Bristlenose Advice Please

[chrisjj]

My male albino bristlenose has been in a cave in some drift wood for weeks now and hasn't even come out to feed .
Well this morning he came out ,so I looked inside the cave and there are baby's , lots of them.
I would really like to raise these ,so what would be the best thing to do ?
shall I leave them alone or should I move them to a different tank ?
I have German blue rams, neons, platys and gouarmi in the tank with them at the moment.
any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks chris.

 

[fluttermoth]

I would leave them alone for the moment; dad will look after them while they're still wrigglers. Once they leave the cave, catch them and move them to a grow out tank, which will need a cycled filter and plenty of water changes.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Catch them before they leave the cave or you will lose most. You can move the wood cave with the dad and fry to a grow out tank. The dad will kick out the babies. When he does reverse the process and return dad and wood to the main tank. You can usually put a large net over the cave opening and then pull the cave/wood to a bucket and move it to the grow out tank.
 
I would suggest you let the dad and wood stay in the grow out tank for about a week or so to let the dad eat his fill to get back into shape. They should spawn again soon after your return him to the main tank.

 

[chrisjj]

Thanks for the replys.
Just had a close look at the baby's and they are brown like a normal bristlenose but both parents are albino, is this normal ?