| | Bristlenoses have stopped breeding |  |
|
|
| Author | Message |
|---|
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
 Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:26 pm | |
| My pair of Bristlenoses used to without fail breed every 4-5 weeks.
But they have not bred for about 6 months or so. What can I do to rekindle the passion?
| |
|
| | |
Loach
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 106
Age : 27
Location : Adelaide, AUS
Job/hobbies : Student
Thank You Points : 4
Registration date : 2011-11-05
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:05 pm | |
| perhaps a new frmale of new male | |
|
| | |
Doug
Bristlenose King
Number of posts : 3128
Age : 38
Location : Adelaide, South Australia
Job/hobbies : Aquatic ecologist/genetisist
Humor : yes please :)
Thank You Points : 198
Registration date : 2010-05-08
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:21 pm | |
| yeah, new male or females.
either that or it might just be that it is now not their breeding season and you need to work harder to trigger them | |
|
| | |
kfenk
V.I.P Member
Number of posts : 1432
Age : 40
Location : Adelaide, South Australia
Thank You Points : 79
Registration date : 2009-11-09
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:04 am | |
| You should be able to tell by your fishes behavior what is going on. Is the male still caving? Are the females getting nice and gravid? When the females look gravid enough are they spending time around the males cave? | |
|
| | |
Loach
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 106
Age : 27
Location : Adelaide, AUS
Job/hobbies : Student
Thank You Points : 4
Registration date : 2011-11-05
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:38 am | |
| som cool waterchanges might do good to get the whole season thing | |
|
| | |
mmccannon
Large Bristlenose
Number of posts : 346
Age : 55
Location : Hungary
Thank You Points : 17
Registration date : 2011-05-16
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:01 am | |
| As Kfenk pointed out, you must learn to read their behaviour.
But it is possible that they "rest" a bit. I had the same thing for 4 months, and after that, all went back to normal.
Keep us informed, please. | |
|
| | |
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:27 am | |
| - mmccannon wrote:
- As Kfenk pointed out, you must learn to read their behaviour.
But it is possible that they "rest" a bit. I had the same thing for 4 months, and after that, all went back to normal.
Keep us informed, please. He is still in the cave all the time. May have to swap females around abit then Thanks | |
|
| | |
Stannyblade
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 90
Location : Sheffield
Job/hobbies : the blades
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2010-02-04
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:17 am | |
| They have started again. Plus a new pair that I have grown on (unrelated) have also got wrigglers  | |
|
| | |
Carolan
Juvenile Bristlenose
 Number of posts : 123
Age : 45
Location : Canada
Job/hobbies : plant mom
Humor : definitely!!!!
Thank You Points : 9
Registration date : 2011-12-13
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:45 am | |
| | |
|
| | |
Sponsored content
| | Subject: Re: Bristlenoses have stopped breeding | |
| |
|
| | |
| | Bristlenoses have stopped breeding | |
|
Calendar
