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	Young Albino BN & cross breeding
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I have just discovered by this photo I have a male BN I hope one of the other Albinos is female. Can the Albino and the common BN cross breed? *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 *Attached Image:* Young male Albino Bristlenose 11-08 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 06-Nov-2008 04:33
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Edited by Shinigami They should be able to breed, although I'm making this guess even though there are multiple species of albinos and multiple species of "common" BN's available. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 06-Nov-2008 07:47
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	At the LFS I used to work at we had a 120G discus tank. Also in the tank were 3 BN plecos. A brown male and two albino females. They produced a wealth of babies. All were brown. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 07-Nov-2008 00:34
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	It's not a cross breed if they are the same "species", which they are. You should throw differing numbers of abn young relative to the genotype of the male.
Posted 15-Nov-2008 16:28
Wet Pet Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Nov-2008	I breed bn pleco's. My original parent bn's are regular fin and long fin with the albino gene I get around 50 % albino fry. if you are looking for albino fry you will need two fish with the albino gene if one of them does not have the albino gene you will need to breed the fry from the reg X alb. back to the albino parent. for breeding conditions you need 72 deg. temp and lots of water changes I do 75% every oher day. Two females to one male is a good ratio to start with. Good Luck
Posted 16-Nov-2008 02:54
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	So if I can get my hands on an albino female and I breed it with my brown male I should get about 50% albinos? I might have to try that after I make the move into the new house. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 16-Nov-2008 03:51
Wet Pet Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Nov-2008	You will only get albino fry if your brown male has the albino gene.
Posted 16-Nov-2008 04:01
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Thank you every one for that info never to old to learn about fish keeping. *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 16-Nov-2008 04:32
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	"you will only get albino fry if your brown male has the albino gene." The albino trait, assuming it is the same amongst both mating individuals, is recessive in nearly all cases. Thus, you'd get ~50% albino.
Posted 19-Nov-2008 23:58


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