Bristlenose likes his cave

MorganEA

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We stopped at Aquarium Co-op today and i got a new cave for my little plecos, the smallest male has already claimed it as his.
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tazeat

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If you have females just wait until you find 20+ eggs back there :p... Or if it's a really good spot you get to see the males show some (mild) aggression between each other over it, seen that a few times.
 

MorganEA

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That's why I had to get another cave the males were all fighting for the cone. I'm pretty sure I have 3 calico males and 3 calico females.
 

lloyd378

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I've never done the caves but I do drift wood instead. I just added some female bristlenose to my tank wih my big male bristlenose..... Do you think I need a cave or will all of the drift wood piles be good enough to induce spawning?
 

MorganEA

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From what I have read they like a cave that is closed at the back so that the male can trap the female as well as have an enclosed space to guard eggs.
 

lloyd378

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My bristlenose weren't cooperating but my 16" sailfin was.... Hope you don't mind, thought I'd share until I could get my bristlenose to cooperate
 

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tazeat

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Clean your glass! Clears up the pictures a lot. White vinegar is a good pet safe glass cleaner, it's acidic, but if you get a little in the water it won't kill anything where as things with too much ammonia may.

He's a really cool looking one, I like the pattern of his tail. I wish my common pleco would come out during the day. Lights come on and he's back hiding in his spot within a second.
 

Betty

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Looking good, Morgan. Mine fight over caves as well. At times they all seem to want the same cave even where there are empty ones available.
 
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