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desiredusername   Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006   | I got a free male bristlenose today, to go with the 2 females in my 55g. The tank has stacks of cover and some driftwood. I feed algae discs, though they also clean up after my Mbuna. What can i do to make them spawn??? |
 Posted 08-Jul-2007 11:45 |     |
keithgh      *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003  | Apprently they require specific water conditions to spawn and raise the fry. Also no hope if there is any egg eating fish in the tank especially CLs. The best breeding set up I have ever seen was an artifical rock held onto the front of the tank by magnets and a similar cover on the outside this means you can see the progress of the breeding and the fry. Here is a photo of that rock I believe it was a modified NEW reptile rock. 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 09-Jul-2007 03:28 |  |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | I am also trying th breed BN & mine are with a fully grown Angel. I have some PVC pipes at the back & i feed them Algae Wafers & Spirulina pellets. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 09-Jul-2007 12:49 |  |
Cup_of_Lifenoodles   Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004  | Bristlenoses are easy to spawn, and will do so in almost any type of water. Furthermore, they are excellent parents--you don't have to worry about the eggs being eaten, but once the fry are out of the cave, watch out. Also, algae wafers are still mostly ash and protein. The best staple food for ancistrus are veggies. |
| Posted 10-Jul-2007 00:31 |  |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | Thanks alot Cup_of_Lifenoodles. I'll start feeding them some cucumber & zucchini, apart from their usuall fish food diet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 10-Jul-2007 16:30 | |
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