First pleco eggs in the cave, what now?
Woke up this morning and one of my bristlenose males is sitting in the PVC cave with a cluster of orange eggs stuck to the ceiling behind him. Pic below. He's in my 40 breeder with the other bristlenose and some tetras. Do I leave him to it or pull the eggs? Never had a pleco spawn before.
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Congrats! Leave him to it, the males guard really well and fan the eggs. Hatch is about 4 to 7 days depending on temp, then the wigglers sit on the cave floor with their yolk sacs for another week or so. Just don't let a hang on filter intake near the cave get them later.
Yep, and if you want to raise a lot of them, pull the cave with the male once they hatch and move him and the cave to a tub. Otherwise the tetras will pick off the free swimmers fast.
Good call, I've got a spare 10 gallon with a sponge filter I can set up this weekend. Thanks both.
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