Starlight Bristlenose Success

[smithrc]

look who we found hiding in the corner in our local store

the 2 females and our new male are now in their new home in the 800 tank in the shed...

fingers crossed on a quick spawn...
this is one of the females... nice and plump

 

[Bloo]

She looks fab - and he looks very handsome ! All the best and keep us posted

 

[andyj]

Crackin' find Russ !!!

Fingers crossed for ya !!!

 

[smithrc]

well...

They have been slow to act...
None of them have taken residence in the 35mm tubes - insead insisting on hiding amoungst the slate...

until I decided to add the 3 room apartment I'd done - and bam.. the next day we have residence - the male was first to find his new cave.... now there is a female in the other side too

here is all you can see of Mr bristly

 

[smithrc]

well... they have been at it

We have Eggs!!!

we only added the male 3 weeks ago (one day less) and noticed he was missing a couple of days ago.... went hunting with the torch tonight he's sat in the same cave, the other way round, doing a good job fanning a clutch of orange eggs

Fingers crossed we will have fry in a few days and then in a few weeks time we'll know if they are L183's

(I'm not expecting them to have a white seam to be honest)

We have the first spawn in the new shed

 

[smithrc]

had another look this evening and there are a few wigglers in the back of the cave now

MrB took exception at me looking tonight and came to the front of the cave and glared at me

 

[Fishkeeper2004]

had another look this evening and there are a few wigglers in the back of the cave now

MrB took exception at me looking tonight and came to the front of the cave and glared at me

You know who to contact if you get overun.. Can't seem to find them in any local stores near me, and noone will special order them - as their stockists don't supply them.

 

[smithrc]

had another look this evening and there are a few wigglers in the back of the cave now

MrB took exception at me looking tonight and came to the front of the cave and glared at me

You know who to contact if you get overun.. Can't seem to find them in any local stores near me, and noone will special order them - as their stockists don't supply them.

no problem - you guys will get first dibs

It looks like a lot smaller clutch of eggs than common bristlenoses have. looks like about 12 eggs... but i could be wrong as he is hiding them quite well...

 

[smithrc]

we have a cave of wigglers now

give it a few days and I'll get some piccys as the come out and hide

 

[andyj]

Good news Russ

Are they in a species tank ?!? are you going to leave them in there, or move them to a grow-out tank ?!?

Andy

 

[Animation]

I love pleco's so great and fasinating, a stunner there mate

 

[smithrc]

Good news Russ

Are they in a species tank ?!? are you going to leave them in there, or move them to a grow-out tank ?!?

Andy

They are in a 30gal with 4 guppys (again breeding) they will stay in there for a good while yet

 

[Animation]

How many tanks do you have(List sizes aswell)

 

[smithrc]

How many tanks do you have(List sizes aswell)

lol... will have when the shed is sorted...

3x4ft (180l)
6x3ft (120l)
4x2ft (50l)

Then in the house we have
2x 135l
1x 350l
1x 50l

 

[smithrc]

the little orrange egg sacks with eyes and tails have started to develop - we now have mottled black and gray colouration

few more days and they will be out and about