Albino Bristlenose Babies

The babies finally started eating yesterday afternoon, which I am really happy about. They are contently munching on a lettuce leaf and overnight all the algae on a small rock I put in the tank had disappeared.

Albino Bristlenose Babies

Oh WoW!

I just did a head count of how many baby albino bristles there are and there is 21!! woohoo! adding the 9 that mysteriously died one night last week that makes 30 babies for their second batch. Pretty good going if you ask me ;)

Albino Bristlenose Babies

Yesterday I noticed that the Albino Bristlenose babies have finished absorbing their egg sacs and are now busy exploring their tank. Daddy Bristlenose is still in the tank with them to recuperate and catch up on eating, (daddy bristlenoses do not eat the whole time they are caring for the eggs and young babies till their egg sacs have absorbed, he fans and cleans them constantly) but will be moved out in a few days time, back to the other bristle tank.

Better Pics of the Albino Bristle Babies

These guys are soo cute with the egg sacs still attached :P The egg sacs are getting smaller and smaller. Shouldn't be too long now :)

There are now 16 escaped babies in the floating container with more than that still left in the terracotta pot.

Albino Bristlenose Eggs Hatching

Looks like the fry are all going to survive this time!

All the fry are still healthy and wiggling around on their egg sacs. I have found other escapees of the terracotta pot and added them to the floating container also. Daddy bristle must be busy in the terracotta pot as I haven't seen him once! Just as it should be :)

I can't wait to see the babies once they have absorbed their egg sacs and are free swimming! Which should be in another day or two.

Albino Bristlenose Eggs Hatching

Seems that the bristlenose babies are hatching, from evidence of half a dozen stray eggs found wiggling around the tank this morning. The babies can be seen clearly on top of their egg sacs, which are still attached.

Well at least daddy bristlenose got them to hatching stage this time, although he is still guarding and looking after them all, the escapees shouldn't have been allowed to escape.

I scooped up the stray eggs and placed them in a floating container with an air stone, to protect them from predators.

In this photo, if you look very closely at the egg I have circled, you can just make out the baby attached to it. It was the best pic I could get at this stage.

I also wanted to share how comical it is to watch the eggs move around so I have added a short clip showing an baby attached to the egg on the move :P I apologise that the focus could have been better but you will still get the gist of what I am showing you.