Leo2o915 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I have two bristlenose plecos one has long bristles which I know it’s a male and have another one with short bristles which I think it’s a female well that’s what my local pet store told me they got me a pair. Right now have them in my 125 gallon african Cichlid tank with a lot of cover and caves for them to go in I want them to breed so can add the babies to my planted 20 long aquarium and have them grow and then hopefully within a month get them a 40 breeder and and start another planted tank. My question is I can’t get them to breed was wondering if I add them to my 10 gallon hospital/ QT tank and add one cave that would help them breed ? Any advice is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 As long as you are sure it's a male and female, they should breed with time. No need to do anything, as far as I know. It is better, however, to keep them in a separate tank by themselves with a cave of an appropriate size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, gcalberto said: As long as you are sure it's a male and female, they should breed with time. No need to do anything, as far as I know. It is better, however, to keep them in a separate tank by themselves with a cave of an appropriate size. What’s a way to be sure if they male or female besides bristles? I was told long bristles on the nose is male Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Yep, longer bristles on the males vs females. Males also have 'spikes' on their faces/heads compared to the females 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Oliver said: Yep, longer bristles on the males vs females. Males also have 'spikes' on their faces/heads compared to the females 🙂 can you tell by the pic I posted if they one of each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Oliver said: Yep, longer bristles on the males vs females. Males also have 'spikes' on their faces/heads compared to the females 🙂 Can you tell by the pics I posted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The one with the longer bristles is definitely a male, but the other could be just a younger male. I personally can't tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 55 minutes ago, gcalberto said: The one with the longer bristles is definitely a male, but the other could be just a younger male. I personally can't tell They the same size so wouldn’t they be long by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 12 hours ago, gcalberto said: The one with the longer bristles is definitely a male, but the other could be just a younger male. I personally can't tell You think this a female ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Yep I'd say that's a female. Just bristles on the upper lip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Kevin said: Yep I'd say that's a female. Just bristles on the upper lip. Ok thanks now waiting on them to breed lol so can add the babies to my planted tank and let them do work while they grow 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Yeah you should not have to do more than provide a couple of cave options. If after a while they don't hookup try re-positioning one of the caves a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo2o915 Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Kevin said: Yeah you should not have to do more than provide a couple of cave options. If after a while they don't hookup try re-positioning one of the caves a little bit. Ok thanks right now have the caves in two separate parts of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOzzie59 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I generally go with 3 caves minimum, 2 near each other and 1 away. Also different size caves. I have 3 of the watering spikes and that large "pleco cave" in this tank. A male has more or less claimed the spike on the right. It is at a slight downhill (towards the opening) angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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