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	Are Bristlenose sensitive to nitrate?
Luke8186 Fish Addict Posts: 876 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 09-Jan-2003	Im gettin some Bristlenose today 20 of them for $35AU, which those of you from oz would know is a good deal. I did a water test. Nitrate is at 100ppm, or perhaps higher Nitrite & Ammonia are at 0ppm just curious whether bristlenose are particularly sensitive to nitrate or not? advice appreciated cheers Luke
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Lucylou Hobbyist Posts: 82 Kudos: 87 Votes: 40 Registered: 12-Aug-2003	They are...particularly in an extended situation...they may not show the effects straight away but if the nitrates stay at a high level for a long time you'll statr to find them dead with everted gills. Easy fix though, just do more water changes.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	They aren't particularly sensative to nitrate, but any fish would be stressed by levels THAT high. You really need to do a large water change or something, because 100+ nitrates is way too high. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Or if you're not good at water changes, a planted tank will be more forgiving. I have a heavily planted tank with driftwood and my nitrates are always about 5 ppm, even with water changes only every other week. [span class="edited"][Edited by Cory Addict 2004-08-31 00:17][/span] I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Luke8186 Fish Addict Posts: 876 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 09-Jan-2003	i'll take my chances today too late to pass up the offer give the fish a couple days to settle in then do a large water change.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002	Good luck Luke with the Bristlenoses. -- Gomer
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004	just perform a water change before u put the bags into the tank...they can survive in a bag for 3 hrs or 12 hrs with injected oxygen
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	i don't know why you would want 20 BNs in a tank though lol how often do you do water changes, and is the tank planted? cfd -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002	Week end - Wouldn't it be better to just to acclimatise them to the tank, and up the water changes once they are settled? -- Gomer
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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