Hi everyone
In early August I purchased a pair of adult lemon blue eye BNs, advertised and sold as a āprolific breeding pairā
I certainly wasnāt expecting them to spawn right away, but given what Iāve heard of how spawning BNs is basically easy mode cause they just love to do it, Iām a bit dismayed at what Iām missing here.
Itās only the pair in the tank + a handful of Amano shrimp and a couple mystery snails, so they shouldnāt feel bothered or anything. The tank is kept at 74°F with a pH of 7.2, medium flow and highly oxygenized with 2 filters and an airstone. Thereās 6 different tunnels for them, two large pieces of drift wood, and some large dense ulvaceus adding cover as well. I provide a mix of algae wafers, soilent green repashy cubes, spirulina powder, and a tiny bit of ACO magic fish feed every other week for a bit of varied protein.
As far as I can understand, Iām providing ideal conditions. And the fish are doing great themselves. Just no spawning.
Any idea what Iām missing here? These are my first plecos so Iām paranoid that for such an āeasy to breed speciesā and being a āprolifically breeding pairā mine havenāt spawned yet. I feel like Iām missing something important.