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Subject: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:43 pm
As the titles say the parents are a male Bristle (regular) and a female Bristle (Green Strain) - So this is my first post back on the forum for a while - All I did differently was to remove all of the corydoras from the tank - I had a growing shoal of peppered cory that were growing in numbers so I rehoused them. 5 days later it's egg city in the pleco tank. I'm not sure what the babies will be classed as with a regular father and a Greenstrain mother, any ideas?
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:57 pm
im not too sure but im thinking it would depend on the strength of the green strain. if the mother comes from a week strain (common in her bloodline) then i would have to say the fry will probably be mostly if not all common coloured. i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of the mother as the green strain isnt something im that familiar with. i know of it but it was my understanding its a rare strain and hard to come by. rarely hear people talking about it. probably non existent down here in the aus oh and congrats on the fry and actually having a green strain bn
-Paul- Juvenile Bristlenose
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:05 pm
kfenk wrote:
i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of the mother as the green strain isnt something im that familiar with.
I'll get right on that - I was going to make another vid soon anyway I'll try to get the parents in
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:17 pm
Hi,I have never heard of a green strain bristlenose either,be nice to see some pics and may i ask where they came from please?
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:19 pm
I may be wrong but I believe the the Green strain is a colour morph of the common, often called a Green Dragon Bristlenose in the States.
There is clip of one on on YouTube HERE
-Paul- Juvenile Bristlenose
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:47 pm
Bristlenoses wrote:
Hi,I have never heard of a green strain bristlenose either,be nice to see some pics and may i ask where they came from please?
I will try some pics tommorow - The fish came from Wharf Aquatics (Derbyshire) I paid between £6 - £8 (8 AUD - 11 AUD) for the fish as a fry so believed it to be a rarer species than the common. The tank seemed to be all female, finding a male has been a quest. I keep checking back hoping more will turn up.
jim.and wrote:
I may be wrong but I believe the the Green strain is a colour morph of the common, often called a Green Dragon Bristlenose in the States.
There is clip of one on on YouTube HERE
I'm not an expert but i think your description is correct about it being a morphed colour although I'd say she looks more like a common (With Green Spots) than the one in the vid (if that makes sense)
I will get some snaps or a vid tommorow if poss.
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:09 pm
I look forward to seeing them
jond4261 Large Bristlenose
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:44 pm
Looking forward to seeing these... any pictures yet....??
Jon
-Paul- Juvenile Bristlenose
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Subject: Re: Bristlenose fry @ 14 days old Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm
jond4261 wrote:
Looking forward to seeing these... any pictures yet....??
Jon
It's not for want of trying - she's a bit shy - I'll give it a crack while listening to the match in a bit
*edit* Cannot upload any more pics into my gallery it is saying it is full.. (but I only have one pic in there?)