yellows Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi have an 11cm Male and 2 Female 1x8cm and 1x10cm bristlenose in a 2ft breeding tank have had the logs in with them for about 5 weeks now and have been doing weekly water changes to spur them to breed the 2 females climb all over and in and out of the logs all the time and look keen but haven't laid eggs yet could there be something wrong with my male as I have never seen him go anywhere near the logs and when the 2 females go near him or touch him he flips out and does circles to get away from them could he be queer or is it something else cheers Yellows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilpierre Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Drop water level to about half, leave for 5 days, then fill tank again. sit back and wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 lol queer, water parameters please and what is ur lighting situation? what type of logs do u have also what u could do is leave the water for a week at 26 degrees and then do a cold water change. (25%ish) also if it is raining/storming try and leave windows doors open to get that rain air into the fish area if possible. this should spur them on. but as ur male is not going near the caves that seems a bit strange maybe pull all the logs out and leave it for 2 days without logs and then put them back into the tank in different locations? this should also be moved to the catfish section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gts69 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 only have one log in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak355 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 U will need a few smaller logs , pvc pipe they like tight fits and an end of the log dont run your light at all. And like yoshi said drop the temp and do cold changes. The more tight dark places you have the better your chance feed them a bit more often then you usually would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones82 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 just time mate. 26 degrees and just keep doing 10% water changes every few days once he's found a suitable place to feel safe and begins to fan to show off to his girls. Bristle-noses tend to sulk i supposedly brought a breeding pair and they sulked for year till they were ready and bam 100 fry every three weeks,what tank mates do they have what substrate and for breeding you should keep driftwood and also a high ph of 7.5 :-) Good luck mate have plenty of back breeding tanks ready they're slow growers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Thanks for the advise might of had 3 Females in tank have swapped 1 for a Male will wait and see what happens know cheers Yellows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPete86 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Don't know how true this is but I've heard from a few ppl now that an adult male BN that hasn't been around fems whilst reaching adulthood (growing from 5-6cm to 9-10cm+) won't breed or more than likely won't anyway. Haven't seen any proof but hearing it from a very experienced LFS employee & 2 mates one of whom is an L breeder & used to breed buttloads of BNs but now only peps & the other mate is out of fish now but bred multitudes up until 8-9yrs ago makes me think there may be some validity to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPete86 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Dunno if you're male grew up like that just may be a reason (thought I'd preemptively clarify my rushed iphone msg lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Not sure what happened bought them as a breeding pair but obviously not if they were 2 females hopefully have some luck now i've got a new male Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffa Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I am not a expert at breeding bristlenose but what has worked for me is doing a small water change with cold water then adding Easylife straight after the water change. Most fish will spawn and lay eggs when a low pressure cell is approaching (this was when my breeding pair of Marble Bristlenose first spawned. Most of my Betta fish spawn or at least blow huge bubble nest during a low pressure cells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellows Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeh mate been doing all this have to wait now and see how my new boy goes cheers Yellows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssdiscus Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I agree with Saffa, a big w/c with storms around with cool rain water, smaller tight caves, and maybe invest in a second male. Some catfish breeders prefer 1 male to 1 female - a little competition to develop a strong dominant male. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suttsie Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I agree with Saffa, a big w/c with storms around with cool rain water, smaller tight caves, and maybe invest in a second male. Some catfish breeders prefer 1 male to 1 female - a little competition to develop a strong dominant male. Cheers, Shaun Have found that a pair is better! Females will eat each others fry to make sure theirs is strongest! But when they start you'll wish you didn't have them they end up everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbetta Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 whats your water temp i keep mine at 24 and my bristle nose breed alot it may be helpful to have 2 males that has worked for me i have 3 females and two males hamishh34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
