Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 How big are bristle nose babies? Was cleaning out my tank, and saw a huge baby in there. Like the size of a three week old guppy, but with an egg sack still attached. Do BN's have giant babies? My nephew managed to see it too before it disappeared down the gullet of an angel. Thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 If it still has the egg sac attached it will be a few days old at most. They are big from birth compared to guppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Thanks Caryl, I thought it must be a bristle nose baby - what a shame I took the ornament out for 20 minutes while I did a water change!! The angel did appreciate it though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I just saw some more - sticking out of a hole in the ornament. Can't see them now - trying to get some photos. Is the Dad sitting on them now? We are so excited!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 good one sam 8) , is that in new tank ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Thanks Snookie, the new tank is still in the middle of the lounge - haven't managed to sort out substrate. This is my oldest tank - has my breeding pair of angels in it, plus some random other fish. Will get onto the new tank in the next week or so... Cheers, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 BN dads look after the eggs and fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 What great Dads they are - no wonder I haven't seen him in a while - he has grown heaps!! He dropped out of the ornament into the water pretty quick when I pulled it out - the babies must have stayed wet enough. Do I need to do anything now or just let him get on with it? Will he protect his babies from the angel or will I need to seperate them eventually? Didn't expect babies from them - have been learning about angels for a year or so now, but this is all new. Thanks for the help so far guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Angels will take out most if not all of the the babies.. You can do what I do and take the dad and babies and ornament out and float them in a vessel have created, mine is an old fridge vege bin that I drilled holes in the bottom but you could get away with anything really.. you could even have a go at taking the babies out of the ornament and sticking them in a guppy trap with an airstone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 The Dad will look after the fry until they are around 2 weeks old. Then they will leave the cave and they are on their own. I have a breeding pair in a Community tank and I remove the fry into another tank at day 12. If the fry are left in the tank with your Angels you I think you can count on most of them being eaten. If theres enough hiding places one or two may survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted November 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I am quite keen to save the babies, so I will try to take them out in time. I have a spare tank so will put them in that. They have a large egg sac nearly as big as they are. Does that make them about two days old? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 By the sounds of it they hatched 2 or 3 days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted December 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 My babies are now looking like their Dad. I took sixteen out and put them in a mesh baby tank in another tank. The remainder stayed in the ornament, and their Dad is now back in there to protect them from the angels. Estimated age about ten days old. Question - what do I feed them? I have been feeding them on liquid food for egglayers, and they are also getting a pleco tab a day, and there is lots of week in their mesh tank as well. Thanks, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 They need wood in the diet and I think the pleco tabs have wood in them. They'll eat flake now. I wouldn't bother with the liquid food. Well done :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Sam Posted December 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thanks MarkLB, the Pleco chips have wood in them, so I will use a mix of them and flake. And of course they have weed. It is quite exciting - my first babies apart from livebearers, and angels which get eaten about day five. I have three people wanting them already!! Cheers, Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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