brendon Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 hello i was wondering , i have a bn pair in my malawi cichlid tank , i no this because they have bred in there a few times but the babies have been eaten before i can get to them, i was thinking if i was to get the pair out of that tank and put them into a tank of there own would they breed more often ? and what size tank should they have ? the bristle nose would be atleast 5cms or bigger. any help would be great cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmy2422 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hey mate. If you move them to a tank of their own i would say they would breed more. a 2 foot tank would be big enough for them. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 G'day Brendon I don't know if they would breed more in a 2 foot tank but at least the fry would not get eaten Bristlies will breed almost anywhere. As Alan once said I reckon they would breed in a puddle on his fishroom floor. The trick is to keep the fry alive. So that means either you move Mum and Dad into a seperate tank or you move dad and the fry into a frysaver. The best option is to go for a 2 foot tank as you can be a little lazy and if you miss the eggs all is not lost, if you don't have the luxury of a spare 2 foot tank you will have to keep an eye on dads cave. For those with normal/poor site use a torch and keep looking in. Now this sounds like a bit of a plug for my caves and I suppose it is, but I got sick of bending down on the floor and shinning a torch in. so I invented this cave. Now all I do is lift up the cave and either I will see eggs, fry or just dad. It makes it pretty easy because whenever I do any maintenance on the tanks I lift up the caves and look. The dads get used to it and rarely if ever do they kick the eggs out. (Longs fins excluded - with these little buggers if I walk past the tank they toss the eggs out ) I have seen upto 3 batches of eggs/fry in a cave, this occurs more frequently when an aggressive area outside of his cave exists. In a tank by themselves dads usually throw the fry out a lot earlier. Who says fish are dumb! In a tank where the fry are in danger from the tank's other hungry inhabitants I then move dad, cave and his eggs and or fry into a frysaver. Goodluck with breeding these beautiful fish, they are great. cya Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 hey , thanks for all the info , its really helped , ive decided to get another tank and move the pair into it , as for breeding , wat should be used for breeding sites ? just put in driftwood , pots ?? and how long can i leave the fry in the tank with the bristlenose parents ? becuase i want to sell these to some of the pet shops around me , would i be able to leave the babies in the tank untill they reach a sellable size ? ? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conure3 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 hey , thanks for all the info , its really helped , ive decided to get another tank and move the pair into it , as for breeding , wat should be used for breeding sites ? just put in driftwood , pots ?? and how long can i leave the fry in the tank with the bristlenose parents ? becuase i want to sell these to some of the pet shops around me , would i be able to leave the babies in the tank untill they reach a sellable size ? ? cheers I breed mine in a four foot tank 350 mm high i leave mum and dad in there untill they are ready two sell, i just put a divier in there two catch the fry out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendon Posted June 26, 2007 Author Share Posted June 26, 2007 Sounds good as soon as i can get a tank for them they will be sweet , what should i put in the tank for the bristlenose ? substrate driftwood ? or just a few pots ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedragon Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 2 foot tank no substrate but black colour under base such as black plastic garbage bage. drift/bog wood and caves bamboo ,ceramic or drilled wood . about 35 to 40 mm in diameter if too big will not breed. good luck peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vukie. Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 How about Male to Female ratio's I have been told that once BN start breeding they dont stop but that it can put alot of stress on the male BN? I have been told after a bactch of fry to remove the male for 2-3 weeks to let him recover. is this true? if so would it be better having 2M to 1 F? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 How about Male to Female ratio's I have been told that once BN start breeding they dont stop but that it can put alot of stress on the male BN? I have been told after a bactch of fry to remove the male for 2-3 weeks to let him recover. is this true? if so would it be better having 2M to 1 F? G'day Just keep good quality food available for the male. He will breed when he is ready to. If he loses condition and you become concerned about his condition then remove him so that he cannot breed and feed him well until you are happy with his condition. PS A good ratio is 1 male to 2 or 3 females. (He can have multiple batches of eggs at the same time ) cya Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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