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Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
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Hawkeye Farms said:
Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
Woah, That's an amazing amount of fish to specialize in, I have gotten back into Freshwater angelfish recently, I had Betta fish, Bristlenose plecos and an Electric Blue Ram Cichlid, I wish I had done proper research back then, I probably would still have all of my fish. |
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Well I didn't specilize in all of them at once. All them were through out the years I was in the hobby. And then I had a cat that would fall into the tanks while trying to fish, so yeah catfish of the furry varity as well.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
Woah, That's an amazing amount of fish to specialize in, I have gotten back into Freshwater angelfish recently, I had Betta fish, Bristlenose plecos and an Electric Blue Ram Cichlid, I wish I had done proper research back then, I probably would still have all of my fish.
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Hawkeye Farms said:
Well I didn't specilize in all of them at once. All them were through out the years I was in the hobby. And then I had a cat that would fall into the tanks while trying to fish, so yeah catfish of the furry varity as well.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
Woah, That's an amazing amount of fish to specialize in, I have gotten back into Freshwater angelfish recently, I had Betta fish, Bristlenose plecos and an Electric Blue Ram Cichlid, I wish I had done proper research back then, I probably would still have all of my fish.
I kinda figured it wasn't all at once lol, Omg your cat went fishing and took a bath all in one go XD |
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Yep the little brat never learned his lesson also. He kept trying to fish and a few times his sister pushed him in by scaring the crap out of him.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Well I didn't specilize in all of them at once. All them were through out the years I was in the hobby. And then I had a cat that would fall into the tanks while trying to fish, so yeah catfish of the furry varity as well.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
Woah, That's an amazing amount of fish to specialize in, I have gotten back into Freshwater angelfish recently, I had Betta fish, Bristlenose plecos and an Electric Blue Ram Cichlid, I wish I had done proper research back then, I probably would still have all of my fish.
I kinda figured it wasn't all at once lol, Omg your cat went fishing and took a bath all in one go XD
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Hawkeye Farms said:
Yep the little brat never learned his lesson also. He kept trying to fish and a few times his sister pushed him in by scaring the crap out of him.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Well I didn't specilize in all of them at once. All them were through out the years I was in the hobby. And then I had a cat that would fall into the tanks while trying to fish, so yeah catfish of the furry varity as well.
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
Yeah it was, and it was only 2 or 3 small comet goldfish if I remember correctly, but they all died within I'd say a few months. Made me realize I don't want to deal with gold fish. I specilized in Bettas, Barbs, Angelfish, Bala Sharks, Swordtails, Tetras, Guppies (although mine loved brackish conditions more) Chilids (convicts and dempseys mostly but I had a blood parrot also known as a Frankenfish due to how they are created), cory cats, striped or spotted Raphael cats, pictus cats, sailfin plecos, rainbow and red tailed sharks for my freshwater tanks. For my brackish tanks they were Mollies, Platties, Archer Fish (not recommended for starters in the hobby), Puffer Fish, and a friend of mine gave me a Columbian Cat also known as a silver shark (which I don't recommed since they need a 200+ gallon tank in general and will eat anything it can get in it's mouth, so mine got transfered to another friend of mine who has like a 1000 gal tank).
Hastings Warmbloods said:
Hawkeye Farms said:
LOL Hastings my dad did know better. He had been in the hobby for a number of years before he got me into it. I think he just gave me the gold fish as a learning experience. Once I learned gold fish weren't the best fish to have, we recycled the tank for a month or so to get everything perfect again and then got some guppies.
Oh lol, Then yeah it was probably a learning experience.
Woah, That's an amazing amount of fish to specialize in, I have gotten back into Freshwater angelfish recently, I had Betta fish, Bristlenose plecos and an Electric Blue Ram Cichlid, I wish I had done proper research back then, I probably would still have all of my fish.
I kinda figured it wasn't all at once lol, Omg your cat went fishing and took a bath all in one go XD
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Hello again, I've had my bristlenose pleco for over a year now (since July 14th) and he's albino... I did not intentionally get him, he's just the pleco the guy picked out of the tank.
He's my first pleco ever so I'm kinda surprised he's still alive to be honest But I just got thinking "am I actually taking the necessary steps to ensure he is healthy and well?" if anyone has tips for me that will be greatly appreciated also this is him (I don't actually know if it's a boy I just say "him") |
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He's a boy. Males have bristles, females don't |
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He's a boy as Eve said. I've had a few of these guys in my tanks over the years. The good news is he's not going to get super huge like a common sailfin pleco will. My sailfin before he died was nearly a foot and a half long, named Brusier since he didn't put up with crap from the other fish, and his best buddy was a 5 in Bristlenose named Whitey (albino, and my nephew named him) Tips I have for this type of fish: 1.) Have a hideout for him, which you seem to have. It's good sized and he'll be happy hanging out there. 2.) Diet. You didn't mention what you feed him, however all pelcos need algee wafers in their diets. Bristlenoses as I said stay small so a half to whole wafer once a day. Start with a half and see how much he eats of it, if it's completely gone by the next morning or evening (Depending when you feed him) move up to a bigger portion of the wafer. If some of the wafter is still there by the next feeding remove it, and don't feed again the next day. This will help keep your tank water clear. Also my bristlenose would share zucchi slices with my sailfin pleco. If you give him fresh zucchi make sure it's thin slice, and only give him about a quarter of the slice. Remove it after no more than 2 or 3 hours if he doesn't eat it all. This will keep the veggie from rotting in the tank and fouling up the water. 3.) Driftwood. Get a nice piece of driftwood. You can get these a Petsmart/Petco or a LFS. Make sure to clean it with clean water a few time, dry it, and then soak it in some tank water before placing it in the tank. Plecos love to munch on driftwood. The good news is driftwood can give shelter to the pleco and provide a healthy snack at any time of day. 4.) Tanksize. These fish can do okay in a 10 gallon (I had one in my 10 gallon with a few neon tetras for about 5 years) as long as he's the only pleco, and the other fish don't bother him. However 20 gallons is prefered for the minium tank size for these fish, and again as long as he's the only pleco. 5.) Tank mates: You want to make sure he's with fish that won't bother him. Nippy fish like tiger barbs and guppies may try to nip at his bristles. Neon tetras and cardinal tetras are good to pair up with him. Anything that won't chase or bother him. For bottom of the tank buddies cory cats usually won't bother a bristlenose. My corys would swim and hang out with mine. They avoided my sailfin though since he tended to eat anything that annoyed him. I'm sure others will chip in their advice as well.
L.C123 said:
Hello again, I've had my bristlenose pleco for over a year now (since July 14th) and he's albino... I did not intentionally get him, he's just the pleco the guy picked out of the tank.
He's my first pleco ever so I'm kinda surprised he's still alive to be honest But I just got thinking "am I actually taking the necessary steps to ensure he is healthy and well?" if anyone has tips for me that will be greatly appreciated also this is him (I don't actually know if it's a boy I just say "him")
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Thank you!
Cadence Farms said:
He's a boy. Males have bristles, females don't
Ah ok! Thanks so much :) need to invest in some driftwood then! And wafers unless it's what I'm feeding him? 😅 I give him JBL NovoPleco food it has 10% wood fibre, I think it says on the tub.. I need to go home and check!
I don't think it's wafers though..just a kind of pleco food
Hawkeye Farms said:
He's a boy as Eve said. I've had a few of these guys in my tanks over the years. The good news is he's not going to get super huge like a common sailfin pleco will. My sailfin before he died was nearly a foot and a half long, named Brusier since he didn't put up with crap from the other fish, and his best buddy was a 5 in Bristlenose named Whitey (albino, and my nephew named him) Tips I have for this type of fish: 1.) Have a hideout for him, which you seem to have. It's good sized and he'll be happy hanging out there. 2.) Diet. You didn't mention what you feed him, however all pelcos need algee wafers in their diets. Bristlenoses as I said stay small so a half to whole wafer once a day. Start with a half and see how much he eats of it, if it's completely gone by the next morning or evening (Depending when you feed him) move up to a bigger portion of the wafer. If some of the wafter is still there by the next feeding remove it, and don't feed again the next day. This will help keep your tank water clear. Also my bristlenose would share zucchi slices with my sailfin pleco. If you give him fresh zucchi make sure it's thin slice, and only give him about a quarter of the slice. Remove it after no more than 2 or 3 hours if he doesn't eat it all. This will keep the veggie from rotting in the tank and fouling up the water. 3.) Driftwood. Get a nice piece of driftwood. You can get these a Petsmart/Petco or a LFS. Make sure to clean it with clean water a few time, dry it, and then soak it in some tank water before placing it in the tank. Plecos love to munch on driftwood. The good news is driftwood can give shelter to the pleco and provide a healthy snack at any time of day. 4.) Tanksize. These fish can do okay in a 10 gallon (I had one in my 10 gallon with a few neon tetras for about 5 years) as long as he's the only pleco, and the other fish don't bother him. However 20 gallons is prefered for the minium tank size for these fish, and again as long as he's the only pleco. I'm sure others will chip in their advice as well.
L.C123 said:
Hello again, I've had my bristlenose pleco for over a year now (since July 14th) and he's albino... I did not intentionally get him, he's just the pleco the guy picked out of the tank.
He's my first pleco ever so I'm kinda surprised he's still alive to be honest But I just got thinking "am I actually taking the necessary steps to ensure he is healthy and well?" if anyone has tips for me that will be greatly appreciated also this is him (I don't actually know if it's a boy I just say "him")
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