Can Someone Write Out How To Breed Bn Plecos

[XFiSh_CichildX]

hello can someone sum it up on how to breed BN pleco im making like a folder on how to breed certain fish im going to breed but im hopeing someone can write me a good few lines on how to do it and tips please thanks

 

[lilfishie]

give them plenty of shelter, good foods such as veg/bloodworm high quality pellets and you should have fry in no time

 

[Baccus]

Yep plenty of hidey holes and don't be tempted to disturb them, one of my males likes living behind the fake rock wall and often guards eggs behind there. I only know what he's up to coz I can see down the gap on the side of the tank. Also give them timber/ bog wood to rasp at and plenty of plant life (mostly they'll eat it, but some types they will let grow) as well as algea wafers and some type of protein food such as shrimp pellets, mine also go nuts over freshly squashed pond snails and will also eat freeze tried tubifex worms if the cube is pinned down rather than floating around. Don't have 2 males in the same tank they will fight and don't have too many females with the male either 1 or 2 depending on the tank size because the females will also fight over prefered hiding places. Otherwise my BN's just get on with it and I almost always have more babies than I know what to do with. Also doing a water change seems to get my BN's in the mood, along with barametric pressure changes. I rely on my fish a lot to tell me what the weather is doing

they (along with other natural/ native yard inhabitants) seem to be better than any weather forecaster

. Good luck with the breeding and should you get fry remember to increase the food (that's where real plants come into their own) beause 100 hungry mouths quickly become starving and dying babies, babies will also benefit from having bog wood right from the start of their tiny lives, that's often where I first see the little dears munching on the timber.

 

[XFiSh_CichildX]

Yep plenty of hidey holes and don't be tempted to disturb them, one of my males likes living behind the fake rock wall and often guards eggs behind there. I only know what he's up to coz I can see down the gap on the side of the tank. Also give them timber/ bog wood to rasp at and plenty of plant life (mostly they'll eat it, but some types they will let grow) as well as algea wafers and some type of protein food such as shrimp pellets, mine also go nuts over freshly squashed pond snails and will also eat freeze tried tubifex worms if the cube is pinned down rather than floating around. Don't have 2 males in the same tank they will fight and don't have too many females with the male either 1 or 2 depending on the tank size because the females will also fight over prefered hiding places. Otherwise my BN's just get on with it and I almost always have more babies than I know what to do with. Also doing a water change seems to get my BN's in the mood, along with barametric pressure changes. I rely on my fish a lot to tell me what the weather is doing

they (along with other natural/ native yard inhabitants) seem to be better than any weather forecaster

. Good luck with the breeding and should you get fry remember to increase the food (that's where real plants come into their own) beause 100 hungry mouths quickly become starving and dying babies, babies will also benefit from having bog wood right from the start of their tiny lives, that's often where I first see the little dears munching on the timber.

fantastic mate well done that brilliant thanks

 

[JenCliBee]

Just google 'bristlenose breeding' and have a look at proper breeding logs, it will give you a far more indepth read up on the basics.

Bn's are extremely easy to breed, caves/hiding places, high protein diet for conditioning and feed often (do not feed a high protein diet permanently), cool water changes daily and then leave them to it... if they breed it's a bonus, if not then wait a while and try again.

Despite what many will advise, bogwood isn't actually essential for bristnose species, wood eating species it is a must but BN's arnt one of them.... i would always advise adding wood..but more for them to rasp on (ie, eat organic matter that collects).... they dont actually need it for food nor will they eat it for food.