Bristle Nose pleco

[clowninaround]

I think they figured it out!!! They are both deep into the dark cave!!!! Hoping that she will one out soon so I can see some eggs!!!

 

[clowninaround]

He kicked her out. However he is so deep in the driftwood I can't see in there!!!!

 

[clowninaround]

There are eggs!!!! Daddy kicked one out already! Fish nabbed it up before I could get to it

 

[Cactuspixie]

There are eggs!!!! Daddy kicked one out already! Fish nabbed it up before I could get to it

It would have been a bad egg anyway. He wouldn't toss a viable egg.
Just you wait- as soon as the fry are free swimming she'll be back in there laying more eggs! You'll be over run with the little cuties!

 

[clowninaround]

I know have about 45 babies sucking happily on the glass!!!

 

[Cactuspixie]

I know have about 45 babies sucking happily on the glass!!!

PICTURES!! must have PICTURES!!!

Bristlenose bubbies are the cutest!!

 

[clowninaround]

They are very cute! My female is albino. Male is brown. Was hoping for some albino babies but they all look brown at this point

 

[Cactuspixie]

You'll find yourself buying veggies just for all those hungry little mouths!

 

[Mcor]

You'll find yourself buying veggies just for all those hungry little mouths!

Cripes!! That's a lot of babies! Terrifies me to be honest! I have 5 babies (donated by a friend who had hundreds), and I'm thinking of rehoming 4 of them to prevent babies happening when they get bigger. I'm overstocked as is!

Too cute, love the food presentation! Like a tiered wedding cake!

 

[clowninaround]

Babies and daddy!

 

[shellyx]

Babies and daddy!

So cute!

 

[Cactuspixie]

Babies and daddy!

Awww!
What vegie are they eating?? Poor daddy is probably ravenous!
Be warned- once the breeding log is available momma's going to be straight back in there laying eggs!!!

 

[clowninaround]

So far so good! No new eggs! I am feeding zucchini and green beans and algae wafers.

 

[Surfer]

So far so good! No new eggs! I am feeding zucchini and green beans and algae wafers.

Awesome, that's an excellent diet and they should be a decent size in no time I scooped up all of my Juvies when mine bred and put them in a breeder box hanging on the tank. They didn't have to compete for food and grew quite big in the first month

 

[clowninaround]

There are 70 or so of them! How many did you put in a breeder box?

 

[Cactuspixie]

I left mine with daddy but banished momma. After about a month I transferred half the fry to another tank to allow room for growth. Then in another tank BNP started spawning- it was getting out of control! I had to take away everybody's spawning caves to settle things down. I've been giving BNP away ever since, and taking 50-60 at a time to a couple of different lfs. I still have about 20 I'm going to give away when I break down my 200L tank and get my 700L tank up and running. I have a beautiful short finned marble male (who has proven to be an excellent daddy with strong healthy fry) and a gorgeous long finned marble female (who hasn't got a look in because she isn't the alpha female) that I am going to transfer in hopes that they will breed. Then I will be able to use the 200L tank as a grow out tank from which I can SELL the fry

 

[Surfer]

There are 70 or so of them! How many did you put in a breeder box?

Every single one of the fry. My batch was closer to 40 (young pair). After they grew a bit (2-3 gallon breeder box, don't remember) I moved them to my 15 where they grew even more, before eventually selling them to my lfs.

 

[Tetra1990]

Babies and daddy!

Oh that's a lot of bnps!

 

[clowninaround]

This is their first batch!