advice

well i have 2 males 10cms. 1 female 5cms should i ged rid of one of the males?

i want to trade a male for a female but i cant find anyone with females

You and me both laykoo. I have lots of males and no females, except the ones with bristles!! Where are they all? Anyone in UK want a male? Or have a female to spare?

yea it gets annoying i dont like seeing my males fight over her im looking for a trade or somthing.

does seem to be an issue, I have always found that i have an excess of males. What I would suggest is selling the male to a fish shop or something and buying a few smaller bristlenose. That way they wont fight as the adults wont even bother with the young ones and as they grow odds are you will have a female. Then sell the others back to the shop

this way you end up with a new bloodline and a good trio just takes a bit of time

yea my only female is pregnat or whatever you call it with fish lol.. and whatever male breeds with her ill get rid of the one that diddnt breed with her

When I bought the last BN from Maidenhead Aq I was joking with the chap about how these didn't get as big as some of the plecs so I wouldn't have to return him for part exchange and he said we never take fish from private sellers as we have our own suppliers. Good to know in a way but I would have to find somewhere else to take them. I'm not keen on this as I give them a nice environment in a good sized tank and to go to anything less is letting them down. Also I have found that the fish which I get as babies seem more 'relaxed' and friendly as adults whereas imported adults always seem to be skittish.