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bristlenose again
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:29 pm
by KISSSSOLO
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
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:06 pm
by davo
great news
look at all those eggs, no stopping them now
b n
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:01 pm
by KISSSSOLO
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
B.N
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:48 am
by KISSSSOLO
So yes here is the pic, too many to count, all doing great, wish they had stripes lol
24 may
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:52 pm
by stang1
Congratulations! Didn't realise they had so many fry!
What age or size do they actually start to breed?
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 7:56 pm
by discusbabe
Aw what a fantastic photo! You can't beat a good old ancistrus bunch! The dad's do such a fantastic job!
BN
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:30 pm
by KISSSSOLO
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.
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:48 pm
by McEve
My goodness. Imagine a litter of black and white in that number
Congrats KISSSSOLO
bn
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 10:23 pm
by KISSSSOLO
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
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:08 pm
by stang1
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!
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:50 am
by davo
i have had bn spawning @ 3" about 12 months old ( albino & orange spot )
batches from 10 to 160, hope that is some help
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:32 am
by stang1
Thanks Davo, that is a great help!