bristlenose pleco eggs

[joselito76]

I pull my drift wood out to plant some java ferm and i noticed the eggs of my bristlenose pleco. When i put the drift wood back in the water I saw one of the eggs ,well half egg half pleco swimming out ,just to see him getting eat by one of the loaches.Now what should I do? here are some pics.

[CA_BroncoFan]

Loaches have been known to eat some eggs from time to time, i would just let nature take its course unless you want to keep the eggs then i would suggest taking the log out and putting it in a qt or doing the same with the loaches.

[Dan_Forbz]

CA broncofan is right. best separating the loaches from the eggs if you actually want to keep them otherwise just watch and hope that at least a few will survive. they usually will if they manage to hatch and there are plenty of hidey holes

[Big Dog]

If you can keep them from getting eaten. You will have some new ones running around.

[joselito76]

they hatch and they were swimming around,but right now is one left , i can see where is hiding.

[mgamer20o0]

the male should guard them until they hatch and get big enough to leave. after the other fish might eat them. maybe set up another tank if you wan to breed them.

[joselito76]

woo hoo i found 3 fry in the filter they where a pain to get them out ,but finally i did. Here is a pic of 2 of them

[mgamer20o0]

was the breeders a pair of albinos? or was it a brown and albino?

[joselito76]

Originally Posted by mgamer20o0

was the breeders a pair of albinos? or was it a brown and albino?

They where a pair of brown ones.