CHoffman

Hey guys,
I'm in the process of setting up my fishroom and was going to try my hand at breeding. I love bristlenose plecos. especially the albino's. There is a trio for sale on aquabid they are young and have breed six times already. Would this be a good fish to start off my breeding ventures or should I pass it up. I would do all the necessary research and get proper caves and whatever else I needed to do. Thanks for lending your knowledge to me.

Butterfly

They are fairly easy to breed once you set up the tank and condition them.
Ccarol

CHoffman

Thanks Carol...I appreciate it..I don't want to get in over my head so I figured I better check first. How big of a tank do you think the 3 of them would need. Is there a good website that details breeding them and raising the fry??

Butterfly

My first ones I put six in a 20g long let them pair and then moved two to another tank and left my four breeders in the 20g long.
I like the 20g long over a standard 20g because the footprint(bottom) is much larger giving them more room for hiding/sleeping places. Caves can be made out by turning two terracotta plates together(put a rubberband around them) and a hole drilled out of it just big enough for dad BN to get into. They prefer one entrance. Or you can buy ceramic caves.
Here are some pics I wanted to share with you
Bristlenose wigglers
The prospective parents need to be conditioned on 80% veggies and 20% protein as opposed to the usual 90/20 percentages. Zucchini, shrimp pellets, and thawed frozen blood worms are good conditioners. because your feeding much heavier water changes will need to be stepped up.
I usually moved my male cave wigglers and all to a grow out tank so dad wouldn't be harassed by the other tank mates while he was tending to the babies
Carol

agabr123

if you breed them i'd gladly buy one from you cesch they're so cute and i think i'm finally going to be able to set up my 29 this summer!

Shawnie

.ive wanted bn's forever...but never avail around here...sooooooooo awesome!

CHoffman

Thanks Carol!!...That pic was adorable..Such little guys. I appreciate all the info it's priceless to get knowledge from someone you trust
Good to know that people want them!!!...If I decide to get them I'll certainly let you guys know..I'm really excited about the little guys. I'll keep you all posted.

CHoffman

Ok...Guy's I need some help here..lol...I just bid on these guys..http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...shp&1237143666

It's a breeding trio 1m/ 2 females..They've breed 6 times now and spawn every 2 weeks. THe seller says if the bidding goes beyond 100.00 (Which it has) then he'll throw in 2 female long fin albino bristlenose plecos. I bid 110.00 and was out bid by a auto bid...How high should I go on this auction??

mathas

I have no idea what a fair price would be. Personally, I'd be more likely to have my LFS order 5-6 juveniles for me and let them do their thing.

But if you're still looking for articles, PlanetCatfish has the following:

http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesw...article_id=251
http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesw...article_id=314
http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesw...article_id=328

CHoffman

Thanks for the links Mathas. I thought about ordering some juvies also but I'm kinda impatient and I'd have to rehome the ones that didn't pair off...Also I didn't know if the long fins made it worth the money. I still haven't decided what I should do....Guess I better figure it out..lol..The auction ends soon.

Butterfly

I personally wouldn't go any higher. You could buy a larger group of juvies cheaper watch for pairs and sell the extras to your LFS for a good price.
Carol

CHoffman

Thanks Carol, I appreciate it.

Butterfly

np
Not to say those aren't gorgeous but you can get comparable Bn for less. I just hate to see you get taken
Carol

CHoffman

I would hate to see me get taken too..lol..I really do appreciate your help. They ended up going for 160.00 some odd dollars..I've been looking at the Juveniles for sale..you can't get them around here anywhere so I've been looking on ebay and aquabid..Juvies are ALLOT less. I really only want 1 breeding pair so if I end up with more I can always sell them..I've seen lots of Longfins..what are your thoughts on them??

Butterfly

There is nothing like watching juvies grow and pair up. If their not available around there I bet you wouldn't have any trouble selling them to your LFS. Ask and see if they might be interested in the future Most stores will trade store credit for supplies(comes in handy) but because they couldn't get them the LFS I was selling to was willing to pay me cash
Carol

CHoffman

THe LFS are very good about giving fair trade for store credit but I would rather sell for cash so I can buy what I want with it. ...Do you think Long fins are more popular or regular??

Butterfly

Longfin albinos will bring more money.
Carol

CHoffman

Thanks again Carol. I'm going to shop around to see what I'm going to do. They really are just too cute. The long fins are beautiful for sure...I have a 20 long cycled and sitting empty now..but so is my 125..lol...I really need to start stocking.