bristlenose again

KISSSSOLO · Post by **KISSSSOLO** » Sun May 13, 2007 10:29 pm

hi guys
thought id let you know that
HES ONLY GONE AND DONE IT AGAIN
looks more eggs this time,
hes got a little better as hes not in such a panic and hes got a bigger cave.
crikes its only been a month lol,
thought id post a pic cause you know i like my pics.
and fingers crossed hes had them 2+ days and as yet not kicked any out,
ill keep you posted

davo · Post by **davo** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:06 pm

great news

look at all those eggs, no stopping them now

KISSSSOLO · Post by **KISSSSOLO** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:01 pm

hi, just to let you know that there are 72 at the last count and they are all free swimming and healthy ,
thats a big diffrence from last time.
ill get a pic soon

KISSSSOLO · Post by **KISSSSOLO** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:48 am

So yes here is the pic, too many to count, all doing great, wish they had stripes lol

24 may

stang1 · Post by **stang1** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:52 pm

Congratulations! Didn't realise they had so many fry!
What age or size do they actually start to breed?

discusbabe · Post by **discusbabe** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:56 pm

Aw what a fantastic photo! You can't beat a good old ancistrus bunch! The dad's do such a fantastic job!

KISSSSOLO · Post by **KISSSSOLO** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:30 pm

Bless him, hes back in his tank now with his mates, if i had that many
kids id leave them too lol,
trying to count them is hard, but i know there is at least 70+
Hi strang, ive had these b.n for about 6 monthes and the male is about
5 inches and the female is about 3.5 inches, not sure how old they are as i bought them quite big.
they wasnt even interested in breeding until i got a slate cave in there with them, then it took about an hour for him to clean it and then he had
the female trapped that night, but the first batch of eggs wasnt very good,
only managed to get a few live ones, but they are doing fine in my community tank now.
i got a pic of one side of my baby tank.

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:48 pm

My goodness. Imagine a litter of black and white in that number

Congrats KISSSSOLO

KISSSSOLO · Post by **KISSSSOLO** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:23 pm

could you imagine that, id be happy with a hand full

if anyone wants to buy a few of these in a few weeks, drop me a line, im keeping a few for my other tanks, but im sure there will be some left lol

stang1 · Post by **stang1** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:08 pm

Thanks KISSSSOLO.
You must be over the moon with so many fry. They really are cute!
Our male is about 3" and the female is about 3 1/2" so not sure if they are old enough yet. I have done a fair bit of research but can't really find an age/size. Oh well.
Congratulations again anyway!

davo · Post by **davo** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:50 am

i have had bn spawning @ 3" about 12 months old ( albino & orange spot )
batches from 10 to 160, hope that is some help

stang1 · Post by **stang1** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:32 am

Thanks Davo, that is a great help!

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