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Old 26-09-2008, 06:04 PM   #171
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my babies growth rate is slow, not sure if I ill treat them or they are just slow growers..
sometimes I don't feed them because they are in my planted tank.. but there are still lots of algea in the tank..
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Old 27-09-2008, 12:02 AM   #172
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hi fireblade. u mention ur bristlenose babies dun have bristle?
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Old 29-09-2008, 05:50 PM   #173
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does babies suppose to have bristles?
they are around 2 years old now, some started to have bristles..
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Old 29-09-2008, 09:00 PM   #174
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so how many offsprings still kept by you bro ?
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Old 30-09-2008, 04:09 PM   #175
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does babies suppose to have bristles?
they are around 2 years old now, some started to have bristles..
from what i know, juvs should have bristle. about 1"+ can see the bristle already. male or female also have. only the males will grow extra and longer bristle as they age. female will have short bristle. am i correct?
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Old 30-09-2008, 06:25 PM   #176
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so how many offsprings still kept by you bro ?
think have around 30 + pieces.. still small many hiding ..

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from what i know, juvs should have bristle. about 1"+ can see the bristle already. male or female also have. only the males will grow extra and longer bristle as they age. female will have short bristle. am i correct?
humm... maybe mine different, the female I have do not have any bristles looks like normal pleco and male have little bristle.. now the bigger offsprings are about 3 to 4 inches, now then show bristles..
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Old 06-10-2008, 05:04 PM   #177
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as promised, updates with the babies now..

male


close up on the male


this should be female
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Old 16-10-2008, 04:07 PM   #178
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any photo of them..
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Old 06-09-2009, 02:54 AM   #179
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after the old pair passed away, I have been keeping the babies till now... around 2 years old already
there is one pair that breed in the beginning of this year, but only have 3-4 fries survive and then there is no show...

2 days ago, one pair finally gave me babies, but they are staying with my goldfish, so faster take out the cave, some babies and the parents. Then the next day, another pair in another tank also have babies, and they are staying with my guppies, and saw the guppies were attacking the babies, faster fished out all the guppies.

now the first pair , first time breed, gave me more than 20 babies, and the sencond pair gave me 15 babies..

Finally the wait is over!
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Old 07-09-2009, 11:43 AM   #180
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attached are pictures of the newly spawned..





one of the mama

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