Came home Sunday night to my BN pair's first eggs. Only a few of them in the cave, but the male is taking his daddy duties very seriously. I was trying to help him along today by dropping an algae cookie by his side, and he wen completely ballistic. Muck churning, he drove that little tablet as far away from the cave as possible. I think we can safely say the algae cookie is dead now. Whoa.
Quote from: Anja on March 06, 2012, 12:24:23 PMCame home Sunday night to my BN pair's first eggs. Only a few of them in the cave, but the male is taking his daddy duties very seriously. I was trying to help him along today by dropping an algae cookie by his side, and he wen completely ballistic. Muck churning, he drove that little tablet as far away from the cave as possible. I think we can safely say the algae cookie is dead now. Whoa.
That's hilarious, I didn't realize BN plecos had such personality. Thanks for the laugh.
That is funny.
Congrats on the spawn.
That is very neat. I am glad he is taking his responsibilities so seriously!
*g* He's fanning those eggs furiously every time I look. And when he sees me coming around the corner, he turns and displays his barbs. He might only be two inches long, but he's fierce, baby. >:(
What a good boy :)
Quote from: Anja on March 06, 2012, 04:10:34 PM
*g* He's fanning those eggs furiously every time I look. And when he sees me coming around the corner, he turns and displays his barbs. He might only be two inches long, but he's fierce, baby. >:(
LOL! Congrats on the eggs! I love BN...they do have a lot of personality. Funny little buggers. Keep us posted on how it turns out!
LOL. Thats hilarious! They certainly do have big attitudes!
Just snuck a peek into the cave with a flashlight. Very briefly, so as not to set daddy BN off again. Some of the eggs seem to have hatched, still attached to the wall, but lotsa wiggling going on in there.
The first two or three enterprising youngsters have left the cave and are whizzing around all over the tank. Daddy's still faithfully guarding the bulk of them, chilling in the cave.
I think 5 of them have left the cave now. Here are some pics of daddy doing the guarding thing, the cave dwellers and one of the bold explorers.
Awesome, you've got a nice bunch there.
Thank you. :)
This morning all but three have left the cave, but daddy's vigilant to the end. He's just declared a blood feud on French-cut green beans.
So cool!
Green beans are a very serious threat, and i'm glad he's taking his responsibilities seriously.
Update: The babies are barely 3/4", and we already have eggs again. At this rate I'll have to part the lovers. I don't have room for so many babies. They're awfully cute, though, I must say. :)
Quote from: Anja on April 08, 2012, 06:57:28 PM
Update: The babies are barely 3/4", and we already have eggs again. At this rate I'll have to part the lovers. I don't have room for so many babies. They're awfully cute, though, I must say. :)
Congrats on the spawn! I think BN plecos tend to spawn more during the spring; must be the weather thing. Currently, I have 3 male albino BN plecos spawning in 3 different caves :) They are wonderful parents and fascinating to watch! I have a huge female in my tank and I think she's responsible for laying all those eggs..
Just a couple questions! (and Congrats obviously!) :)
What are you using for a cave? you have such a great view of the inside!
How many fry did you get? (not that I'm interested for bap reason or anything ;) hehe
adorable!!! :D
Quote from: freshfishies on April 11, 2012, 10:29:39 AM
What are you using for a cave? you have such a great view of the inside!
How many fry did you get? (not that I'm interested for bap reason or anything ;) hehe
It's a clay pleco cave I won as a door prize a while ago.
Hard to say about the number. The first batch was a small one. I never see more than 4 of the babies at the same time now that they're all over the tank.
The second batch just hatched, they're wriggling away still attached to the cave wall, all pale and see-through, and there's definitely more of them this time. Around 20, maybe? Daddy's keeping watch, and I don't want to freak him out w/ the flashlight.