l183 starlight bristlenose

hi there has any one got or had l183 star lights i just wondered how easy are they to keep and is there anything i should no about them
kind reguards phil

easy as normal bristlenose once everything is set up properly

They are a bit more sensitive to the pH and temp of the water, particually for breeding but in general thay are fairly easy to keep. They are a bit more shy and will get a bit more agressive if pushed by other fish. they have their gill spikes and are not scared to use them!

get your pH to below 7 and your temp between 26-28 and you will be laughing.

Thanks for that doug,
I picked 4 of the little fellas up the other day and there doing great .
I've got them in a hatchery with normal bn babies and eating and growing fast the ph 6.5 temp 26 also managed to pick up some l144 blue eye bn who are in the main tank people are correct when they say they are addictive lol lol I'll put some pics on when I find out how lol.
Take care phil

Growing really quick they don't seem to like sweet patato though
Just picked up some l144 blue eye up as well
Got the bn bug I think

Mello1972p wrote:

Got the bn bug I think

Welcome to the club

Are you feeding the sweet potato raw or blanching it for a few minutes. If they are only youngsters they may prefer it blanched.

I was just giving it raw I'll try blanching it they like brockley blanched ,
I'll try that cheers
Even though they are babies they have an attitude with each other lol ,coming up to 3 cm and have fat bellies all the time
Kind reguards phil