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September 6th, 2009
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| eggs!!!!!
Ive got my first bristlenose eggs!!!!!
my male BN has gone missing ive not seen him for 2 days. he sometimes hides during the day but then comes out at night so as its been 2 days i thought i would search for him
so i moved all the stuff around in the tank looking for him and i just cant find him anywhere its as if he has disapeared
after putting everything back again i noticed a cluster of yellow blobs and thinking at first it was something nasty i carefully took them out only to realise they must be BN eggs.
now what do i do with them ? ive put them back in the tank under the ornimental log so they r not out in the open | 
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September 6th, 2009
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| Out need to make circulation over the eggs. It would of been best to leave them with dad but he might not take them back. | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| i have no idea where dad is i cant find him anywhere in the tank at all so i have no idea where the eggs were to give them back to him
I was conernd that perhaps he had got stuck or might be injured or something hence my search | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| If their not white by now then he was around to fertilize them. I'm surprised he wasn't right there with them.
carol | 
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September 6th, 2009
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| i have no idea where he is
so do u think i should take them out of the tank and perhaps put them in a bucket with a air stone to creat a water flow over them ?
*update* i just checked on the eggs and they have moved.. they r now still under the ornimental log but now in a hollow in the sand do you think dad or mom has found them and r now looking after them ? i dont want to move the log incase it puts the fish off compleatly from looking after them
Last edited by Aldric; September 6th, 2009 at 05:37 PM.
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September 6th, 2009
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| Congrats on the eggs! I would leave them where they are and hopefully mom and dad will look after them. | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| Dad most likely has moved them. Mom lays them and then forgets about them  I would definitely leave them alone.
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September 6th, 2009
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| how long does it take for them to hatch ? | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| About four days they hatch then 4-5 days later they are free swimming. but dad will stay with them until they are able to take care of them selves, frequently not leaving even to eat. The day after they go free swimming you need to put some fresh veggies in there for the fry. Small zuchinni and small cucumbers are favorites.
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September 6th, 2009
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| ok ty | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| Keep us posted. I have some ABNs but no babies yet and I plan on getting some of the brown BNs from ToddnBecka when the fishroom is finally done. I would love to see pics of the babies!!! | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| i will definatly post pics if they hatch, I just worry that i might have put the dad off from looking after them properly | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| Good luck with those eggs; it seems like a good sign that daddy moved them after you put them back. Hopefully everything goes well. I've never seen baby bns so I'm excited to see pictures. | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by iloveengl  I've never seen baby bns so I'm excited to see pictures. | 1) one day old
2) one week old
3)one week old
There you go 
but we want to see Aldrics pic when they hatch
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September 6th, 2009
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| Good luck aldric remember to take pics.
Wow very nice fry butterfly! They are a lot more than I thought there would be. I see an albino!
Last edited by Time; September 6th, 2009 at 10:09 PM.
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September 6th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Time Keeper Wow very nice Congrats on the fry butterfly! They are a lot more than I thought there would be. I see an albino! | Thanks! Those are old pics but wanted Aldric to see what he was in for
Since iloveengl had never seen bristlenose fry I thought I would share LOL
Yes the parents were brown but carried the albino as well as the long fin genes So I had brown, albino, long and standard fins in the same batches. BNs are so much fun.
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September 6th, 2009
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| Awww, thanks Carol. holy smokes they're so tiny and so many! lol Now I'm even more excited for those babies Aldric. | |
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September 6th, 2009
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| wow great
*update
I think the dad has given up on the eggs as he was out and about tonight and as im writeing this he is playing in the sand....
Last edited by Aldric; September 7th, 2009 at 01:23 AM.
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September 7th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Aldric wow great
*update
I think the dad has given up on the eggs as he was out and about tonight and as im writeing this he is playing in the sand.... | Don't give up hope. Most pairs try again if at first they don't succeed
Butterfly-those are really neat pics! | |
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September 7th, 2009
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| yep he has given up on them as the cluster of eggs are just rolling around near the aircurtain and no longer under the ornimental log so whats the best way to go on with this now? | |
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September 7th, 2009
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| I'm by no means an expert on plecos, but I'd say, they'll give it another go, so to speak and you shouldn't have to do anything. It may be a good idea to take out the other eggs so they don't mold and/or cause an ammonia spike in your tank. | |
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September 7th, 2009
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| It's a good learning lesson, though. Now if your little boy seems to disappear you'll know it could be because he's protecting babies. Plus, now you have time to go shopping for baby strollers and changing tables... or whatever it is baby plecs need.  | |
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September 7th, 2009
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| well in the hopes that they r still viable ive put them in a small fish net and made it so the net is jamed next to my filter so there is the current of the out going water washing over the eggs as i think someone here said they needed water flowing over them and thats what the dad would do with his tail so who knows wot will happen | |
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September 7th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Aldric well in the hopes that they r still viable ive put them in a small fish net and made it so the net is jamed next to my filter so there is the current of the out going water washing over the eggs as i think someone here said they needed water flowing over them and thats what the dad would do with his tail so who knows wot will happen | Yep that will work great
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September 8th, 2009
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| So how are the eggs? They should hatch tomorrow or the next day
Carol | |
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September 8th, 2009
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| i just checked them and over half have turned white but a few of the orange ones have like a black line running through them so i dont know if that means there r babies in the eggs or not | |
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September 8th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Aldric i just checked them and over half have turned white but a few of the orange ones have like a black line running through them so i dont know if that means there r babies in the eggs or not | Yep that's your baby developing
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September 8th, 2009
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| ok so if/when they hatch how do I look after them ? like what food should i give them?
I will be going to ket a fry/nursery net thing from the pet shop tomorrow | |
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September 8th, 2009
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| Wow can't wait for them to hatch. That will be amazing: Artificially hatched fish eggs. Good luck! | |
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September 8th, 2009
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| lol ur not the only one that cant wait | |
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