Albino Bristle Nose Pleco spawned!

I added ceramic logs to my tank last week, and my male regular fin ABN has been hanging around the rim with his tail hanging out. I noticed tonight he was deeper inside the cave and not coming out, so I shined a flashlight in there to see him fanning a ton of eggs in the back of the log! My first batch of ABN fry if everything goes as planned!! I'll move him and the babies in a few days once I have wigglers. Or should I move them now? This will be his first attempt at caring for the babies so I didn't want to spook him. Any suggestions are welcomed. Will post pics once they hatch!

Move them when you have wigglers. Mine is fanning as we speak ....hopefully tomm I will have some free swimmers. This is the 2nd time around the 1st time he eat all the eggs for some reason.

alright Hong! Nothing like seeing something like this right?

Nice Job Guys! Hope to see some nice fry pics!

Haha, thanks JoJo. I was excited about my ABNs... can't imagine how excited you were with the zebras.

Congrats to you both.... Lucky Dogs!!!!!

Mom, Dad and the kids

So wonderful!!!

Really nice pics!

Wow those are big eggs!

That's what I was thinking!

Updated picture. They have arrived!

Nice work. Looks like ours are about 2-3 days apart. I just released mine into a 10G. I got some info from a good pleco breeder that once they are free swimmers...sorta like they are now. better get them while they are all together in that cave. Once they come out and spread out its going to be hard to catch them.

I am 5-7 days behind you guys but my RFABN male is sitting on a clutch right now.

LFABN?

KMX wrote:

Nice work. Looks like ours are about 2-3 days apart. I just released mine into a 10G. I got some info from a good pleco breeder that once they are free swimmers...sorta like they are now. better get them while they are all together in that cave. Once they come out and spread out its going to be hard to catch them.

I actually moved the cave and the dad to a 10G with a heater and sponge filter about two days ago. The dad finally left the cave this morning so I took him out and moved him back to the 75G so he can eat and start makin some more pl*co lovin'. Babies are on their own to grow now!

LOVE IT!

Save them for the auction along with all those other babies you have comin out like

KMX wrote:

LFABN?

regular fin

Just updating the pics as these guys get older. Feeding them sinking spirulina wafers... they love 'em!

Nice. Looking like they love that food. This is my 1st spawn also...know anything about how fast or slow they grow?

THAT IS FREAKING SWEET!!!!!

No idea, maybe JoJo can pitch in. I hear they grow faster with warmer water and lots of water changes. Thats the case with all fish though right? I'm waiting for them to get a little bigger, then moving them to a 40Breeder so they have room to grow. Gotta find me some driftwood too.

i got a couple peices if ur interested. just send me a pm

Hong, can you take a picture and differentiate between the male and female parent? I have a few bn's and want to know how to sex mine. Side by side pics are the easiest way to study and tell the difference.