The Starlight Bristlenose L182...

Has anybody bread these beutys yet???

i have bred these

temp was 26
PH was 7
nitrate 0
nitrite0

and i added Almond leaves for a tanning to the water

816johnv wrote:

i have bred these

temp was 26
PH was 7
nitrate 0
nitrite0

and i added Almond leaves for a tanning to the water

im still trying yet john...dunno what im doing wrong all the female is interestid in is food...

How big are you Pair?

how big is the cave?

try doing 30% cool water changes every other day

and be patient they will spawn

my male is a good 19cm and the female about 6 n half inch...
my cave is clay 45 degree bend about 6"x6" im guessing to big...but untill i get the funds to get one off intrepmax thats on hold..
im currently doing 30% W/C once a week...should i do more??

i think it could well be the cave then

defenatly big enough to breed

my males cave is as big as him in other words not much room once he is in there

i would try doing 2 or 3 30% water changes a week until they spawn getting them to spawn is the hard part mate once they spawn there will be no stopping them

i normally do a 15% water change on all my tanks (4) everyday and then a large one once a month about 40-50%

and be patient lol

great advice john i will change the cave asap...and try more W/c's...

no problem mate hope they spawn for you soon my fingers are crossed for you

816johnv wrote:

no problem mate hope they spawn for you soon my fingers are crossed for you

hopefully mate...i wunder if L182 can spawn albino??? i havent seen or heard of this...

Not sure mate

i think i will try and see if i can find some info on this...it would be ace to see a large L182 Albino...

Curby wrote:

i think i will try and see if i can find some info on this...it would be ace to see a large L182 Albino...

i had a word with my mate who said that he has had a few that where red eyed and slightly lighter in colour but could never keep them alive, they would only survive a few weeks

so they where kind of Albino except not white lol but did have red eyes

816johnv wrote:

Curby wrote:

i think i will try and see if i can find some info on this...it would be ace to see a large L182 Albino...

i had a word with my mate who said that he has had a few that where red eyed and slightly lighter in colour but could never keep them alive, they would only survive a few weeks

so they where kind of Albino except not white lol but did have red eyes

so still unreported then? ive had no good answers off PF either...

Curby wrote:

816johnv wrote:

Curby wrote:

i think i will try and see if i can find some info on this...it would be ace to see a large L182 Albino...

i had a word with my mate who said that he has had a few that where red eyed and slightly lighter in colour but could never keep them alive, they would only survive a few weeks

so they where kind of Albino except not white lol but did have red eyes

so still unreported then? ive had no good answers off PF either...

Yes still unreported

i did see your post on PF and Russell also said he bred babies with red eyes

816johnv wrote:

Curby wrote:

816johnv wrote:

Curby wrote:

i think i will try and see if i can find some info on this...it would be ace to see a large L182 Albino...

i had a word with my mate who said that he has had a few that where red eyed and slightly lighter in colour but could never keep them alive, they would only survive a few weeks

so they where kind of Albino except not white lol but did have red eyes

so still unreported then? ive had no good answers off PF either...

Yes still unreported

i did see your post on PF and Russell also said he bred babies with red eyes

but he didnt get good result's they all died so i guess you cannot spawn albino L182 otherwise someone on PF would of said sumert now im sure..

suppose so but anything is possible

did you have any luck on spawning these curby i have 2m and 3f at the moment the females are gravid as hell but i cannot spawn them !!!

also i am adding black water today to see if this helps !

water is spot on to johns

OwNz wrote:

did you have any luck on spawning these curby i have 2m and 3f at the moment the females are gravid as hell but i cannot spawn them !!!

also i am adding black water today to see if this helps !

water is spot on to johns

Yeh mate i did spawn them once only, and only saved 4 young....

Mine were wild caught which made it alot harder, I only managed it when i let the water go a really dark orange colour, which isnt recommended when other species are in there but it worked for me,

You say you have 2 males???

Would you like to swap or sell one as mine died at christmas......

i do have 2 malesbut one males is only around 3inch mark and bristles are only just starting to split