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Curby
The Boss
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|  Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat May 08, 2010 12:03 pm | |
| Add some extra bogwood and your PH should lower,,,,,its needs to be around the 7.0 mark....8.5 is quite high for your average BN... As for the filtration issue wait untill deano replies he's the expert on that sort of stuff....  _________________  Dont Forget to hit the AquaRank Logo at the top of the forum page it looks just like this............  Click here to vote for Bristlenose WorldVisit BristlenoseWorld on Facebook.. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=151223290672 |
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ltaylor88
Large Bristlenose
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Registration date: 2010-03-14
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat May 08, 2010 12:11 pm | |
| what about when i water change wont it bring it straight back up. ps i have a huge great lump of mapaloni wood in there (i think thats what its called) |
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Curby
The Boss
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| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat May 08, 2010 12:15 pm | |
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joshplecs
Fish Egg
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Location: wrexham
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Registration date: 2010-07-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:44 pm | |
| I am hoping you can help me to help my son with his endevers to look after and breed bristlenosed plecs. We have found lots of helpful info but your website looks by far the best . He has a 100 litres tank and i would like to know if he can have two pairs in it , or one male and two females.We have removed all the other tropical fish so they will have the tank to themselves. It is full of bogwood and has a couple of slate caves. |
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Stannyblade
Juvinile Bristlenose
Number of posts: 90
Location: Sheffield
Job/hobbies: the blades
Thank You Points: 2
Registration date: 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:20 pm | |
| a trio will be fine in there mate. Once they start they dont seem to stop. Since mine bred for me I have been adicted to them. By far my favourite fish now. They are fascinating to watch especially the young uns.
Good luck |
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deano
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Registration date: 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:47 am | |
| | joshplecs wrote: | | I am hoping you can help me to help my son with his endevers to look after and breed bristlenosed plecs. We have found lots of helpful info but your website looks by far the best . He has a 100 litres tank and i would like to know if he can have two pairs in it , or one male and two females.We have removed all the other tropical fish so they will have the tank to themselves. It is full of bogwood and has a couple of slate caves. |
hi mate
stick to a pair or a trio for best results in a 100ltr tank. once they start breeding you will soon be over run with them.
and will soon need a rearing tank for all youre fry. |
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joshplecs
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 5
Location: wrexham
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Registration date: 2010-07-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:32 am | |
| Thanks. Josh will not mind being overun as long as we can find a home for them all lol . How long can you leave the fry in the big tank with their parents ? |
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Stannyblade
Juvinile Bristlenose
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Location: Sheffield
Job/hobbies: the blades
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Registration date: 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:00 pm | |
| they will be fine in there with the parents although they will grow better split into grow on tanks |
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deano
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joshplecs
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 5
Location: wrexham
Thank You Points: 0
Registration date: 2010-07-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:56 pm | |
| Right ok thankyou!  Wat have i let myself in for in lol. Wat is the smallest sized tank that i can put a breeding pair of bristlenoses in? |
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Doug
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Registration date: 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:47 am | |
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whereismymind
Juvinile Bristlenose
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| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:39 pm | |
| | Curby wrote: | | ask away mate thats why were here,........ |
Curby, great article.
I was just wondering about the 'trio' (2 females 1 male) I have just one of each at the moment, but If I got another female, how do they all get on? or is it just a proceedure for mating? |
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joshplecs
Fish Egg
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Location: wrexham
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Registration date: 2010-07-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:11 pm | |
| We now have two lots of plecs ,three L144 lemon plecs that are now breeding. their second lot of eggs has just hatched.The other trio is a mixture of golden plecs and caleco and haven't as yet breed but are still young . As to your question they get on fine , there is the odd argument but this is only over food ,even if there is enough they all seem to want the same bit lol. I believe only one female will breed but I like to look at them all. Hope this helps |
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whereismymind
Juvinile Bristlenose
Number of posts: 97
Location: UK
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Registration date: 2010-07-30
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:52 pm | |
| | joshplecs wrote: | | We now have two lots of plecs ,three L144 lemon plecs that are now breeding. their second lot of eggs has just hatched.The other trio is a mixture of golden plecs and caleco and haven't as yet breed but are still young . As to your question they get on fine , there is the odd argument but this is only over food ,even if there is enough they all seem to want the same bit lol. I believe only one female will breed but I like to look at them all. Hope this helps |
thats great help thanks, would the age difference matter, mine are about 11 weeks old now? |
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joshplecs
Fish Egg
Number of posts: 5
Location: wrexham
Thank You Points: 0
Registration date: 2010-07-08
| | Subject: Re: Breeding The Bristlenose Pleco.. Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:54 pm | |
| One of them was an adult and two were a similar age to yours and I had no problems, but that was me , perhaps others have . I believe as long as you keep them well fed, and they have enough space they have no reason not to get on. |
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