Missing Bristlenose?

[cyncastic]

For the life of my i cannot find one of my 2 BNs. I have searched high and low, im really at a loss here, the only thing i havent done was crack open every shell (Multie tank)....

Any thoughts?


thanks

[Ronin]

have you checked behind your stand? I don't know about BNs, but my common pleco gets startled once in a while and darts to the top. maybe your bn just didn't know when to turn around. good luck in your search.

[cyncastic]

I've checked behind the stand, the filter, all the nooks and crannies of my background (a DIY). I think it might be alien abduction or something....

[Seedy]

...I'm thinking the multis "off'd" em.....

Both species would be in competition for the shells as breeding areas...My multies never would tolerate a pleco of any kind...they killed a BN and two rubber lips before I gave up keeping anything else with them...they are really mean lil' buggers...

[cyncastic]

seedy, do you think i should move my other BN? If so... i doubt he'd fare well in my other tank (mbuna). But my friend has a nice community tank with plenty of algae :)

[toddnbecka]

A shellie tank is no place for any pleco. Algae growth in the tank will actually encourage spawning, not to mention the territorial issues.