Am I cursed with pl*cos?

I can't stop my bristlenoses from spawning, if you live near Dallas
you can have some. I also keep the more exotic species from the Amazon
and they are wild caught. It is not uncommon to lose half or more of
them, they will just never eat and can last for a pretty good while.
Since you don't say what the fish was it is hard to know if that may
be your problem.



On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:28:40 -0800, Trina
wrote:

More info please..

Filters?
Cycled?
Heat?
Method of transport?
Water treated?
TOO many fish for that lil tank!

Trina
Yukon, Canada
44gal/tall/pent/fresh
10gal/planted/fresh

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:18:26 -0800, "MarAzul"
wrote:

Okay... so I had a pl*co in my 30G for almost a year before he died.. I
waited a few weeks, changed some water and got a new one.. he died after 5
days.. took him back to LFS, they tested my water (fine) and gave me another
one... who died... ::sigh:: No more pl*cos for that tank.
Recently I set my 10G back up.. currently I have 6 Serpae Tetras, 2 albino
Cories and today I added 2 emerald Cories and, yes, a pl*co. That was at
3:30.. I checked on the newbies at 6 and the pl*co was, once again, dead.
Before I even picked the fish I had LFS check water just for giggles.. they
said it is fine.. So am I just cursed??? ALL my other fish are/were/have
always been fine.
So when I go back to LFS should I even risk another pl*co death or maybe
just get a chinese algae eater..? I need an algae eater and I also have a
hand of death when it comes to snails..

Oh, and I have a question that should be easy to answer... Recommend any
good sites on different filters..? Thinking of maybe adding/changing filters
in the 10...

Mar
------------------------------------------------
"I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that makes
living worthwhile?"

Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."

-Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'

I wouldn't mind having a couple more.... can you ship?

--
RedForeman ©®




"Wally" wrote in message
...

I can't stop my bristlenoses from spawning, if you live near Dallas
you can have some. I also keep the more exotic species from the Amazon
and they are wild caught. It is not uncommon to lose half or more of
them, they will just never eat and can last for a pretty good while.
Since you don't say what the fish was it is hard to know if that may
be your problem.



On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:28:40 -0800, Trina
wrote:

More info please..

Filters?
Cycled?
Heat?
Method of transport?
Water treated?
TOO many fish for that lil tank!

Trina
Yukon, Canada
44gal/tall/pent/fresh
10gal/planted/fresh

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:18:26 -0800, "MarAzul"
wrote:

Okay... so I had a pl*co in my 30G for almost a year before he died.. I
waited a few weeks, changed some water and got a new one.. he died after
5
days.. took him back to LFS, they tested my water (fine) and gave me
another
one... who died... ::sigh:: No more pl*cos for that tank.
Recently I set my 10G back up.. currently I have 6 Serpae Tetras, 2
albino
Cories and today I added 2 emerald Cories and, yes, a pl*co. That was at
3:30.. I checked on the newbies at 6 and the pl*co was, once again,
dead.
Before I even picked the fish I had LFS check water just for giggles..
they
said it is fine.. So am I just cursed??? ALL my other fish are/were/have
always been fine.
So when I go back to LFS should I even risk another pl*co death or maybe
just get a chinese algae eater..? I need an algae eater and I also have
a
hand of death when it comes to snails..

Oh, and I have a question that should be easy to answer... Recommend any
good sites on different filters..? Thinking of maybe adding/changing
filters
in the 10...

Mar
------------------------------------------------
"I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that
makes
living worthwhile?"

Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."

-Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'

hi there
Ive just discovered 5 3/4 inch long bristlenoses in my
community tank there is a muture pair in there too
but i did just introduce some new weed. the question is could my pair of
bred in a community tank or is it more likey
that the small ones came in with the new plants.

Regards David
"Wally" wrote in message
...

I can't stop my bristlenoses from spawning, if you live near Dallas
you can have some. I also keep the more exotic species from the Amazon
and they are wild caught. It is not uncommon to lose half or more of
them, they will just never eat and can last for a pretty good while.
Since you don't say what the fish was it is hard to know if that may
be your problem.



On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 22:28:40 -0800, Trina
wrote:

More info please..

Filters?
Cycled?
Heat?
Method of transport?
Water treated?
TOO many fish for that lil tank!

Trina
Yukon, Canada
44gal/tall/pent/fresh
10gal/planted/fresh

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:18:26 -0800, "MarAzul"
wrote:

Okay... so I had a pl*co in my 30G for almost a year before he died.. I
waited a few weeks, changed some water and got a new one.. he died after
5
days.. took him back to LFS, they tested my water (fine) and gave me
another
one... who died... ::sigh:: No more pl*cos for that tank.
Recently I set my 10G back up.. currently I have 6 Serpae Tetras, 2
albino
Cories and today I added 2 emerald Cories and, yes, a pl*co. That was at
3:30.. I checked on the newbies at 6 and the pl*co was, once again,
dead.
Before I even picked the fish I had LFS check water just for giggles..
they
said it is fine.. So am I just cursed??? ALL my other fish are/were/have
always been fine.
So when I go back to LFS should I even risk another pl*co death or maybe
just get a chinese algae eater..? I need an algae eater and I also have
a
hand of death when it comes to snails..

Oh, and I have a question that should be easy to answer... Recommend any
good sites on different filters..? Thinking of maybe adding/changing
filters
in the 10...

Mar
------------------------------------------------
"I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that
makes
living worthwhile?"

Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."

-Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'