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Hello everyone, I got a question on keeping a bristle nose in tank with tropheus. I have done this over a year and half now with no problems my question is when I purchased him the aquarium store told me he "must have wood of some sort to survive" so I put a piece of african wood just small piece maybe 9'' by 5'' flat but the tropheus love it more then he does. They graze on it and nibble etc...... I had a Chilanga swell up last year like golf ball I put in 10 gallon tank and medicated waited it out and after week swelling disapeared and there was small piece of wood size of ink pen tip in bottom of bare tank that he had passed. Well this hasn't happened since but I recently went bare bottom and am seeing few pieces of wood now and then just worried this may happen again. Now to my question any of you have bristle nose pleco with no wood doing good? Do I have to have wood in tank for this bristle nose to survive? He hangs in the rocks 99% of time any how. Thanks sorry so long. Chris
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Bristle nose don't need wood.So many things can be a mystery, when all we're seeking is freedom...
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Originally posted by Fire_chair View Post
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the only plecos that NEED wood are panaques and farlowellas.
and a few others, but bristle nosers arent one of them.
they prefer it, as they occassionally graze on it and it helps keep them regular, but aside from that, they really dont have to have it.FRENCH FRY!!!
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They sure do like itOriginally posted by Fire_chair View Post
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FRENCH FRY!!!
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Really? None of mine have ever messed with it.Originally posted by lilmissruffcountry View PostThey sure do like itSo many things can be a mystery, when all we're seeking is freedom...
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My Royal line Pleco eats the wood in the tank.. my gold nugget couldn't care less for it. Then again in Nature the royal line lives around bogwood but the golden nugget lives in the fast streams and rivers of the Brazilian waters that let into the Amazon. The golden nugget likes water movement.
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