This is a newbie question of a different variety. A little over a year ago I bought a pair of bristle-nose plecos. Apparently I bought a male and a female. I wasn't trying to breed my plecos, so I wasn't worried about creating the right conditions beyond keeping a healthy aquarium with balanced water parameters. However, nature took it's course, because over the past few weeks several baby bristle noses have appeared in the aquarium. I''ll be giving one of the babies to a friend who also has a healthy freshwater aquarium, but what can I do with the rest? (I've currently spotted 3 babies)
Bristlenose Plecos Breeding
- Thread starter Neptunius
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Not sure if they do. How long should I let them them grow for before taking them elsewhere?
Any idea how often they will breed?
They can be moved once they leave the nest. How often they breed depends on the water quality, food, and temp. They can breed about once every 2 months.
You can try offering the fry on Craigslist. That is always my first option. I usually wait til they are about an inch long. The only way to keep them from breeding is to put them in separate tanks. Or try a tank divider. Good luck.
They can be moved once the leave the nest but they are still really delicate and I wouldn't give them to anyone else until they were at least 3/4"-1" long. If you feed them sliced cucumber or any of the Repashy foods (herbivore or Spawn N Grow) they will grow fairly quickly.
I agree, I just misread the posting. Do not ship or transport till they are about 3/4 inch long. You can move them to another tank once they leave nest.
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