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	What Happened With My Friends Bristlenose Pleco
blaze_fire Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 4 Votes: 4 Registered: 24-Feb-2006	My friend has this great big brisltenose pleco. He was going to give it away to me, for my 20g. So, i came over to tak the pleco. First, we had to get it into a bag. I tried using a net. The pleco got alll stiff, and wouldn't move when he was out of the water, and had decided to attach himslef onto the net! We had to use a plastic container to move him into the bag. That worked. Except, one problem. The bag was leaking! So, we had to move the pleco into another bag, by pouring him into the second bag from the leaking one. This worked, and now the pleco is safe in my 20g! ~Andy~
Posted 03-Mar-2006 06:21
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	I bet he's pretty stressed out now. What do you mean by big? BN's only get about 4 inches...or they are only supposed to. I wouldn't call that big. They are cool guys. Mine loves to hang upside down from the DW. They produce alot of waste though...so be prepared to clean up lots of poo. *Kristin*
Posted 03-Mar-2006 06:57
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	What happened? It probably used its pectoral or interopercular spines (the latter are near the head) to make things mighty difficult for you. The fish didn't want to be moved, so it tried to stab whatever it could in an attempt to prevent you from bothering it. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 03-Mar-2006 13:53
blaze_fire Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 4 Votes: 4 Registered: 24-Feb-2006	yeah, thats what happend. My pleco is about 4 inches, and he was in my friends tank with a fish that ate everything else, and destroyed the plants, and so my pleco is afraid of anything ~Andy~
Posted 04-Mar-2006 03:43
mrwizerd Big Fish Posts: 360 Kudos: 197 Votes: 75 Registered: 24-Oct-2005	Yeah when you said it was a big bristle nose I raised an eyebrow because a big pleco is the one foot one I got suckered into (hangs head in shame at the very bad pun) The wife loves him so he stays. But my paired bristlenose are both doing great and the male is about 4 inches whilst the female has stayed at 3
Posted 06-Mar-2006 02:50
blaze_fire Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 4 Votes: 4 Registered: 24-Feb-2006	yeah, while anyways, he has moved from under the rock, to under the driftwood ~Andy~
Posted 07-Mar-2006 04:42
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Some bristlenoses can hit 6 inches, so theyre not all small. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 07-Mar-2006 13:57


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