Try using a siphon to get the fry out of the bucket to the breeder box. This way they stay in the water all time, less stress and no damage at all. This works for me perfectly.
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!! I found a tiny little pleco in my 125 gallon tank (I did not breed anything intentionally!!!!!!!) and found a male bristlenose guarding a hole in an artificial log. I found THIS video on UA-cam and 3 days later when I did a water change I took a chance and shook out that log into a bucket (just like you did!) and about 100 tiny plecos just fell out!!!! AMAZING!!!! I was thrilled and shocked!!!!! I did exactly what you did and they are in my quarantine tank in a breeder box eating green beans and bug bites and Repashy (Morning Wood). I might curse you later (because I will have to buy another tank to keep these guys in when they get big!! LOL!!!!) , but without your video I'm sure those little unplanned guys would have been eaten up! Heeheee…...I might have to get you to pay "Fry support"!!!! LMAO!! Seriously, THANK YOU for this video!!!!!! I am so in love with these little guys!!!!! One of the most helpful You Tube videos EVER!!!!
not sure if you still do this but i found a method to be effective when they get stuck on the bucket with no water is to splash a cup of aquarium water at the top and it slides them down, did it yesterday when mine got stuck on the bucket when putting them in their breeder box haha
Yes that is a great idea and I do that most of the time! Sometimes when videoing it is hard to remember everything in the moment. All the best and good luck with your new babies!
@@JNAQUARIUM thanks, also I really wanted to ask you something, how long after the babies hatch do they start to eat because mine haven't been eating anything just all stacking up in a corner and ignoring the cucumber and algae wafers on their breeder box, they are about 4 days old now after hatching
@@JNAQUARIUM okay that's good to know thanks for the reply, egg sacks should be gone in a few days then, I didn't plan to remove them though the male was kicking them out of the cave by accident hahaha hopefully first batch survives
Brilliant video which I have followed. I am wondering how you keep the breeder box clean with so many fish. I have been wiping the film off the sides and bottom and syphoning it out.
I am so glad you got the ones in the net i was sat there panicking for a lil while haha ! I have some with the yolk sacks in my breeder box and some still with the dad, he started throwing them out like they were late for rent ! 🤦🏻♀️ will they be okay? 😢
I personally found it much easier to put the cave in the new fry tank and everyone will come out including dad. A day later, all the babies will be out and dad will be back in his cave awaiting the return trip back into his tank. Nobody stressed in the slightest bit.
I really like the idea of taking the cave and Dad out into my hanging Marina fry holder, as I'm afraid if i don't remove them in time the Angels will eat them all... great advice!!!
How old before you could tell if they were longfin or short fins babies? I have a group of fry that have a longfin dad and short fin mom. They are about 1.5 weeks old and I can't tell the difference in fins.
I got an albino pleco abit smaller than my little finger I'm scared for it cos it's always laying at the bottom how long dose it take to grow from such a small size please help
I got a couple baby albinos from the lfs that will not eat anything just stays on the glass they were under a 1in long very tiny how can I make it survive? I had one die already. I feel they are to young to be sold at this point. I don’t know what to do.
Me too.. today i had the first spawn of my bristle nose plecos, and it was huge! probably a 100 eggs, but i don't even have a cave in the tank so i am now watching videos on how to hatch the eggs and take care of the fry.
Mom just gave me her tank with 4 tetras 2 adult plecos and 4 new babies. I thought mom was the one babies were following but looked it up and nope its dad. Very interesting
@@JNAQUARIUM oh sweet. I've got a breeding pair. Choc female and albino or gold ? male. Just got them though. They haven't spawned in my tank yet, but got about 120 babies with them when I purchased it.
@@JNAQUARIUM thank you for the response and thank you very much! My very first spawn of an egg barrier fish. I’ve spawned the green spotted bristle nose pleco, I’m going to now buy a pair of the reds since I’ve finally succeeded!
He’s def not very baby Pleco friendly! Very sloppy! And he thinks that was a huge spawn! lol! That spawn is actually a small spawn! I have females that produce spawns with between 200-350 babies every time! If I had a spawn that small, it’s either from a very young female or something happened and some eggs were kicked out. When dude was flicking the babies out and sliding his fingers in a fast manner against the plastic, I wanted to reach through the screen and slap the guy! Yikes! He absolutely killed some and is lying like a motherf”cker if he says otherwise! Dude, if your listening, lighten up on your handling! Show you actually care for your fish by the way you handle them! Please! It really p!sses me the f”ck off!
If you take the eggs after 24 hours and just place them in a tumbler... you will never have to stress your fish out again. They all exit real easily. This method of extraction is ancient my guy... A breeder box... with Just the eggs... is infinitely better than that. You also don't lose any in your tank... and have 100% control of their location and feeding. Leaving them in the cave is just silly. Great video on how to make a job a bit more taxing. :)
@@rythmjunky5292 easily... I use a butter knife... and just easily scoot them off the wall... if you lose 1 or 2... meh.. you have 60+ so not that big of a deal.
@@rickgrimezz3942 thanks! Mine hatched a few days ago and I removed them. The dad is still constantly in the cave looking for them. I feel abbot bad for stressing him out. I’ll try this next time. The babies are too cute!
@@rythmjunky5292 yeah you can se the dual chambered heart beating as they stick to the breeder box. First 5 days you feed them nothing. Then you can introduce some powered based food... Then after a week or 2... you can just start feeding them french cut greenbeans out of the can... just rince the Green beans.. and dump the shredded greens in there and BOOM... you have fed your babies for a whole week almost. Takes a day or so for them to realize what you tossed in there... but they all eventually go bananas for those beans. Now... here is a pro tip... those breeder boxes... the grate part that lets the water through... gets clogged up daily... so the water will rise... and as it rises.. your fish can escape... get some 3/4 RO tubing... and cut it to size for the breeder box... and then slice it down the side to open it up a bit ... and put that piece on the ledge of the breeder box that is your overflow... and the plecos wont climb up and out of the box. Basically your putting a blocker on the top lip so they can suction their way to the top and over the edge into your tank.
Try using a siphon to get the fry out of the bucket to the breeder box. This way they stay in the water all time, less stress and no damage at all. This works for me perfectly.
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!! I found a tiny little pleco in my 125 gallon tank (I did not breed anything intentionally!!!!!!!) and found a male bristlenose guarding a hole in an artificial log. I found THIS video on UA-cam and 3 days later when I did a water change I took a chance and shook out that log into a bucket (just like you did!) and about 100 tiny plecos just fell out!!!! AMAZING!!!! I was thrilled and shocked!!!!! I did exactly what you did and they are in my quarantine tank in a breeder box eating green beans and bug bites and Repashy (Morning Wood). I might curse you later (because I will have to buy another tank to keep these guys in when they get big!! LOL!!!!) , but without your video I'm sure those little unplanned guys would have been eaten up! Heeheee…...I might have to get you to pay "Fry support"!!!! LMAO!! Seriously, THANK YOU for this video!!!!!! I am so in love with these little guys!!!!! One of the most helpful You Tube videos EVER!!!!
plushpossum well thank you👍🏻 glad it is working out and i was able to help👍🏻
Where can I buy one of those pleco hides?
Best advise I’ve ever received
I just came home from vacation do an army of bristle nose pletcos in my tank. They are fairly big. I think I'm a little late to separate them.
Thanks for the tips and all the help just found eggs in the cave today👍
No worries glad to help.
Make sure to check out my other videos as there are alot on bn pleco keeping and Breeding 👍🏻
@@JNAQUARIUM most definitely I can't wait to start on different bristlenose projects like maybe some super Reds. Any offspring available?
I have some brown shortfin, green dragon short fin and a few brown longfin available
Great video!
This is going to come in handy with my albino female. Thank you :D
Akumi Neko thank you and good luck!
not sure if you still do this but i found a method to be effective when they get stuck on the bucket with no water is to splash a cup of aquarium water at the top and it slides them down, did it yesterday when mine got stuck on the bucket when putting them in their breeder box haha
Yes that is a great idea and I do that most of the time! Sometimes when videoing it is hard to remember everything in the moment.
All the best and good luck with your new babies!
@@JNAQUARIUM thanks, also I really wanted to ask you something, how long after the babies hatch do they start to eat because mine haven't been eating anything just all stacking up in a corner and ignoring the cucumber and algae wafers on their breeder box, they are about 4 days old now after hatching
When there yolk sacs are gone they will be more interested in eating.
I generally dont remove the babies until the yolk sacs are gone👍🏻
@@JNAQUARIUM okay that's good to know thanks for the reply, egg sacks should be gone in a few days then, I didn't plan to remove them though the male was kicking them out of the cave by accident hahaha hopefully first batch survives
Brilliant video which I have followed. I am wondering how you keep the breeder box clean with so many fish. I have been wiping the film off the sides and bottom and syphoning it out.
Thank you
The same way as you. Turkey baster to syphon waste out
So cool
Just had my baby’s pop out. My female and male disappeared for a couple days a couple weeks ago or so into a hollow reef so I was hoping I’d see them
Thanks, great content
The Constant Aquarist thank you! Lots more ancistrus videos coming👍🏻
Were do u get ur boxes u put ur babys in the ones that hang on ur tanks . Do they have some kind of bubbler at the bottom?
I am so glad you got the ones in the net i was sat there panicking for a lil while haha ! I have some with the yolk sacks in my breeder box and some still with the dad, he started throwing them out like they were late for rent ! 🤦🏻♀️ will they be okay? 😢
Sorry for the late response. They should be ok👍🏻
Thanks. This helps!
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Nice super cool, any more babies in 2021?
I personally found it much easier to put the cave in the new fry tank and everyone will come out including dad. A day later, all the babies will be out and dad will be back in his cave awaiting the return trip back into his tank. Nobody stressed in the slightest bit.
Great advice ! My first batch and i don't want to lose any 👍👍
I am planning to get a baby (a month old I think) bristlenose pleco in a week or so!!
For my community tank!!
Any tips?
I really like the idea of taking the cave and Dad out into my hanging Marina fry holder, as I'm afraid if i don't remove them in time the Angels will eat them all... great advice!!!
Ty👍🏻 yes with other fish in the tank it is almost a must!
Poppa came out before i even transferred, it was a breeze
How old before you could tell if they were longfin or short fins babies? I have a group of fry that have a longfin dad and short fin mom. They are about 1.5 weeks old and I can't tell the difference in fins.
Do u need an heater for the baby's?
Where did you get your caves? A driftwood cave is the perfect idea!
I make them. Checkout my channel for a cave diy!
@@JNAQUARIUM perfect thanks!!!
How old and what size are they gonna start to breed? I got a 13 pcs longfin albino bn plecos, planning to breed them.
I got an albino pleco abit smaller than my little finger I'm scared for it cos it's always laying at the bottom how long dose it take to grow from such a small size please help
Beatyfull
ordering the birch wood caves
I got a couple baby albinos from the lfs that will not eat anything just stays on the glass they were under a 1in long very tiny how can I make it survive? I had one die already. I feel they are to young to be sold at this point. I don’t know what to do.
Hi!
How to identify between a baby common pleco and baby bristlenose pleco?
What breeder box do you use?
I love seeing this video continue to get views!
Ty for the support!!!
Such popular and useful little fish :)
I got a batch that large from one male/female pairing . I only had one adult female
Christina Gordon good for you! Yes they can have big spawns! This guy is still going strong.... batch after batch!
Me too.. today i had the first spawn of my bristle nose plecos, and it was huge! probably a 100 eggs, but i don't even have a cave in the tank so i am now watching videos on how to hatch the eggs and take care of the fry.
Use a siphon or a brush to get them out of bucket, otherwise you surele cripple them...
at what age does common plecko meture to breed
Mom just gave me her tank with 4 tetras 2 adult plecos and 4 new babies. I thought mom was the one babies were following but looked it up and nope its dad. Very interesting
I have some baby bn plecos in my 33 gallon. How do I keep my fish from eating them? 😢
Hey. How long does it take for them to grow big enough to sell? How old are they and how big are they when you sell them? Thanks in advance! :)
I generally sell them at 1.5 inches
It takes about 3 months to get them to that.
@@JNAQUARIUM oh sweet. I've got a breeding pair. Choc female and albino or gold ? male. Just got them though. They haven't spawned in my tank yet, but got about 120 babies with them when I purchased it.
Question, my eggs just hatched today. Should I remove the babies and put them in a breeder box? Or wait until the sacks are gone?
I ussually wait until the eggs sacks are nearly gone.
Congratulations!!👍🏻
@@JNAQUARIUM thank you for the response and thank you very much! My very first spawn of an egg barrier fish. I’ve spawned the green spotted bristle nose pleco, I’m going to now buy a pair of the reds since I’ve finally succeeded!
If interested in purchasing wooden breeding caves like this leave a comment or visit us at jnaquariumsupply on facebook!
I had two bn plecos in two separate tanks since they were babies. I just put them together and they had babies in two weeks lmao
Please advices me, PH of water for babies longfin and pleco, tks u
Đình Trúc Đặng they will readily bred in a very wide array of ph. I breed them regularly in ph from 6.3-8.2
I have L333 plecos that I'm hoping to breed when they get a little older.
They are very cool and not overly hard to get to breed! Good luck👍🏻
How long does it take for the fish to start breeding
John Havrylovych depends on your water quality and food. But generally 8-10 months
K thanks
Mine started to breed within two weeks.......
And doesn’t small places stress the plecos out
Not at all, easy for them to find there food
Is it just me or does anyone see he might have hurt some of the babies when he pushed them so hard 🤔
He’s def not very baby Pleco friendly! Very sloppy!
And he thinks that was a huge spawn! lol! That spawn is actually a small spawn!
I have females that produce spawns with between 200-350 babies every time!
If I had a spawn that small, it’s either from a very young female or something happened and some eggs were kicked out.
When dude was flicking the babies out and sliding his fingers in a fast manner against the plastic, I wanted to reach through the screen and slap the guy! Yikes! He absolutely killed some and is lying like a motherf”cker if he says otherwise!
Dude, if your listening, lighten up on your handling! Show you actually care for your fish by the way you handle them! Please!
It really p!sses me the f”ck off!
Where do you get the boxes from
I purchased mine at petsandponds.com
Thanks like your video a made one with plastic clamps and storage container and air stone
If you take the eggs after 24 hours and just place them in a tumbler... you will never have to stress your fish out again. They all exit real easily. This method of extraction is ancient my guy... A breeder box... with Just the eggs... is infinitely better than that. You also don't lose any in your tank... and have 100% control of their location and feeding. Leaving them in the cave is just silly. Great video on how to make a job a bit more taxing. :)
how do you safely remove eggs that are stuck to the inside of a cave without damaging the eggs?
@@rythmjunky5292 easily... I use a butter knife... and just easily scoot them off the wall... if you lose 1 or 2... meh.. you have 60+ so not that big of a deal.
@@rickgrimezz3942 thanks!
Mine hatched a few days ago and I removed them.
The dad is still constantly in the cave looking for them.
I feel abbot bad for stressing him out.
I’ll try this next time.
The babies are too cute!
@@rythmjunky5292 yeah you can se the dual chambered heart beating as they stick to the breeder box. First 5 days you feed them nothing. Then you can introduce some powered based food... Then after a week or 2... you can just start feeding them french cut greenbeans out of the can... just rince the Green beans.. and dump the shredded greens in there and BOOM... you have fed your babies for a whole week almost. Takes a day or so for them to realize what you tossed in there... but they all eventually go bananas for those beans. Now... here is a pro tip... those breeder boxes... the grate part that lets the water through... gets clogged up daily... so the water will rise... and as it rises.. your fish can escape... get some 3/4 RO tubing... and cut it to size for the breeder box... and then slice it down the side to open it up a bit ... and put that piece on the ledge of the breeder box that is your overflow... and the plecos wont climb up and out of the box. Basically your putting a blocker on the top lip so they can suction their way to the top and over the edge into your tank.
@@rickgrimezz3942 ah thank you so much!
What exactly is powered based foods?
I have repashy for fry,and I feed my Rainbowfish fry live bbs.
What else?
Can you put chiclid fries with a pleco
Most bn shortfin plecos do fine with most cichlids as long as you offer hiding spots
@@JNAQUARIUM thank you
@@michaelgreene5244 your welcome!
You're rough! I don't like the way you handle the babies.
Exactly!!!
Fired me up and shows how much he cares! Not at all!
I had 2 plecos befor they both died the 5 month old one died for no Reason that I know the old one died cuz some catfish went in its mouth
maybe if there was a baster you could squirt to the back of the bucket with tank water the flow could swoop them into the breeder box
you should not use your hand, bad guide. Please use a turkey baster.