2 Month Old Bn's (new Pictures)

[PaulEbs]

Hi,

Just thought I'd post some pics of our second batch of baby BN's, there are around 30 altogether.

In the larger tank, the adult male is currently looking after the third batch, he has a very good cave that bends into the bogwood root and he's constantly guarding it!;

This makes it almost impossible to get a good picture of the new borns, however I did manage to get a snap of the huddle of babies, you can see them at the back of the cave;

A few of the new babies did fall out of the cave 2 days ago, they were basically eggs with a head and a tail grasping on to whatever they could. The adult male herded them up eventually and hasn't let a single one escape since. I'll try and get some better pictures when they start to leave home.

Thanks for looking,
Paul

 

[guppy_man]

Was this batch bigger than your first? they look cute lol

I've always wanted to breed some type of catfish, and maybe these are the easiest and smallest ones i could breed

 

[cheesy feet]

Amazing, nice pics
Keep us posted

 

[stiffler69]

Very nice my male is sitting on a batch of eggs now they were layed on friday night i beleive, how long do they take to hatch and will my endlers and 1 rainbow fish attempt to eat the fry, i dont think the endlers will but im concerned about my single male rainbow.

 

[scouse_andy]

Great pictures, Paul.

I've had a pair for four months now and they have still not spawned yet.

I'm just going to leave them to it and hope for the best.

 

[5teady_2012]

im jealous

Great pics and the spoon thingy with the cucumber on im going to try that

 

[PaulEbs]

Was this batch bigger than your first? they look cute lol

I'm not sure yet, will have to wait for the male to let them out the cave to see exactly how many he has been looking after.

Very nice my male is sitting on a batch of eggs now they were layed on friday night i beleive, how long do they take to hatch and will my endlers and 1 rainbow fish attempt to eat the fry, i dont think the endlers will but im concerned about my single male rainbow.

In my experience, they usually take around 2-3 days to hatch, then the male will keep them in the cave for a further 4-5 days. This seems to vary slightly, and I think it has something to do with water temperature.

Once they are free-swimming and 'allowed' to leave the nesting area, they will usually wiggle their way to the corners of the tank, or if you don't have much air circulation they tend to sit around filter outlets or heaters closer to the top of the tank where theres more aggitation in the water. This is obviously when they are most vunrable, but they are very quick and can usually escape danger if given plenty of hiding spaces.

Once they reach about 1cm I syphon them into a smaller 2ft tank where the filter outlet is positioned above the water and flows over many bits of bogwood. This helps to aggitate the water as much as possible and allow more oxygen into the water, which is what the young BN's need in order to thrive.

im jealous

Great pics and the spoon thingy with the cucumber on im going to try that

I used to use plant weights, but found it so much easier just to poke a tea spoon through two bits of courgette!


Regards,
Paul

 

[the biffster]

nice


what more can i say spot on

 

[kewskills]

they look very cute

 

[PaulEbs]

Managed to get a slightly better picture of the fry, they're looking a lot darker now and I think almost ready to venture outside the cave.

Still, the adult male (Nibbler) is covering the fry and remains extremely protective of them - he's probably not so keen about the flash from the camera...

The larger fry in the grow-out tank are getting through a courgette every couple of days, and growing pretty quickly. They'll be ready for new homes in about a month, if anyone's interested please let me know - I don't want any money for them, just a good home!

And here's the grow-out tank, soon to be infested with even more of the little wigglers...

Thanks for looking,
Paul

 

[bbbls108]

hi,your pics are great,i just found some baby bristles in my tank a couple of days ago out and about in the tank. which is a complete shock, i didnt think they were old enough to breed yet.( i brought them last june and they were about inch and half). i would like to know if i should move babies (they are about 1and half cm) i have 6 large leopard corries in with them and abit worried they might become a snack.many many thanks sue

 

[PaulEbs]

Hi Sue,

Your water conditions must be just right, nicely done - BN's are really rewarding to breed, and aren't too difficult either.

I leave the fry in the large tank they were born in, then once they are interested in courgette and seem happy diving around the bogwood I attempt syphoning them into a smaller grow-out tank on the floor next to the larger tank.

You need to provide plenty of hiding places if you have a community tank. I have plenty of small rasboras and a couple of botia loaches, I used to keep cories too and they never harmed any of my bristlenose fry. The trick is to keep plenty of good food for any fish who may be a threat, bristlenose fry are pretty hardy and quick so you shouldn't have too many problems. In my opinion, lots of bogwood [or similar] is a necessity if you want to successfuly breed BN's.

Here's my breeding tank..

Nibbler, the male adult, has finally left the bogwood cave and the new batch of fry are starting to venture out of it's safety..

Regards,
Paul

 

[bbbls108]

hi paul, many thanks for your advice.i will add some more hiding places and get the grow out tank ready!! GREAT PICS many regards sue