I have a pair of bristle nose plecos that are not sexed. bigger one it a little bigger than 4 inches and smaller one is about 3 inches. I have had salt and freshwater tanks for years but these are my first plecos. I have had them for about a year now. I have been watching the bigger one for a few weeks and she seems to be getting bigger and bigger in her abdomen. I am thinking its a she and she is gravid but I don't know if she is old or big enough?
She is currently in a 20 gallon freshwater planted tank with driftwood and c02. There is a couple other small fish in the tank including 2 male guppies and 2 small female mollies and 2 mosquito raspboras (spelling?). Whats the best way to rear babies if she is? Should I move her to a bare bottom 10 gallon with a hide and a couple pieces of drift wood and a sponge filter? and when should I move her, and do I send the male with her? Assuming the smaller one is a male if she is gravid since I have had her for a year?
She is currently in a 20 gallon freshwater planted tank with driftwood and c02. There is a couple other small fish in the tank including 2 male guppies and 2 small female mollies and 2 mosquito raspboras (spelling?). Whats the best way to rear babies if she is? Should I move her to a bare bottom 10 gallon with a hide and a couple pieces of drift wood and a sponge filter? and when should I move her, and do I send the male with her? Assuming the smaller one is a male if she is gravid since I have had her for a year?
