Breeding Pair. Bn Plec Question!

[st24rsap]

The weekend just gone i got hold of another pair of mature adult breeding Bristle Nose plecs, both are fully grown and last bread about 4 months ago

As soon as i put them in the tank the male went around looking at the 3 caves i have in the tank and very quickly decided to make one of them his home and is in there constantly with his head pokeing out as seen in this pic (he looks quite strange upside down with his big bristles hanging out)

Both male and female look very healthy and happy, they are eating well and dont hide away at all

Ive noticed that the male will come out of his cave for 3 reasons
1) to feed
2) deliberately to go and find the female and chase her for a few mins, then he heads back into his cave
3) to fan the sand at the entrance to the cave, almost digging another cave under his cave

There are some L052 Butterfly plecs in the tank as well untill i can move the breeding pair to there new tank.
Why would the male deliberately come out of his cave to find the female and chase her . He pays absolutely no attention what so ever to the L052's, they can be sat more or less on top of his head when hes pokeing out the cave and he doesnt budge at all

 

[Colin_T]

sounds like he's got eggs to look after.

 

[st24rsap]

sounds like he's got eggs to look after.

i had a quick look in his cave when he was out chaseing her but i couldnt see anything

 

[st24rsap]

quick video of the breeding pair

 

[geo7x]

If I remember correctly I think the male BN will guard his cave before the breeding happens.

As for the lying on his back looking dead thing I wouldn't worry, my male BN does it all the time and he isn't even breeding

 

[st24rsap]

he guards the cave but only from her, none of the other fish get chased off when they go near it.

watching last night when the lights were out i noticed the female keeps edging her way close to the cave entrance, normally going backwards and waveing her tail at the male and he didnt chase her off, but the slightest movement from him scared her and she was gone. then 5 mins later she would go back and do exactly the same again

 

[Colin_T]

sounds like she is ready to dance but he might be gay give em a chance, they'll do their bit and soon you'll be a gran-ma

 

[st24rsap]

sounds like she is ready to dance but he might be gay give em a chance, they'll do their bit and soon you'll be a gran-ma

shes trying her hardest but he appears to be a right grumpy old git lol

 

[Colin_T]

shes trying her hardest but he appears to be a right grumpy old git lol

ROFL
Not tonight dear I've got a headache

 

[geo7x]

sounds like she is ready to dance but he might be gay give em a chance, they'll do their bit and soon you'll be a gran-ma

shes trying her hardest but he appears to be a right grumpy old git lol

Give him a chance He will let her in when he's ready.

 

[st24rsap]

if he's got any sense he wont let her in lol, women are far too much hassell

 

[Colin_T]

if he's got any sense he wont let her in lol, women are far too much hassell

ROFL. That's a terrible thing to say but it's funny

 

[st24rsap]

if he's got any sense he wont let her in lol, women are far too much hassell

ROFL. That's a terrible thing to say but it's funny

am i bad lol

i will appolagise now in advance so i dont get ripped to bits by the females on here

 

[Colin_T]

yep you're bad

 

[st24rsap]

oh well im sure i will be forgiven