Bristlenose catfish

Hi I am looking for a albino and ordinary bristlenose females.Can any body help?I am in Port Elizaqbeth.I want to start breeding them but my Local LFS do not have any available.:nuts:

 

Hi @blueskipjack

I have some but I'm in Pretoria, sorry. Maybe someone is closer to you.

 

HI thanks what size is your females that you have available.

 

Around 4.5cm to 5cm. Some of the has already laid eggs for me.

 

That is the size I am looking for.I have a male about the same size.I also have one larger pair.How much do you want for them .

 

The problem is shipping. That makes it very expensive to try and ship just one fish. I breed with my others. You say that you already have a pair, why don't you just breed with them? Once they start to breed, they do so regularly at about 70 eggs at a time every 4-5 weeks. If you don't come right I could ask one of the sponsers to help with shipping to PE. I have lots of fry as well, about 60 or so left. They are roughly between 2.5cm to 3.5cm some slightly bigger if you are maybe interested in some of them perhaps as well. Just a thought. Female of 4.5cm-5cm @R100 and fry of 2.5cm-3.5cm @R30 each. But it's your choice of course.

 

Hi Do you think one of the sponcers might be able to ship some BN to me.The females you have are they albino and ordinary ones and are they all R100 for the bigger ones.I would be interested in two albino and one ordinary.I would also take some of the younger ones if we can get the shipping at a good price.I would like to get trios of one male and two females together.Is there anything I can do to get the pair I have ready for breeding like special feedings?Regards and thanks for the help.

 

Hi the reason why I want BN from some where else is to make sure that when my fish breed I can use some of them to start breeding with the new fish without having inbreeding deformed fry.I am very keen on breeding the BN.

 

Hey man. Let your pair breed and remove the fry and sell them or something. The pair will continue for a long time.

 

Hi @blueskipjack

Don't worry to much about inbreeding, when you start to get crooked tails in your fry, refresh your line then. In nature they don't care about inbreeding, the breed like rats. Keep your water quality and filtration good and all should go well. I have a normal trio as well and they are for some reason hesitant to spawn, and these are mature breeding ready fish. My Goldens spawn more often. The female Golden that I can help you with has a crooked tail anyway. About 5-8 out of 70 fry are born with a crooked tail from this female. Males I have are only my breeding males. Normal I have a breeding trio with 3 more young fry, thats it for now. They are not for sale. Other Golden fry from 2.5cm to 3.5cm are about 70 or so plus minus. Had 150 of them but 60 are sold and I will keep about ten for myself for future breeding. I'm sure Pet Stop can help with shipping. I will ask @Moolis if he can help you, I will take the fish to him and then he ships to you. Your choice.

 

Hi thank you for the reply.So you have one golden adult female for me and than I will take five of the 2.5 to 3.5 young ones as well.How much do you think moolis will charge to transport them to me?I have one golden male and one ordinary male and female.So it will make two pairs.Any advise on what you are feeding them.My water is well circulated.I have a pump that pump 1000l a hour in the 180l tank with bio filters.thanks again for your help.

 

Hi @blueskipjack

I don't know how much @Moolis will charge for shipping, it will depend on weight, packing and handeling etc, will call him today and find out. Will let you know. Please pm me your email address and contact details, it's just easier that way. 1 x adult golden BN female (with crooked tail) and 5 x fry (no crooked tails and unsexed) is kept on hold for you. Now only 2.5cm to 3.5cm fry left. When I sorted shipping through Moolis I will give you a final quote on everything with banking details.

 

@blueskipjack, pm sent wrt shipping and total cost.