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Well I?ll be buggered?.

I am now in need of your guy?s help and advice more then I have ever been.
I looked into my tank today and saw what I thought was a bit a dirt or something on the inside of the tank, so went to wipe it away, when it moved.

I bent down to look at it and bugger me?.

It?s a baby bristle-nose?

So now I know why my two have been in hiding and not out as much as they where before.
I have only seen the one so far, but even if he/she doesn?t make it, I now know that my two can ?get it on? and will breed.

So I am left with a couple of interesting questions?

1. What does a baby bristle-nose eat?

2. I am about to change the carbon filter in my bio-wheel will it hurt him/her?

3. I am going on holiday in two days and am setting up the auto feeder to do
it?s thing, will the baby get some or should I put in some stuff just for him,
and what?

4. the wife has brought a betta fish (male) will he get on with them?, seems
ok so far.

5. What do I have to be careful of now?


Bloody hell I am a dad?.

Help..


Stu.

Ok, here?s question number 6.

Is it normal for the female to lay on her back under a piece of wood??????

She?s not even hanging on she?s just laying there, moving now and then?.

Now I am worried, I have also counted 6 babies.

Help guy?s I don?t want to lose any of them?.

She looks big in the tummy as well????

Nice to know that others have vitnessed their pleco's "sleeping"/resting on their backs too, I have been a little nervous vhen i first saw it, my ancistrus are doing it as well as my Bary's (L177).

My male Ancistrus temmincki usually rests upside down in it's cave too, he's a real acrobat anyway, watching it eat cucumber is like watching a contorionists show.

Pectorale.