yellow Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i was in an aquarium on the weekend and saw the biggest bristlenose ive ever seen it had to be at least 15 to 20 cm it looked like a small pleco.after seeing him it got me wondering how big they can actually get.my question being this.how big are your bristlenoses and what did you feed them to get them to that size. thanks jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i had a 15cm female, but it passed away...probably of old age... i believe Ducksta had a 17cm one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Yea mate, no longer with me I think he was old? not sure of expected lifespan? He was just on 17cm on death. I have another 15cm male now. The biggets females I ever saw were at lungys place in Brisbane, not sure if they were as big as my males but my females never even seem to get close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 wow did you guys grow them up yourselves or did you buy them at that size.if you grew them what did you feed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I had 1 female that was approx 18cm and 11yo when she left. The freaky part was that she was born the same day as my nephew and died on his eleventh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 A mate of mine has a 15cm male, and his brisstles are about 3.5cm's long . Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I never thought to measue bristles. My current ~15cm male I grew from 2cm My old 17cm male I bought at 10cm+ and he lived with me a a few years. As for feeding them, I am pretty slack on feeding them directly Some algae pellets maybe once a week, They are usually quick to tear through frozen food mixes though. but mostly I guess mine live on scraps and algae. I don't keep lots of bristlenose in my tanks though so there isn't much competition for the food they do have access to. I keep 3-4 adults in 4x2 tanks. I could probably keep more, but then I'd have to feed them I have actually been considering starting to raise and sell fry rather than let them fend for themselves in cichlid tanks. I can't believe the market there still is for these guys... Where do they all go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I had an 18cm female. many books ive seen suggest 15cm max. i saw a pepermint once that must have been around that size also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lepperfish Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I never thought to measue bristles. My current ~15cm male I grew from 2cm My old 17cm male I bought at 10cm+ and he lived with me a a few years. I can't believe the market there still is for these guys... Where do they all go? I suspect many die due to water that isnt mature enough for them ? How long did it take to grow them from 2cm upto 15cm ? I have a pair that are growing steadily. Just wondering how long it will take to reach adult size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 A couple of years... Maybe more. They aren't something I turn over regularly. Once I have a few adults per tank I've just let them be. I see spawns occasionally but never react, and notice some juvies at sellable size but generally give them to my brother. I don't keep real tidy records so I have no idea how old anything is here. I have hard enough keeping track of my own time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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