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	Breeding the Bristlenose
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	As there are many different types of bristlenose, do the male and female have to be the exact same species??? [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-07 01:10][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
joe fishy Fish Addict Posts: 605 Kudos: 1355 Votes: 65 Registered: 21-Apr-2003	Reports seem to indicate there are more than 50 species. If you buy from the same brood, you'll have the same fish, but otherwise, it's quite possible you'll end up with different species. They should cross breed, but don't know if this will impact your chances for success.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	Thanks for reply. i will just have to wait to find another 1 which looks like my one now(thats if i decide to breed them)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	Could i breed a pair of bristlenoses in a 28gallon with nothing else in the tank?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
FMZ Enthusiast Posts: 271 Kudos: 503 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Jul-2002	You sure can, try keeping the bottom bare w/o any gravels or sand.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	i would have gravel because the 28gallon would be there home.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
iamking Enthusiast Posts: 289 Kudos: 633 Votes: 3 Registered: 05-Jan-2002	I wouldn't have gravel. Just have a bare bottom tank with caves for them to breed in.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	I woulnt have gravel ether just a bare-bottom tank kinda like discus! you dont need gravel for breeding good luch with them!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	Do you guys know if having gravel would inhibit them from mating? Are their different species of albino bristle noses? I am quite curious. I have had a male and female for over a month now and no luck (yet). I don't know if the female has reached her "reproductive" maturity or not so I don't know if something wrong or if nature just has not taken it's course yet.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21
iamking Enthusiast Posts: 289 Kudos: 633 Votes: 3 Registered: 05-Jan-2002	No i think that they would breed if you had gravel or not. It is just easier to clean and raise fry in a bare bottom tank. As far as i know there are a few types of albinos. There are normal ones, Dwarf and long fin ones. Just make sure you have a cave or pipe or something they can go in to lay. To get mine to breed i do a 25%-30% water change one them then a day or two later they lay. HTH Matt [span class="edited"][Edited by iamking 2004-07-11 20:35][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:21


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