I have a almost 4 inch bristlenose pleco that I have always believed was a male, but quite recently he's gotten REALLY fat! I heard plecos can get constipated (?) and can die from it so I have started to worry! Maybe he is a she though and she's just full of eggs???
He/She is about a year old...
A women in my area is selling Pond Fish and she included this picture. I'm not sure what they are... She said they were raised with Koi's (so they're not Koi's I'm guessing). Maybe just large goldfish?
I'm intersted in possible breeding my Bristlenose Pleco's but I have read that Pleco's need a PH of about 7.0 and the PH of my water is about 8.0... How can I naturally buffer the PH lower and keep it that way? Or would it be ok to just try and breed them in the 8.0 PH water?
Thanks for any...
I condition my bettas for 2 weeks before breeding, and I always lower the water level. I think it encourages the male to search the tank bottom for eggs more.
I have a 45 gallon hexagonal communiy freshwater tank. Inside this tank you might be luckily enough to find Pleco (Yes, I named him Pleco), a male albino bristlenose plecostomus. He's almost two inches long now, but he still remainds easily hidden among the plants and decorations.
Anyways; my...