kylejmorrison Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Can anyone tell me the easiest way to encourage bristlenose to breed and how to sex them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejmorrison Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 and what ages can they start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 with plecos its not really the age that determine when they start breeding but size. BN usually starts breeding around 6-7cm. condition the BN with plenty of food and once the female looks nice and fat do cold water change [enough to actually make a different in temperature] this really works for most fish. male have bristle up to nose female have then just around the lip if any. if they're in a community tank they mite not breed at all if the male dont feel safe enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Sexing is very easy once they get to a certain size (about 5-6 cm) The males will have big bristles coming off his nose Whereas the female will only have very small bristles if any at all. (maybe do a google image search on female and male bristlenose....??) As for encouraging to breed, I would probably get 1 male and 2 females, feed them up lots and lots on different foods like cucumber, lettuce, frozen bloodworms, pleco pellets and anything else realy.... Bristlenose can be a bit wierd when breeding. A male and a female may breed non-stop for 12 months, laying every month, then they will suddenly stop, and everything you do, they will not breed again for another x amount of months, Then they will suddenly start breeding again..... Good luck. EDIT: I posted the same time as fishboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejmorrison Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 I think mine a dwarf bristlenose, thats what the guy i got them off said. What size should they be to succesfully sex them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 sorry no such thin as dwarf BN just an stunted one. u should tell the sex quit easily when they reach around 7cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejmorrison Posted September 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 i guess mine a still a bit small for sexing at 3-4 cm, would i be able to tell a male by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 no 3-4 cm is still a bit small. just have to be patient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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