mclovin Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 i have a colony of common bnose at about 9cm average. if i put a 15cn male in, would that be ok? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfish Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 yeah its should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobraven Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Depends on amount of caves, floor space, amount of males to females . 1 Bristlenose catfish needs about 10 square centimeters Edited January 29, 2012 by jacobraven spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclovin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 sweet as. that would include the sides of the tank too hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEA_V1S Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 i give males 1 ft so 2ft tank 2 males etc etc seem to stop the fights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frinkie Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 same as above, also keep at least one more breeding log than there is males. oh and no that wouldn't include sides of the tank, just floorspace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclovin Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 ok cheers for that guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brengun Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Where did the 10cm square rule come from? Does that mean the 15cm fish has to curve up his tail to fit? I would have thought that between males it would be more like 30cm square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfish Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I had over 30 adults in a 6ft tank, along with lots of fry, no dramas at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70shw Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I have 6 bristlenose in my 4ft african tank 1x male at about 10cm and 5 others at 5cm. just my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobraven Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Where did the 10cm square rule come from? Does that mean the 15cm fish has to curve up his tail to fit? I would have thought that between males it would be more like 30cm square. LOL 1 foot per male is 30cm at 10cm a fish and a normal m:f ratio it means you can put 1 male per 2 females in a foot of tank space 3 fish x 10 cm square But anyways put to much thought into it Edited February 1, 2012 by jacobraven :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclovin Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 can you put 2 different types of bnose in the one tank? or would they cross breed? wht about albinos with commons? i have osbn too cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobraven Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Albino is just a variant it is the same species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyfish Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I had commons, albinos, marble, o.spot and peps in the same tank, it was all fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclovin Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 no cross breeds?^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
