HOW TO BREED LONGFIN ALBINO BRISTLENOSE PLECOS

[@maggieyu6023]

I breed super reds and I love your video, nursery tune background and loving insights. Love such a sweet fellow breeder

[@bernardchristensen9705]

Well done, thanks. Enjoyed the piano as well.

[@uniquascaper7052]

The cold water treatment also works for Corydoras breeding. Excellent video, Mark.

[@guitardave3028]

I'm also fascinated by all of your breeding videos....you are very knowledgeable and your video work is quite exceptional...glad i subscribed...guitar Dave

[@bettablue2660]

😆These plecos are stunning! I’m so excited to see the Diamond Tetras are going extinct in the wild due to pollution in Lake Valencia in Venezuela. So, there are pockets of them in the streams and tributaries going into the lake. Soon they will only in the hobby. They are super peaceful but very fast feeders. Exciting feeders. Some folks think they’re mean because they feed so fast. Anything you can due to promote folks to keep them, and breed them, is only good for this fish. I am so, so happy to see that you have them. Thanks Mark!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Always loved diamond tetras! It's a real shame about the wild population humans are such a destructive race. But I'll do my best to keep breeding them for future aquarists. Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@fastfolky]

I love this how to breed series, thank you very much for this!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@ezaquatics8991]

I'm just astounded at how successful Mark is with each spawn. I fall flat on my face more often than I care to admit, but I love it regardless and learn a lot from each failure.

[@JohnlynHD]

Another very informative and enjoyable video. Thanks Mark, I’m learning something new with every video.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@kkbroph663]

I love the compliments he gives them all! Great video.

[@Kaxxmar]

Could you do a series on breeding the white cloud minnows??!! Thank you in advance! Amazing channel!

[@hilblue6224]

Mark, the Dr Doolittle of all things aquatic strikes again! With another breed of cute baby fish! Talking like it is simple to breed any fish and we all too can do it... Only you Mark manages to convince me to try this in the future. I thank you so much, :)

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@Anni_Mau]

Love this series :) I have about 20+ little CPDs now coming up in the shrimp tank. The parents were in there because of their tank disaster and since i have put them back in their aquarium the babies keep popping up. It has been about a week now and it is amazing to see how many they would actually have eaten normally :O thanks for doing these videos :) Glad life with pets recommendet you back in spring :D

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@anitawilliams5343]

I really loved this video, can't for love nor money get a red female bristled nose pleco anywhere, for my Fred I can get the dark ones but pets at home don't do them anymore, as I would have loved to try and breed them, brilliant video as always Mark, keep up the good work. 👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️

[@reneesnugent3358]

Awesome video 😊 thanks for sharing 👍

[@madfishdiva]

Love your commentary Mark. Beautiful plecos. Adorable

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@joshs_random_location]

Fantastic guide Mark! 👍👍🐠🐠

[@tuckbloor]

having subscribed last night and watched a few videos i decided to have a go at breeding zebra danios and bristlenose, trying to catch the exact male danio from a group of 10 in a 4 x 2 x 2 tank i decided to move all the plants and caves out,,checking the cave to make sure no fish are left in there i see 2 large clutches of bristlenose eggs, not sure if i have done the right thing but i have teken them out and hatch them in a home made hatching jar, thought the male may eat them if i put the cave back in.

[@leighsandham3718]

Brilliant video mark very interesting keep them coming

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@joehalbop1928]

You should've been a teacher my brother... Such great content... Its like having you tutor over my shoulder... Great stuff our Mark... Great respect and thanks... Yer pal Joe

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks jo 😀👍

[@gasbike100mpg]

Hi Mark, hope you are great. Pleco Qustion: i was having success with breeding plecos but fell into a slump. I may have been prematurely removing the eggs out of the cave. Is it best to wait for the sack to have been almost fully diminished? I have seen several Utube videos where the fry are taken out of the cave very early (egg with a small tail). what say you?? thanks. ps, i keep the fry in a floating with a water pass-thru where they can be fed more precisely.

[@Philip_smith88]

Awesome video. Great information. I have the same kind finally full grown. How often do you water change when trying to breed them and when you have fry?

[@MrMetalChris]

My male albino longfin has just bred with my albino female longfin. Small first batch of eggs and around 21 have hatched :) 24 hours since they hatched so still bumbling along with their ehhs attached.

[@johnwilliams293]

Those pleco's are beautiful!!! I also LOVE Congo Tetra's. Looking forward to them breeding my friend.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@maggiemagennis3507]

Love the albino long-fin plecos❣️. Thank you for sharing, your videos are amazing.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@akl_gaming2625]

Verry informativ video sir thanks. Happy fishkeeping .

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@akl_gaming2625]

My pleasure sir.

[@juliuswicked4587]

I have a top filter (Venus Aqua U6600). Do the babies possibly get into the inlet?

[@shaker7804]

Mark I found out today about bristle-nose babies/fry. I was doing usual cucumber, zucchini, algae wafers. Some were dying. My aquarium shop has many bristle-nose fry. They feed them little cichlidpellets. Apparently they need a bit of protein as well in the early stages. Water was perfect, just needed a little protein.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes they need protein in there diet. I use rapashy grub pie just sprinkle the power in the water. But not to much ok.

[@kellycasperhanson4426]

Great idea from Mark, of course! I've been breeding a lot of BNPs, and found the fry also do great on canned cut green beans (not French cut!) with the little inner beans REMOVED. The babies can die by getting their heads stuck in the inner bean skins. They can not get out due to their spiky heads. I've had it happen repeatedly, or I wouldn't believe it. They will also nibble on grapes, cut in half.

[@SandyDoughty]

My absolute favorite babies! Love plecos! Thanks Mark

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@mariaz9538]

I love long fin albino bristle nose! Great clutch you got there. Good luck with them

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you for watching.👍😀

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

awesome video mark

[@analog56x]

nice! i was actually thinking about breeding plecos next :)

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@analog56x]

im still having trouble trying to get an infusoria culture growing... my water just turns a dull grey, and develops a skin on it. if you break the skin... the smell... oh my lanta the smell... stuff just seems to rot. the first time, it was in the dark, the second time, i tried it with light on it... the second time, the water cleared a little bit, but was still super cloudy and smelly... im using a 6500k LED flood light on it, the same ones i use on all my tanks to grow the plants... but it doesnt seem to really clear up much... am i doing it right?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Du grey and smells like .... is the way it goes. The smell will go after a few days and the water will turn clear. When it gets a skin on top just stir it up .

[@analog56x]

MARK'S AQUATICS oh ok, thanks Mark! Cheers :)

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

After a week get a magnifying Glass and take a look when the water starts to clear and you'll see millions of them.👍😀

[@lancewixom4977]

never seen long fins one b4 .. there cool ... my bristlenose are only about a inch long but there very active and have completely striped the tank of all algea :) .. was wonder why i couldnt see the bristles yet and that explains it there very young still.. your baby's sure are cute

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@mikeyhle]

Thank you for sharing this helpful video clip... I am new to this hobby and have a few adults albino BN. I plan to setup a breeding tank (20 gal) what type of substrate did you use? I did not see that you use any filter for this breeding tank... Would sponge filter work for this scenario? Thanks. Much appreciated.

[@JuanReyes-uf2fk]

Michael Phuoc he used a sponge filter

[@lovemylifeflorida2641]

What size Opening do you need for long fin super reds?

[@JD-Vehicle-Maintenance]

Hi mark I love watching your videos nearly all of them hehe but wondered if you ever sell these if so can I thanks Joshua

[@sarahpauline4904]

I love your vids Mark.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thank you 😊

[@jasonblum8288]

I just peaked into my bristlenose's cave a saw the male is taking care of eggs. My first clutch of the yellow, blue-eyed placos.

[@cheryllong995]

I really enjoyed your video. Before I get one I would like to know if they uproot plants as my tank is heavily planted Thank you & will be anxious to get your reply

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi . There absolutely fine to keep in planted aquariums, they graze on algea.

[@ronalddouglas2009]

hi mark's aquatics do have any breeding video on L104 Plecos

[@seangere9698]

Congrats on the new plecos.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@seangere9698]

MARK'S AQUATICS Anytime. Thank you for taking the time to make these great videos.

[@gasbike100mpg]

Hi Mark, great vid!!! question, will other bristlenose plecos eat another's eggs and/or fry? thanks

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi. if kept together in groups other male's will try and eat other pairs egg's. but not fry.

[@gasbike100mpg]

@@MARKSAQUATICS thanks for the quick reply Mark! this is my first pleco hatch, I ended up putting the pvc pipe with father pleco and eggs inside, into a 10 gal, I don't think the father pleco knew he was move until a few hours later, it was like an old mission impossible episode. Thanks Mark !!!!

[@poly3706]

can you do one on L183s? also when the male is guarding should we still feed it like normal or target feed it in the cave

[@bonesawarm6987]

Mine breed with normal black bristlenose plecs and the colours are awesome

[@lisahair1292]

nice plecos and great video😉

[@TheBudgetAquarist]

Hey there...just subbed.. Please please please tell me...If you cross 2 long fins do they all come out long fin or are they mixed, long and short fin? I have a guy who claims that a homozygous gene pair for the longfin trait is lethal...but it looks to me like yours are both longfin.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

You will get all long fins. The 😀👍

[@Micegift]

@MARK'S AQUATICS I had a surprise tonight in my goldfish tank tonight as it's not intended for breeding but I have discovered 5 baby Albino Bristle Nose plecco fry!!! 😲 I breed guppies and platties but I have literally no idea what I am doing in this instance. I have a 17L fry tank that houses my guppy/ Mickey Mouse Plattie new born fry that live in there until they are 6 weeks old. I keep the temperature in there at a steady 80 degrees, no sand/gravel but instead it has a carpet of Java Moss, it's scaped like a garden with a couple of live small plants with long stem plants at the back and the filtration is a sponge filter. Because I keep live barer fish in there, I feed them 'Liquifry Number 2' with baby brine shrimp & grinded 'Fluval Tropical' flakes. I change the water 3 times a week so the PH is always at a very steady 7.5. The reason why I mention this is because the plecco fry I have discovered are in a huge 198L tank with 2 medium Comet goldfish, obviously the pleccos' mum & dad whom are probably only about 5 months old themselves (I bought them as babies and the aquarium shop keeper apologised as he told me that forgot to ask the breeder what sex they were.) and 2 small Orandas'. I am guessing that at most they are a couple of days old so I am really worried that they will be seen as food for the other fish. Thankfully it is a very peaceful aquarium and runs at about 20c degrees with the parameters fairly standard for a hard water area like mine of 7.5 PH with the hardness of steady 180 due to living next to the River Thames. Would it be possible to safely transfer the plecco fry into my nursery aquarium mentioned above by acclimatising them and making possible adjustments and the other question I have for you would be, if it is possible, what adjustments would I need to make and what do I feed them on? As obviously the 'Liquifry N2' isn't necessarily designed for pleccos? I do have a spare empty/not in use 25L tank (which obviously needs cycling) plus some spare driftwood that I can use but any suggestions you may please, will be seriously appreciated. 🙂👍🏻

[@stevenw1223]

Hi Mark... i have a 2ft 5 tank and have just bought a large Male albino which i would like to start breeding with my other female i have in the tank... i have an established pair already with the female and a male who always each month produce around 150+ eggs but i like the characteristics on my new large male albino... Is it possible to swap around the 2 males to this female or would it not work if i took the original male out of the tank and put it in a separate tank for a while? Thanks

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes you'll be ok to swap males. 😀👍

[@sharronmiller451]

Love the video.

[@Mikachan1018]

Cute babies

[@jckoehn]

What kind of wood?

[@emmasoanes7272]

ive got 30 mixed common & albino bristlenose fry currently in a breeding box at about 10 days old just starting to eat the repashy im offering them

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

That repashy is good stuff.

[@emmasoanes7272]

Love it made my L080's growth increase sooo much

[@stevenw1223]

Hello Mark.. I'm new to breeding but my common bristlenose are giving me around 150 eggs per batch..the issue is that I'm having problems raising them with only around 10 surviving so I think I'm going wrong with feeding.. are you able to offer a feeding guide or tips as mine seem to die due to getting large stomachs so my feeding must be going wrong somewhere... also what size is your breeding tank you have in the video.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Steven. First of all I need to know What your feeding them, how big is the tank there kept in, and what filtration your using. Other things like do you move the fry to a different tank stuff like that.😀👍

[@stevenw1223]

MARK'S AQUATICS ..thanks for getting back to me..I leave the fry in the cave for around 4 days until tails showing..then I separate the fry into a breed box with air stone until swimming... after a few days I put them in a separate 20L tank where I hope to grow them out which is flat bottom... feeding on algae pellets and courgette but I have a feeling I'm leaving it in too long which is why they are dying but I'm not sure...water readings fine.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Well it sounds like your doing all right. When you put them in the 20L make sure you use the water from the main tank. add some wood to aid in digestion that's important and keep the food down to a minimum ok . Also make sure your using a well cycled filter..

[@joserios9167]

Amazing video

[@ericqian461]

What kind of wood is that?

[@maritfishgirl7357]

Can you show us the babies from the tetra and the danios soon? Did you see the game tonight???

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi. I showed them in this video 👍😀

[@dt7272]

Was about to head to bed... guess i’ll watch one last video...

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@HassanSalehabadi]

Nice

[@bonsiatreesseedsandplantsf4812]

Wow now that's well cool.

[@jonathanlin4009]

what size tank do u use to breed these plecos?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

12 liter tank for bristlenose plecos.

[@terrystratford1235]

I've got these and red ones! I hoping they breed and I get long fin super reds! Can I x breed any pleco to create something different?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

bristlenose will cross breed 👍😀

[@terrystratford1235]

@@MARKSAQUATICS excellent news! I may get a couple of unusual ones and see what happens! Thx 4 info!!!!

[@fisharefriends598]

Awsome stuff

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@idio-syncrasy]

Do you sell and post your young fish? Fab video.

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I'm not selling any as yet, but later on when they've grown I'll be selling the plecos.👍😀

[@akhileshthapa_fishbro86]

Brilliant.

[@jacquesalexanderiv69]

How much do sell your zebra pleco for?

[@Mikachan1018]

its so cute

[@corvidaemoon8744]

And adult female, is my dream fish. I can not find one anywhere, have bought seven babies like this thought, i cant get them to survive. Maybe i just need to set up a 10 gal with nothing but a sponge filter in there for a baby.

[@fathertobias5512]

First

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching. 😀

[@ScowlingWolf]

cute

[@damianowens5066]

Nice video mate shame about the American penouciation penouciations!

[@bebebutterfield1]

I have a big male and 4 females. I do hope to get babies from them.

[@tijan7376]

how know who is male and who is female

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Males have lots of big bristles on there nose and females have smaller bristles around the top lip. 🎅👍

[@Jooligan1]

I don't understand the breeding of albinos when they obviously lack the natural melanin protection and possess eye defects. Shouldn't we try to breed out these traits/abnormalities ?? Nice video tho !!

[@PullingYourStrings]

So.. you 'how to' method is just to put a male and female together with a breeding tube thing? That's it?