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</DIV><H1>Advice on Bristlenose Fry</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: nazm</STRONG><BR><BR>I've just had my first ever batch of bristle-nose fry. The best I can tell is that most of the fry are in with a parent inside a ceramic log which is too small for my cichlids to get into. The tank in which these bn are, is a 4 foot tank with lots of mbuna. I have another 2 foot tank with an Angel, a peacock, a juveline rusty and 4 juvenile bns. Here are my questions:

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1) Would the chances of these bn surviving improve if I were to move the log with all it's occupants to the 2 foot tank?

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2) I don't know which ones are the parents, only that one is in the log with the fry. Would not moving both parents be a problem?

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3) How likely is it that my well-fed cichlids would try and snack on the fry?

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4) What should I feed the fry?

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</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: starreys</STRONG><BR><BR>well i would move fry and dad to another tank if u can , take the whole log out, feed them pumpkin partially cooked and grounded pellets.They will eventually get snacked on if u dont.

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Sarah

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: nazm</STRONG><BR><BR>Thanks for the advice Sarah. I'll move them out.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: fiona ls</STRONG><BR><BR>1. Yes.

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2. The one in the log is the father. As Sarah said, that's the one you want.

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3. Extremely.

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4. To Sarah's list add zucchini, cucumber, silver beet, lettuce, and anything else they seem to enjoy

. You can also add spirulina discs. You need to keep something in front of young bristlenose to eat, basically, all the time. When they are babies they need something to graze on or you may find most of them dying.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: nazm</STRONG><BR><BR>Gracias Fiona. I've taken all the advice you and Sarah have given me and the little ones seem to be quite safe and happy in their new surroundings. The only problem this has caused is that I've reluctantly moved the fish I had in that tank to my 4 foot tank where one of them (Peacock) is being picked on severely. I'm not sure what I can do. Move him back to the 2 foot tank and he becomes the Apex predator. Leave him where he is and he may not survive too long. Any thoughts??? He has of course found himself a corner to stick to where the others don't harrass him, but I fear he'll just die of misery or starvation.

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</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Anita ozfish</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Nazm

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With the peacock, you could add some floating pipes to the tank (agricultural pipe from plumbing supply or hardware) - diameter according to size of fish and slightly bigger

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Alternatively, you can go to one of those $2 shops and get a plastic tub about 12x5" or something like that. Get two chunky strips of styrofoam and with some fishing line, tie a piece of foam to each of the narrow ends. This makes a cheap floatie tank and will keep the peacock safe from the others. Make sure the holes are not big enough for the fish to swim through though

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PS this is a good short term solution but is not an ideal permanent living arrangement for any fish

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