Took your advice Curby and got the mature male I saw today, he is around 4-5 inches so would I be right in thinking he is fully grown? he cost £7.50 thinking this may be a bit dear for a fully grown bristlenose or would you say it's about right? he did originally say 5.95 but then came back and said 7.50 :roll: when I originally asked how much the male bristlenose was he pointed to the large common pleco in the tank and said 9.99! seems they don't appear to know what they are doing in there so I think I may have been had on the price a bit but never mind I have him now

7.50 is cheap !

your onto a winner mate....

Lots of baby bristlenoses everywhere! counted at least 20 this morning alone, I suspected they had spawned as the male had been hiding away in his cave for some time and then one of the females appeared much skinnier, they are already about a cm long!
They don't appear to be eating their veggies much just algae, is this ok? do I need to supplement their diet with anything? the parents get courgette, cucumber and bloodworm pellets, what is the success rate on these little guys? do a lot die off before they reach a certain size? also I really wanted an albino but they all appear brown is there any chance I will get any albinos in future spawns with either females even though they are all common browns? thanks!
Here is a pic of one

Hi Bristlenose
Congrats on your fry.. Those caves are popular aren't they..
I would think if you have algae in your tank, the bubs should be ok, & your feeding the parents so the bubs would have a munch if they need to.
I had a batch not long back & all survived, with no special treatment, cept for many water changes & good food..
The survival rate would depend on their environment.
Re the albino, you will only get an albino if your breeders have the genes..
Have fun with your babies.

That was quick lol...well done mate....

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