Baby Bristlenose

[Blake0509]

I have some baby bristlenoses! They are very cute, and lots of them!
However can someone answer a few questions about then, when will they leave dad's cave, how long till eggs may be layed again, also when the baby pleco army gets bigger any suggestions (UK) on how to possibly sell them?

 

[Colin_T]

babies start to leave the next around 2 weeks of age.

females can produce a batch of eggs every 2 weeks.

sell them to pet shops, online (ebay, etc) but state local pick up only.

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Baby Bristlenose catfish need biofilm and driftwood to survive. If you don't have driftwood in the tank, get some now. Don't wipe the glass down for a few months because the babies can eat the biofilm on that.

Leave the tank lights on for longer (up to 16 hours per day) to encourage algae to grow on the glass and ornaments. When the babies are a couple of months old, you can reduce the lighting time to 12 hours or whatever you currently use.

 

[Blake0509]

babies start to leave the next around 2 weeks of age.

females can produce a batch of eggs every 2 weeks.

sell them to pet shops, online (ebay, etc) but state local pick up only.

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Baby Bristlenose catfish need biofilm and driftwood to survive. If you don't have driftwood in the tank, get some now. Don't wipe the glass down for a few months because the babies can eat the biofilm on that.

Leave the tank lights on for longer (up to 16 hours per day) to encourage algae to grow on the glass and ornaments. When the babies are a couple of months old, you can reduce the lighting time to 12 hours or whatever you currently use.

Thanks for your reply, my lights currently come on for about 16 hours a day, I do have a big bit of drift wood that take up most the tank, so fingers crossed there should be more than enough of bio film, i notice how you say the male produces eggs?

 

[Colin_T]

females can produce a batch of eggs every 2 weeks.

 

[Essjay]

In the UK, https://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/

 

[Blake0509]

In the UK, https://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/

Sorry I have only just seen this thanks for your reply! I will be sure to advertise them if the local shops don't want them