Bristlenose catfish and ammonia Q's

[Blucat]

1. Just got a bristlenose catfish today. Its only juvenile but its cute. What is the best food to feed it? Will it take fish flakes?

2. Also got a total ammonia test kit. There was no nitrate test kits selling. I have no ammonia, but does that mean that my tank has finished cycling?

3. I want to get some clown loaches. Can i keep them in pairs, or do they have to be in threes or more? My tank is 24 gall/90 litre so it is a bit small. Am also planning to get angelfish in future. Are clown loaches and angelfish compatible?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[BrianNY]

Although your pleco is primarily an algae eater, it will relish flake food, shrimp pellets, even flake food. The best food to feed it are algae wafers. I feed mine broccoli stems and they love it.

Your cycle isn't complete until the nitrITES go to zero.

Clown loaches will eventually outgrow a 24 gal tank.

 

[Blucat]

how do I prepare the vegies for my pleco

 

[BrianNY]

Cut the stem into slices about 1/2 thick. Microwive for 30 seconds and allow to cool before dropping in your tank.

 

[An t-iasg]

Here's a great article on veggie feeding:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showquestion.php?faq=2&fldAuto=42

 

[FishLover14]

I think it is best to feed Algea Wafers-Omega One Makes some very high quality ones-My plecos luv em.

JMHO

 

[chrism]

i feed my bn cucumber, zucchini (Courgette), sinking algea waffers, catfish pellets, blood worms, bine shrimp, even boiled potato... oh and i never scrape algae from my tank... plus the odd prawn every now and again

BN's are pretty damn tough