superbad0417 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 i have recently acquired a group of albino bristlenose, ratio is Male 13cm, Male 8cm, Female 13cm, Female 8cm, Female 8cm. Haven't seen even the slightest bit of action yet and was looking for some tips from anyone. i currently have 2 logs and one slate cave in the tank and they are housed with some orange head geo fry. i have tried daily water changes and have been feeding fresh veg and algae discs since i got them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 i would suggest that you split the group into a pair and trio! pair - m/f 13cms trio - M/F/F 8cms that way you will have the best results ! if a male has 2 many females he will kick the eggs out just to breed with the others! if there are more than 1 male the males will be more interested in fighting/protecting there teritory than breed with a female! that is your first step! other wise you will be having problems! with bn all they need is a good diet for a week or so then a good WC that removes 50% water and clean all there crap! fill the tank with cooler water than the temp of your tank! but this wont help if the group is kept together! unless you have them in a 4fter with the caves on different sides but still one will die in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I bought 5 small BN, turned out to be 4M 1F, I now have 3M in my 4ft community tank, no dramas as there is no F. The F and 1 M went into another tank with 2 inches of sand in the bottom 2 caves and driftwood, just hoping now as the male doesn't come out of one of the caves very much - could be a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbad0417 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 to tell you the truth my female spend more time in the cave that the male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 add couple of ceramic log cave, feed normally and most importantly... leave them alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Are they in a tank by themselves??? Where are the situated in a display tank or tank which is quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Now have a bunch of babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johns Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I have 4 boys and 6 girls in my colony ranging from 8cm - 13cm and no other fish it took about 12 months from buying them at 5cm and they have now started spawning in a 4ft tank with driftwood and 2 air operated sponge filters and no substrate they get 40-50% water changes weekly straight from the tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 make smaller groups like told in pm before trio's also get your self a handful of GUPPIES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 make smaller groups like told in pm before trio's also get your self a handful of GUPPIES \What do the guppies do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intern1 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 release pheromones which stimulate other fish to breed if you go fishing google ultrabit similar process lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 and why they use guppies also is cause they don't eat the eggs or fry of the bristlenose...... and very active and look pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thats a good idea, very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 mine are over 1cm already and there are about 10 in the tank, they are eating algae tabs and lettuce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge39 Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I was wondering why my Bristlenose started breeding like crazy after I put Endlers in the tank. Population of the tank went from 12 to about 400 in 2 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithoMan Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 sharing is caring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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