longhorn13
Fishaholic
i got two bristlenose plecos for my 55g a few months ago and pretty much right off the bat i never saw the male, in fact for a while i thought he had gotten trapped under the rocks he'd burrow under and died. i finally found him when i was rearranging the tank and he scared the crap out of me when he came darting out from a rock i was moving 
well he burrowed again and i didn't see him again for a long time. when i was doing a water change i noticed something at the surface on the glass and thought it was a snail at first and upon looking closer it was a bristlenost fry! i never even knew that was going on. the fry was moved and is doing great and the male was out and about a little when he didn't think i was watching. now he's claimed another little cavelike area and is chasing anyone out of the area and also chases the female bnose around when he sees her, which is a lot since she keeps coming up to his hiding spot. i think she looks a little chunkier now too, so maybe she's holding eggs. so maybe i'll be able to get some more bnose fry! 
(and hopefully get more than one out of the batch)
well he burrowed again and i didn't see him again for a long time. when i was doing a water change i noticed something at the surface on the glass and thought it was a snail at first and upon looking closer it was a bristlenost fry! i never even knew that was going on. the fry was moved and is doing great and the male was out and about a little when he didn't think i was watching. now he's claimed another little cavelike area and is chasing anyone out of the area and also chases the female bnose around when he sees her, which is a lot since she keeps coming up to his hiding spot. i think she looks a little chunkier now too, so maybe she's holding eggs. so maybe i'll be able to get some more bnose fry! (and hopefully get more than one out of the batch)
