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Bristlenose pleco breeding?

5K views 9 replies 3 participants last post by  southafrica1001 
#1 ·
hey :)
I have what i believe to be a male albino, and a longfin brown female, bristlenose, that are near 2 inches (if not more). Im not looking to breed them any time soon, however, i wanted to know at what age and size do they start spawning or start any spawning behaviour? Thanks :D
 
#3 ·
it doesnt look like she is gravid, so im worried that it could be a male, however the albino has bristles growing but i read the other day that there is some males that dont grow bristles, and im hoping that she isint one of them and really a he (if that makes sense :lol: ). She has started to come out of the cave i have, alot more, and they have been around each other alot more, so i dont know lol.
 
#4 ·
Males ancistrus normally don't like to hang out together..so there's still hope that it's a she! What are you feeding them....If your feeding them just veggies start to feed some higher protein foods. They need some protein in there diet to breed. Also do a slightly cooler water change (1 to 2 degrees) after a week with no water changes....that sometimes gets them into the mood to get gravid and also work to get them to breed! HTH
 
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