*Pleco* Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 My golden bristlenose bred for the 1st time. On Tuesday morning the male was guarding some yellow eggs in a pot under himself. I'm new to breeding bristlenose and not sure what to do next. i need some help because i don't want them to get eaten by my cichlids. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Do you have any option in terms of transferring eggs to safer place, even to an egg bubbler system in that tank. Otherwise I'd suggest getting some more wood rocks etc and stacking around the pot to make it hard for cichlids to get near and for lots of nooks and cranny's for fry to hide in when they leave cave . Anything with some algae on it would be best where some of the young can at least get to a more defenable size. What are the tankmates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i've got a aquarium net breeder clipped to the side of the tank. Would that be alright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 you would need to put an air stone in there and get it so some amount of current you in can get there. if you can do When the eggs get to wrigglers with tails you will more chance for survival. Also put some plants or something to stop the cichlids noticing them too much. Maybe start planning ahead and get a bamboo cave in the tank for nxt time. A lot easier to take dad and eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 the eggs hatched today they look like yellow eggs with tails. I scooped them up and put them into the aquarium net breeder and i put a air stone into it, i counted 47 babies there might be more. what do i do next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Keep aerated and hopefully they will take care of themselves. Scoop out any dead ones that will turn white That egg sack will feed them for the next, after that throw in some pleco spirulina wafers and keep in the net as long as possible before releasing. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I went go check up on them and there were no yellow egg sacks they all disappeared or did they all die ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 So gone, gone? or dead and white Were they sitting on net bottom, were they hidden from cichlids? Pure protein Vs hungry cichlid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I can't find any traces of them and the cichlids can't get to them, i don't know where they have all gone??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Sucked through the bottom of the net is my guess...it happens I'm afraid The other option is to float them in an ice cream container in the tank or remove em to a completely different tank (if that's an option). Dont worry too much once they get the hang of breeding it will become pretty regular, It took me about 3 or 4 goes before I managed to grow any out beyond 30 days now I get almost zero losses on each batch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 How often do they breed? every 2-3 weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 If you only have one female she will take about 1 mth to be be gravid again. Yes, as stated, the eggs were probably sucked through net. Why it a good idea to camouflage eggs with plants or as Simian suggests with container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 ok, thanx for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 In reality the only real solution is to get another tank...or 3 just in case :lol: once they start spawning and if you have a good pair you may have several tanks full before you know it.MTS? whats MTS? Oh and FYI I have had magnificent results raising my BN fry on trout pellets, soo much cheaper than Zuchinni and less messy just suck up the sludge every day before it goes manky and gets covered in fungus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm hoping they will lay again soon, i've got 1 male and 2 females but i don't know if its a trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Pleco* Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 where do u get the trout pellets from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfur Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 MTS is multiple tank syndrome, there are a lot of sufferers here and you can recognise them by the number of stars next to their names.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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