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zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	I was wanting a peaceful cat that would add character and color to the bottom of my aquarium (no cory cats, I already have a wonderful school of these little creatures). I was thinking upside down or raphael cats or some thing syndontis? I am a beginner to bottom feeders with the excpetion of cory cats/ ottos. Bristle- Nose maybe?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
Fish_lover Fish Addict Posts: 742 Kudos: 176 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Nov-2001	hmmm BN would be ruled out for colour i spose...striking colours are raphael catfish...or the (my fav) dianema urostriata (flag-tailed catfish) - they've got this marvellous tail with zebra like stripes on its caudal fin heheheh...upside down synos offer a 'reverse' colouring to normal catfish, so that may prove interesting for u....zebra plecos? (hahaahthey're the best in colouration)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
gartenzwerfe Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Of the list you made, a Raphael isn't a very good choice. They get about 8 inches, and would therefore be crowded in your tank. Upside down cats only get to about 4 inches, so one of those would be a better choice. It really depends on what else is already in the tank. Most other synodontises... synodontis... synodontisi... whatever the plural is ... grow too large for a 29g. With the exception of a few species, catfish aren't the most colorful family in the fish world. What did you have in mind? HTH ><>Dani<>< [hr width='40%']I don't want another pretty face I don't want just anyone to hold I don't want my love to go to waste I want you and your beautiful soul Last edited by gartenzwerfe at 12-Mar-2005 00:26
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	Color is not so much an issue as originality and character thus an upside down would be fine. Thanx
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	I like the look of the albino BN. Mine aren't shy and just are busy all day long.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	Aren't albino BN a bit pricy ($100+) even in the states. I know they are in Australia according to previous posts. Also the normal BN's at my LFS are some thing like $14 and no albinos have ever come there. What do you all pay for them?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	At my work, three inch albinos cost around $15. They aren't that expensive at all, and I know that other stores have them priced at between $10-$20. Albino BNs are fairly common in the States, most areas have at least one store with these fish. They have a lot of character, especially the well-endowed males. I just love the bristles on these guys, and they are tough in addition to being good-looking. You'd be able to keep one in a 29 gallon tank without problems, too. 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 26-Jan-2006 12:04
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You can get an Albino BN. Isn't the Black colour of a normal BN a colour. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
zachjc_14 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 211 Votes: 24 Registered: 20-Apr-2004	What about regular BNs, my lfs is so irresponsible that anything that could possibly be of any use dies.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Yup, a normally-colored bristlenose would be fine as well. They are for all practical reasons the same fish as the albino BN, except without the white. 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 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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