Starlight Bristlenose

[bgates]

thinking of getting some L183 Starlight Bristlenose they are black water fish any one help on how to set-up a blckwater tank thanks

[mruble]

I have eight L-183's in a 40 gl breeder. Bought them on Aquabid from Snookn21 about three months ago. Lost one after a week. I have three large pieces of Mopani wood that keep the water "black". My PH is 5.9 - 6.0 and I change about 25% of the water every week. The water that I add has a PH of 6.3. I also have a few bottles of Black Water Extract, but have not had to use any since the Mopani is leaching pretty good. I believe that you can set your tank up any way you want. Add some Mopani and/or Black Water Extract and you should be good. Make sure that you have some wood in the tank - they are like termites. Also give them areas to hide in. My 183's don't hide as much as they used to. Don't know if they are getting used to me or if they are getting territorial under the Mopani wood. Out of curiosity, are you going with the 183's (commonly called "white seams") or with the 182's (commonly called "starlights").

[bgates]

thinking of going with both

[bgates]

i now have my black water tank going with two angles in there I'm going to start look for some L-183 for the tanks i just got 9 calico BN and won an auction on aqua bid for 6 green reg and 6 green long fin BN he sent me 16 in total 8 of each so the L- 183 is next for me to find i have almond leaves for my black water tank