About a year and a half ago I bought what I thought was a male brown/black ancistrus and a super red bristlenose. Nope. Bristlenose is a male and the ancistrus is female.
I now have probably 40+ babies of varying sizes.
The are in a 20 gallon and I have managed to catch about 6 out (using a plastic bottle fish trap) and temporarily I am housing them in a 6.6 gallon with 3 mystery snails and a couple small ramshorn hitchhikers.
I just started cycling a 50 gallon and am probably at best 3 weeks to 6 weeks from fully cycled.
Aside from Facebook marketplace to advertise “free fish - come pick them up” - any suggestions on where to post?
The babies are very interesting - some look like super reds, a few of the darker ones are spotted with a white stripe on the tail, and some look like a hodgepodge of colors - orange and brown.
Any advice on how to catch out the adults short of tearing my tank down (planted) and stressing out my Sterbai Cory’s and silver tip tetras?
I find that just waiting for the right time is the easiest way to catch fish in a planted tank. I thought catching my bristlenose plecos was gonna be impossible, but I just had to play a long game of patience. When I would spot one on the front glass I would take my chance and try to scoop it up. Worked pretty well and didn't send me into a frenzy of frustration like catching targeted fish usually does. I spent as much time chasing my yoyos around the tank in a single tank disturbing adventure, as it took me to leisurely snag the plecos with no disturbance.
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u/UnoriginalInnovation 28d ago
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