BN are doing well

Subject: BN are doing well Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:19 pm

hey all-im new to the site, just got 11 bn from ebay. got them in a 29g tank for quarantine till i put a few in the 75g.
i had a flower pot and a azoo sponge filter that was kind of bad with algae...well these guys and gals should be union! those items are clean as brand new. seems as if the bn are messy-as in ummm...alot of poop! i do a daily w/c of about 30%.
some a few questions though...when u feed them a green bean-do u cook it? and another is about breeding-never thought i would be interested in breeding them-but hey i got 6 albino and 5 brown-hopefully they will take off.
as for caves im just going to get a few clay pots-and break them in half. and just what else do they eat? yea-i know peas..and zuchini. but do u cook them?
yea-i got alot of questions-so ill be visiting this site more and more everyday.
thanks, Rich

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:32 pm

i cook the peas and take the shell off them as for courgette they will eat it raw,
how big are the bristlenose as they need to be roughly 2" to breed

other foods to try check out the postings in the food section cheers

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:18 pm

the bn are young'ins...anywhere from 3/4 inch to about an inch and a 1/4.
as far as other foods-i feed them veggie rounds...but they dont eat all of it.

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:42 pm

utiliy wrote:: the bn are young'ins...anywhere from 3/4 inch to about an inch and a 1/4.
as far as other foods-i feed them veggie rounds...but they dont eat all of it.

good buy mate..dont forget to introduce yourself in the correct place lol...
good to have you hear mate look forward to your post's... Smile

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:43 am

I feed mine on Courgette (Zucchi) Cucumber Lettuce, Algea wafers and bloodworm and lobster eggs...... Bn are fairly easy to breed if given the right conditions once they are old enough..... good luck with them and we will all gladly help you

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:31 am

i only use raw sweet potato i find you can leave it in the tank for days without messing up your water,zucchini cucumber is too messy imo

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:02 pm

well-its confirmed-they love green beans...

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:08 pm

utiliy wrote:: well-its confirmed-they love green beans...

Good....... there settling in fine then

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:13 pm

utiliy wrote:: well-its confirmed-they love green beans...

Something im yet to try, how have you been feeding them this??

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:46 pm

i just toss in any veggie raw. give it a rinse under the tap to make sure it clean and then weigh it down for the breeder tank and just let it float in the show tank. My big L023 will just hang from the surface eating away. funny stuff.

Subject: Re: BN are doing well Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:13 pm

Never thought about sweet potatoes....gonna have to give it a try.