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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Will an albino male BN breed with a normal (dark coloured) female BN?. Thanks in advance. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 30-Jun-2007 18:58
lioness Enthusiast Posts: 159 Kudos: 55 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	I don't have experience with the BN in particular but the albino color pattern is just a variety of the same fish. Bronze and Paleatus cories both come in regular and albino and the colors can be bred together. The solid color is dominant though, your babies should be dark.
Posted 30-Jun-2007 21:59
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Proving both fish are healthy and no medical problems there should be no reason at all. Put them together and let nature take its course. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 01-Jul-2007 04:50
cstones Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Jun-2007	Hi If you’re talking about bristlenose fish (BN) then I’ve got a couple, I purchased last month from a shop in Victoria, They are from an albino male and a normal dark female. They are coloured a marble colour, just like the Cadbury Marble chocolate, My male is now about 3cm long and has turned to a chocolate colour with a white dorsal fin and tail and with white bristles ,, The aquarium shop had about 100+ of them forsale . Hope this helps Craig
Posted 02-Jul-2007 12:37
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	They are together & let's hope for the best. Thanks alot for your help. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 04-Jul-2007 16:40
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	I bought 3 normal bn's from a petshop in Qld and they were so small I had to put them in the guppy tank. They are the same size as the guppies!
Posted 07-Jul-2007 01:12
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	That's the same size i bought mine & so it's very difficult to sex them. When i bought a couple of Albino BN's, i finished up with 4 males. Now i can't find an Albino BN female, so i taught i'll try breeding him with a normal female BN. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 09-Jul-2007 12:41
T'Ark'An'Ni Ak'Kan Enthusiast Posts: 219 Kudos: 119 Votes: 34 Registered: 26-Dec-2002	They'll be able to breed successfully, so long as they are the same species. Cheers, Alexander
Posted 20-Jul-2007 10:13
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Hope so, T'Ark'An'Ni Ak'Kan. I still haven't seen anything. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 23-Jul-2007 20:57
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	So long i haven't seen anything yet, but i would like to know if a cooler water temperature would trigger the BN's to breed?. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 23-Sep-2007 15:27
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	The current ancistrus "domesticus" is probably derived from one or several northern SA piedmont species, thus, they prefer it around the 76-80 mark with a bit of current. As long as they're feeding well, you shouldn't have a problem; just wait and things will happen. It would be preferable if you had a tight fitting cave as well. Since they, along with most other limnivores of their vein have metabolisms that are P-limited, it has been shown that infrequent feedings of non fatty heavy protein foods helps bring females into breeding condition (ripe) faster. Don't overdo it, though.
Posted 23-Sep-2007 22:19
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Thanks alot for your reply Cup.......... I will leave them without a heater & see how things goes. The female look quite fat, but i rarely see her. While the male comes out for food, daily. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 02-Oct-2007 22:29


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