how to breed peppermints

[samlazzaroni]

about a month ago i brought a breeding size male and female peppermint. i have them in a two foot tank. they had bred prier to when i got them. Was just asking if anyone had any good info on them:thumbup: and also what is the best food to feed them thanks :thumbup:

 

[Brengun]

Peps are rather more like L number plecos than a normal bristlenose. Usually around the time you start ignoring them is the time they will decide to breed lol. Stop lookin at us.

 

[PlecoMM]

agreed with above
vary the diet with fresh vege like boiled pumpkin zuchini/courgette etc, this will give them good nutrition to condition them to breed

 

[samlazzaroni]

what ph is good for them? last time i checked it was about a week ago and it was abou 6.6 to 6.8 thanks heaps :thumbup:

 

[PlecoMM]

thats okay, around the 7 mark is good

 

[samlazzaroni]

cool thanks for that

 

[littlebristlenose]

My ph is 6.2 and all Pepps are either guarding fry or have eggs in cave's.

You need a well balanced diet and clean water.(ie change enought water so no solid waste is visable in tank)

I feed 5-6 type's of tablets thought week a few different flake food for dither fish and each night a few types of vegetables and fruit.

Make sure enought wood is present to have a few hiding spots for mum(s) and a few extra bits for fry.

Reducing lights for the first few weeks help fish to settle faster so if bright lighting is used reduce hours than increase as they settle down.

 

[erinm23]

My two took about 6 weeks after i got them delivered from adelaide before they bred, i found the best idea is to get it as dark as you can in there i even put a towel over the front of the tank to stop any light and before i know it daddy was fanning the eggs. Water changes around low pressure system times helped me heaps too, any a nice tight fit cave.
Good luck! it will happen.

 

[erinm23]

And Brengun is so right when you ignore them is when they seem to breed lol.

 

[foti]

Well said littlebristlenose I feed mine nls cichlids formula plus veg here and there I try to avoid too much veg as it can affect water if I forget to take it out ie being lazy
Veg for fry
My peps breed on 2nd week of wc of every second third day ! Lights being off !

Best info is condition them before tring to breed them

Good luck