SHARK Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 HELLO THERE. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY HAD SOME ADVISE ON BREEDING THESE FISH. HAVE A PAIR, MALE, FEMALE. THEY ARE ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD. FEMALE IS TWICE THE SIZE OF THE MALE. SHE SEEMS TO MOVE HIM ALONG ALL THE TIME. NOT VERY TOLERANT OF HIM. CHEERS THE SHARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cath Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 take the couch and the tv out of the tank, stop his beer intake and make him take up aerobics. Within around 3 months, he'll be feeling so good and lively, she'll not be able to resist him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 If you keep using caps lock, they will never breed Sad but true :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARK Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Thanks for that, sounds very easy, but no it wont be, i have a very busy tank. Will just see how things go, they have a cave to go in but my Black Ghost fish likes to hang out in there, should be interesting. Thanks again. THE SHARK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Hi Shark and welcome To give you an idea whats Mystic means , i set up a Bristlenose breeding tank today ( Always need more clean up crews ) set up with pots on a sandy base, i've not put any wood in yet but as Mystic says it is a good idea. i've put 4 pairs of adult bristlenose in there with lots of places to choose from, fingers crossed and waiting now Lots of good food, pleco chips and zuccini and all should be good. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Paul, when I saw a GBA breeders setup in Auck last year, I noticed that she had her pots sloping, but not like you!! She had them sloping BACKWARDS!! Made sense to, It was rather obvious when I thought about it. When/if the male gets frisky, the eggs don't roll out to the danger area where they could get eaten, or the fry in the wriggler stage. The male will keep the gravel or sand out. This idea will work for other species as well. In fact, today, I'm going to change the pot I have in my kribensis tank. Makes sense huh?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Paul, when I saw a GBA breeders setup in Auck last year, I noticed that she had her pots sloping, but not like you!! She had them sloping BACKWARDS!! Made sense to, It was rather obvious when I thought about it. When/if the male gets frisky, the eggs don't roll out to the danger area where they could get eaten, or the fry in the wriggler stage. The male will keep the gravel or sand out. This idea will work for other species as well. In fact, today, I'm going to change the pot I have in my kribensis tank. Makes sense huh?? Alan 104 Makes sence Alan if they were other fish in that tank to eat the eggs but thats purly bristlenose and like Mystic says they like to beout the light. Also tipped up backwards would be like handing the eggs to other fish on a plate I'd have thought ? I'm guessing the breeder was Kim and she sure knows what she's doing so will think about maybe changing a couple of the pots and see which the BN choose to use , nothing to lose , Thanks for the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Also they seem to like it tipped this way even if they leave the eggs at ground level Still always ready to try a new idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Yep, you guessed right there Paul. It is Kim. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Wow billaney - looks like a fishy Club Med for frisky couples!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARK Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Just wanted to say thanks for that, the info, plus photos are great. Will try a few things to see if i can get them to do the wild thing. Thanks again. THE SHARK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I've tried pots and chiclid cone's with my normal's and GBA's and they won't lay in them, seem to prefer being well hidden and away from light sources in their ornaments, i have wondered with there being a lot less room than the pots if the males fanning creates more of a current over the eggs...(keeps wondering LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hey Paul, Will they be ok being all adults and pairs? I have experienced Adult Males & Females 'beating' on eachother! (Same sex I mean) Also seen other Adults taking over pots of Bubbas and I would be worried that I would loose Bubbas as well as Adults! been keeping an eye on them Jody and there is enough pots to go around with a spare so no agro yet, seems ok but time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Wow billaney - looks like a fishy Club Med for frisky couples!!! :lol: Thats the plan Caryl, now if only i could get them to order from the bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I've tried pots and chiclid cone's with my normal's and GBA's and they won't lay in them, seem to prefer being well hidden and away from light sources in their ornaments, i have wondered with there being a lot less room than the pots if the males fanning creates more of a current over the eggs...(keeps wondering LOL) My GBA's also seem to prefer an orniment to a pot so you may have something there , we really need a Dr Dolittle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Don't breed bristlenoses! Come buy some off me! I've got heaps of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Personally i'm looking for gold nugget and zebra plecos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I breed my common B/N in an upside down 150mm teracota pot no gravel at all. the male sits half in head first, I know when he has eggs there as you can see his fins fanning them. the female just lays the eggs on the base glass. no mess no hasel. p.s Kylefish2 pulled an artical up that stated a guy in Auz breeds 1 male to 7 or more females the pot gets so full of eggs the male can't keep them all in :lol:, i've had 2 female and 1 male snow flake b/n breed like this, it's just a matter of getting the females ripe at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHARK Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Forgot to ask at what age do they breed, plus how big do they get. Cheers THE SHARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Forgot to ask at what age do they breed, plus how big do they get. Cheers THE SHARK not sure on age but I'd say not before they were around the 3cm + range in size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I think they would need to be around 7-8cm to have succesful spawnings, max size i have seen is about 15-16cm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I think they would need to be around 7-8cm to have succesful spawnings, max size i have seen is about 15-16cm. I've had common BN spawn much smaller than 7cm , probably around the 4-5cm mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 I've just bought some BN today, 1 Male and 1 Female, for this very reason, thought I might have ago at breeding them, and with all the great ideas on here doesn't seem like it will be to hard to do, I to am concerned that the eggs will be in a community tank and that the other fishies will eat them, might have to think about moving them, should I move them at the egg stage or the fry stage? :-? :-? Good Luck with yours Shark :bounce: :bounce: Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Are you sure you have a pair, it's not the size that shows the sex (as in a lot of fish) but lack of bristles on the female. They wont start breading till they are both about 1.5 inches long. Also you MUST have a piece of wood in the tank, the BN scrape the surface and there is something in it they need (but can't remember what it is). Having said that I saw a pair breeding in Animates in CHC in a completely bare tank with just a rock in the middle for the eggs, but I did wonder if the rock and BN had been moved into the tank just as they breed so they could display them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 They need driftwood because they absorb Lignin, (the secondary growth form of the wood) this helps them to digest the algae they consume. HTH Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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