Baby Bristlenoses

[ESOXLUCIOUSS]

Any help guys, what would u recommend for a first time cat/plec wanna be breeder

 

[Carp37]

Hi Esox-
nice pics of sturgeon/carp/pike in the gallery by the way!

I think the common bristlenose are the easiest of all catfish to breed, as they don't need a water change or anything to get them going, or specialised pH/hardness parameters- all they need is a cave for the male. The fry don't even need special food- thus far they've been much easier to raise than were the Brochis that spawned last year. Don't start with a blackwater species of Ancistrus though as they need really soft water and low pH, and possibly high temperatures. For this reason, go for the tank bred bristlenose- anywhere from £2-£4 for 1" fish, which sounds pretty steep when they breed so easily!

 

[Carp37]

An almost impossible picture of family harmony!

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

I love the tiny one sucking on the male

 

[jm1212]

great job!

nice shot

 

[Carp37]

I love the tiny one sucking on the male

I like that one too; I also think the male's also grown a lot more tolerant of the females with all the fry in the tank (and I've shifted about 40 fry to other tanks as it is).

 

[Lupin]

Lovely!

 

[Carp37]

Still cute this week...

 

[tanker]

Whoops trouble here- I've just cleaned out the filter (Fluval 2+ internal) and found 5 live and 2 dead babies inside the filter... so it's out with the power filter and in with the sponge filter.

I would not remove the filter, just get some sponge material to cover intake.

 

[00Smurf]

how do you tell the males from females?