
There is a big piece of driftwood in there and the bristlenose is always in it, it is very very rare I see it. I've tried a few target feeding methods but none of them have resulted in it getting regular food. I don't know how it is surviving but, as you can see from this very rare photo below, the fish is still there, about 6" now, and it's obviously getting some food somewhere, somehow.
I knew this species was as tough as old boots but my experience is leading me to a new found admiration and respect for this miniature plec.
Good to see you pal.....
It was a bad move really in hindsight. How this fish is still alive I don't know. Food is gone instantly due to my other very fast hungry stock. My slow giant gourami is usually target fed by hand feeding, otherwise he wouldn't get much either.
There is a big piece of driftwood in there and the bristlenose is always in it, it is very very rare I see it. I've tried a few target feeding methods but none of them have resulted in it getting regular food. I don't know how it is surviving but, as you can see from this very rare photo below, the fish is still there, about 6" now, and it's obviously getting some food somewhere, somehow.
I knew this species was as tough as old boots but my experience is leading me to a new found admiration and respect for this miniature plec.
Good to see you pal.....
