Aquarium Tropical Fish Supply - Tropcial Fish Feeding
Tropical Fish Secrets densely planted, as they can and will uproot plants. Feeding: Easy feeders usually, will only feed after lights go off. Variety of bloodworms, krill and other types of meaty food is recommended, though catfish pellets are often accepted as well. I ve actually caught mine eat flakes once in a while. Sexing: No real difference, but said that female banjo cats have a slightly rounder stomach, are larger and tend to be darker in colouration. None of this is fact, just peoples opinions based on their experience. Breeding: It is said that banjo cats breed in groups and will lay between 3000 and 5000 eggs overnight. These eggs will be placed in a place where they feel comfortable, often under flat surfaced rocks (like slate) or underneath plant leaves. Eggs should hatch after approximately 3 days; fry can be fed on usual fry foods like baby brine shrimp and grindal worms. Comments: If you want a aquarium freshwater fish that is out and about and easy to see this is not the fish for you. Being nocturnal fish, they hide in the sand all day long (you re lucky to spot their gills) and will come out for food at night. In the 6 months I ve had mine now, even with moonlight on only I ve only ever seen them swim once. Though these fish do well in community tanks, it s not recommended to put them in with aggressive feeders. Banjo cats themselves are very slow feeders and are not likely to catch enough food when all is eaten within minutes. Feeding should also occur after the lights go off. For anyone who considers getting banjo catfish, I advice you check up on their stomach once every 3 or 4 days (at least for the first weeks) to make sure they get enough food and don t starve to death. Common Name/s: Bristlenose Catfish Scientific Name: Ancistrus dolichopterus Origin: Amazon River, South America Maximum Size: 4.5″ (12cm) Care: Bristelnose catfish are not a strictly nocturnal fish. These algae eaters establish territories around caves, pieces of wood and other hiding places found in tanks. These fish can become territorial and aggressive towards other members of the ancistrus family and rarely towards bottom dwelling fish such as corydoras catfish. They can tolerate a wide range conditions but generally prefer soft, acidic water which matches the conditions they are suited to in the wild. It is thought that these fish rasp on wood, so having a piece or two of bogwood or driftwood would be ideal. Feeding: These fish eat algae which form on the tank glass, decorations and gravel, but their diet must be supplemented with meaty foods such as frozen bloodworms, vegetables such as zucchini and cucumber and sinking pallets. Sexing and Breeding: An easy fish to breed. They mature at around 3″ - 4″ these fish can be easily sexed by the amount of bristles on their nose, males have a lot of bristles whereas the females have small amount. These fish breed in the males cave; orange eggs are laid by the female and protected by the male, who may not be seen for days, until the eggs hatch. Once the eggs have hatched the male will try keep them together in a group, inside his cave, but the fry will
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