Bristlenose Question
#1
Posted 07 November 2010 - 04:30 PM
have just started breeding these and they just started free swimming today. Was just wondering how long they will take to grow to about 3-4cm
thanks
#2
Posted 07 November 2010 - 04:52 PM
and thats unintentionally
iv tried splitting up the main offenders but they still find a way
the batch of about 50 i have at the moment are all about 2cm
and i think its been about a month maybe
maybe a little more
the more you change the water (small changes)
and the more you feed them the faster they grow
thats what iv heard
but the more u feed them the more the shit the more you need to clean the water
so you have to do both
i have a small air driven chamber type filter in mine (i had a stocking over it while they were small)
and that does a good job i recon
better than the sponge filter iv tried
just a pain in the ass cleaning it though
o and i know that doesnt really answer you're question
but i thought you might be able to gauge it based on the growth rate mine have
and thats with regular water changes and feeding them zucchini lettuce and algae wafers
iv been told about 4 months before they hit the 3-4 mark
#3
Posted 07 November 2010 - 04:53 PM
#4
Posted 07 November 2010 - 05:25 PM
#5
Posted 07 November 2010 - 05:41 PM
but thats because i dont have a setup dedicated to them
mine bred in a community tank and they would have been eaten for sure
the dad will protect them to a certain to degree while there small
it depends what else is in the tank
iv heard of people leaving them with the dad (taking the mum out)
iv heard of people taking them and the dad out
iv heard of people leaving them in there with all the other fish
i randomly one day found a baby about 2 cm in length
meaning they spawned i didnt notice and all but one was eaten/died
therefore i remove them
once this batch are gone im setting up a breeding tank
just a male and some of my best females and im letting them do there thing
i figure if there breeding like they are i may as well set it up and get some money out of it
haha
#6
Posted 07 November 2010 - 05:45 PM
if u need some gravel for your bristlenose setup ive got some i dont need anymore
#7
Posted 07 November 2010 - 06:09 PM
if anything happens and i need to get them out they get right into the gravel
easier to clean as well
which is bloody hard when there are 50 tiny little bottom dwellers swimming around haha
#8
Posted 07 November 2010 - 06:18 PM
#9
Posted 08 November 2010 - 12:37 AM
if you want results go gravel and dont mess about with adding/removing parents/fry.....
#10
Posted 08 November 2010 - 11:27 AM
is that the female in the log in the albeno tank
#11
Posted 08 November 2010 - 11:52 AM
I'm happy to use it but I couldn't think of a benefit
#12
Posted 08 November 2010 - 12:36 PM
#13
Posted 08 November 2010 - 01:11 PM
Yeah going by those pics and what iv heard from people he sounds like the right guy to listen to haha
#14
Posted 08 November 2010 - 02:10 PM
#15
Posted 08 November 2010 - 04:25 PM
#16
Posted 08 November 2010 - 07:22 PM
should have enough
will free up some space too
cheers anyway
#17
Posted 08 November 2010 - 07:33 PM
#18
Posted 08 November 2010 - 07:55 PM
But just remember if ya do decide to seperate fry from parents into another tank, Fry are pretty fragile until around 2cm.
So make sure water conditions ( PH etc.) are close in both tanks.
#19
Posted 08 November 2010 - 07:58 PM
#20
Posted 09 November 2010 - 12:44 AM
is that the female in the log in the albeno tank
nope that would be the male hanging upside down... you get many variations of the male head and bristles.. he has raised nose like a mow hawk with smaller alternating bristles on it...
im yet to see a glass bottom 2 foot tank holding 1000 x 2cm fry.... or 500 x 3-4cm fry for any length of time and keep the fish alive healthy and growing.
gravel keeps fry off the bottom where nasty slime algae can grow... and creates a huge surface area for bacteria... not to mention all sorts of micro organisms that b/n eat...
and if and when ammonia builds up in your tank it starts from the bottom up.... when you get an ammonia spike test water from the bottom of the tank then the top and you'll see a difference...
i could keep going but i really have better things to do....
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