Guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Yeah it's really annoying. I've got 2 pairs here that I want to breed (the bigs one that have already bred and 2 smaller ones that are about 6-7cms). I think the reason they bred was the new cave I put in there. Good luck on getting them to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Its frustration when a supposedly easy fish doesn't do the deed. I have found that they require a tight cave, for the first time I saw my BN at it, the male has to trap the female in the cave, so a good tight entrance makes it easier. As for trying to feed the males when they are nesting I wouldn't bother, They will eat when they are ready, just make sure the male gets a break between batches and he will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 They've bred again :bounce: :bounce: . I don't know how long the eggs have been there for but they're there :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Good stuff Cam :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northland chic Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 How are the eggs going? I have recently got a male and female BN but I have no good enough caves for him and he just hides behond my heater. I'm a bit dissapointed Might try the pipe idea or I was going to buy a bamboo cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Mine hid behind the heater and then I put this cave in and he liked it. The eggs have black dots in them but thats it. How long before they hatch once they get black dots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 How long before they hatch once they get black dots? IME the black dots can be seen on day 5 and they hatch on day six.......not long to wait :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northland chic Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Those pics are awesome, I want to see that in my tank. I had a pot half like that in mine but I think my boy was too big for it. It's funny the one and only time I had baby bristlenose was years ago my female was only about 5 or so cm and she never grew. At the time I thought that was normal size for adults. My boy dug his own cave under a piece of wood. I did nothing! Now that I have been trying I'm useless! Mine won't even eat their courgette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Those pics are awesome Cheers I did nothing! That's what I do. They spawn happily in the Community tank and if I want to save any I just remove them as soon as they are free swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I've got eggs with black dots and about 1/3 are those white egg things in the second pic on his right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 about 1/3 are those white egg things in the second pic on his right. The things you can see in my pic are the empty egg cases of hatched wrigglers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 I thoguht they were but I can't find any of them? Would they go into the tank or stay with their dad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Do they swim they're wrigglers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 IME the wrigglers stay put with Dad until day 12/13 then they start to leave the cave. One or two probably find themselves outside the cave before they're ready but they would get scoffed pretty quick in most tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Love the pics Mark Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Cheers Caper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Hi all. Check out this choice of cave A mate of mine has had some GBA spawning action and this is where the male decided was a good place to bring up his brood..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 WOW . Atleast you can see the eggs and everything :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yeah, it's good for the view but the fish is a bit anxious about it :lol: Everytime someone walked in front of the tank he freaked. My mate has draped a towel over the front of the tank so he can't see people moving about and it's settled him down 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Mark wrote: Yeah, it's good for the view but the fish is a bit anxious about it Everytime someone walked in front of the tank he freaked So, this is because they are in a clear container?? If they were in something else, chances are he wouldn't freak out then??? :oops: Smart fish! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 So, this is because they are in a clear container??..........Smart fish! Yeah, it wasn't the best choice to make :lol: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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