Bristlenose pleco's

[Bourt79]

I have found some bristlenose eggs under a rock by mistake whilst looking for my male I hadn't seen for a few days. I wasn't sure if I should remove the eggs into a breeder due to the fig I have in there an I want to try and save them.

 

[bettaowner]

I think plecos care for fry like cichlids.

 

[Bourt79]

I was worried cos my clown loach and catfish, sevrums, angels and gourami seem very interested. Will all thaw be ok with the eggs and the fry once born.

 

[bettaowner]

In that case you should move the eggs and the male.

 

[Bourt79]

Thank you I will try first to put a separation in the tank so I don't disturb them too much.

 

[Bourt79]

Update to this post is this morning I noticed dad had come right out of the cave and wasn't going back at all. He didn't return for nearly 3 hours and the fry have hatched. (Can't believe how many were there). My other fish were trying to get to them so I have attempted to catch them. I got quite a few of what I could and placed them in a net in the main tank. Some of the fry I missed have since found the dad and he seems to be huddling those ones in the top corner of the tank besides a snail.

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

Congratulations!!

 

[Bourt79]

Thank you. Not a happy bunny today though noticed the fry were slowly disappearing out of the net :-( ( didn't realise that they could be sucked through the holes). So I pierced holes all over a small plastic container put them in it and then into the net but stupidly I put holes in the bottom and then they still managed to suck them out. Now I have 2 in there and have now suspended the pot in the net so they hopefully can't now get sucked out or escape. :-|.

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

Sorry to her that I would try and get a 10-20 gallon to house the fry in next time.

 

[Bourt79]

I have a question may sound silly but I was told that as a temp measure is you can place fry/eggs in a jar with holes in the top and a air line in there but what about heat?

 

[Bourt79]

My 3 day old bristlenose's ( 2 survivors)

 

[Wiggles24]

Soooo cute

 

[Bourt79]

Ty sad there is only 2 but prepared now for the next lot lol.

 

[Khij159753]

So is it pretty easy to breed bristlenosed plecos? I wanna try when I get my 55 up and running. Any tips?

 

[CanadianJohn]

i had a pair of plecos for about 5 years and one day out of the blue they had breed and had a ton of babies, they bred about 6 times then one of them died, gave my dad a few of the off spring now he has a ton of plecos, i never did anything different