o0Faraz0o

i had him for sometime the tanks not too small so it shouldnt be a growth issue it just hasnt grown but its still seems the same size like 3 and half cm
i dont know wats the problem I give it algae drops and sometime even veg but i dunno wats the problem

Allie

Our hasn't either and we've had him since the summer. Does he have driftwood in the tank? BNs like to eat wood along with regular pleco food.

Barbrella

Bristlenoses, especially the common sp.3, do grow very slowly.

My albino has hardly grown at all in the months I've had him even though he gets plenty to eat and looks very healthy.

o0Faraz0o

it has a large driftwood and its own cave under the driftwood so yea

o0Faraz0o

yeah well its been sometime since this post and it still hasnt grown ok maybe like 1mm lol but not much at all it gets veggies 1 or 2 times a week. i give it bottom feeder pellets once to twice a week. I also bring algae covered rocks from my pond to keep it busy. Its had a drift wood since i bort it and it also has a cave under the driftwood wat else can i do i think i have had it at least for 6 months. atm its 1 inch and a half so very small.

COBettaCouple

We have 2 albino LFBNs. We can tell that one has grown a little bit since we got them a few months ago, but the other seems the same size almost. Both eat good and act healthy.

Zer0sk8er

some plecos dont grow very much the bristlenoeses may just take longer to grow and may be dwarfing itself in a 10g tank

LadyOutlaw

Protein protein protein.....try feeding them NLS....my first two spawns seem to take forever to get to a size I felt safe selling them.....batches 3-6 (didn't pull the female fast enough) have reached the same size in a third of the time. I discovered this because I had stuck one in a tank where I have moscow guppy fry growing out so I was overfeeding to get growth on them. As an experiment I seperated several into another tank and started feeding NLS along with algea wafers and zuchinni....after some more research I discovered that ABN are "oppertunistic feeders" meaning they will eat just about anything......babies need protein! I'm a firm believer in that now.....along with the very happy 200 baby pleco's i'm currently growing out!

mrsmuffin

What is NLS?