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- 09 Oct 2007, 00:13
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding habits similar or identical to L46?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1612
- 19 Jun 2007, 23:15
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding Gold nugget
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8630
- 19 Jun 2007, 23:03
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sturisoma
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5302
My pair, Sturisoma barbatum, has been spawning continually for five years now. I've had best results with fry in a 20g tank, plenty of driftwood with java fern and anubias, sponge filters and plenty of algae. No current, and frozen collard greens for feed. Based on numbers of surviving fry, it is ve...
- 24 Jun 2006, 14:34
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Shallow big tank
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2093
- 27 Apr 2006, 03:29
- Forum: Other Catfishes
- Topic: Madtoms in the Anacostia...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1122
Madtoms in the Anacostia...
...well, in the NW Branch, at least. Collecting with Andrew and Nick from ScalesTFW, and Brian from the MNCPPC. http://grissom.vosg.com/~jebay/ab001.jpg Amongst the catch... http://grissom.vosg.com/~jebay/MadTom003.jpg Bob Bock, from NANFA, tells us that they may be the first reported in this waterw...
- 09 Apr 2006, 19:50
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: My new Zebra set up (please critique)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3948
With the competition and roughousing that the males can get into, I avoid as many sharp edges as possible. It is bad enough treating peduncle damage from tails whipping against cave openings. I have converted to a light colored sand substrate using a non-carbonaceous product from Carib-Sea. It is a ...
- 12 Mar 2006, 23:28
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: USA Catfish Convention!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7282
- 22 Nov 2005, 01:16
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding Royal Whiptail Catfish
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9835
They may get exhausted trying to stay in one place, which may be a defense strategy, staying small and inconspicuous in an environment where food is plentiful and always nearby. I have observed that adding some powdered spirulina directly to the tank seems to lure the fry to the bottom. They eventua...
- 21 Nov 2005, 00:21
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Breeding Royal Whiptail Catfish
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9835
A few tips on raising the young... 1. Reduce the current. I eliminated my small powerhead, and the remaining current from the power filter alone is enough to encourage the adults to spawn. 2. Let the tank get dirty. I reduced water changes to 25%, once every two weeks. 3. Feed frozen collard greens....
- 14 Nov 2005, 01:39
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Maturity in L 264
- Replies: 1
- Views: 723
- 21 Oct 2005, 04:46
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Ancistrus ranunculus growth rate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1863
- 12 Oct 2005, 12:14
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: USA-DC Metro Area-PVAS Fall Fish Festival
- Replies: 0
- Views: 603
USA-DC Metro Area-PVAS Fall Fish Festival
Oct. 21-23 in Laurel, check http://www.pvas.com for info.
- 12 Oct 2005, 12:11
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: is threre anything rare that eats algea?-
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1691
I'm working a group right now, which will be hitting their stride in the Spring. Could spare an individual if you are interested. Also, PVAS is having a show next weekend in Laurel. We should be putting a variety of stuff into the auction on Sunday. Check http://www.pvas.com for info. I'll PM you wi...
- 10 Oct 2005, 00:44
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: The cold, hard facts... (otos)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2219
- 09 Oct 2005, 02:00
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: The cold, hard facts... (otos)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2219
- 09 Oct 2005, 01:43
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Thank you for your help, everyone. Mods are banning me
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7003
- 21 Sep 2005, 02:11
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Any Successes With L-204?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1220
Any Successes With L-204?
I've been working with them like L-134, temp and conductivity drops, no joy. Males are hanging out in the caves, but the ladies aren't showing much interest, or much gravidity for that matter. I believe that Janne had mentioned that he had a few. Anyone else?
Thanks.
Thanks.
- 14 Sep 2005, 03:03
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Zebra (L046) - Separating eggs/babies from the breeding tank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1592
I have similar success with either route, counting eggs/fry when artificially rearing, or counting fry yield when naturally hatching. The important issue is to get the fry into a rearing setup quickly. Once the yolk sac is gone, the fry will only last a day or two without appropriate feed. A neat tr...
- 14 Sep 2005, 02:52
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Zebra pleco breeding facilities
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5601
- 10 Sep 2005, 15:02
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Zebra pleco breeding facilities
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5601
...a few comments on prices and costs. Just taking floor space in consideration for costs. The room required to produce, optimistically, 30 zebras per year, could be used to house at least four pairs of ancistrus. A nice pair of common ancistrus can be counted on to spawn at least eight times per ye...
- 10 Sep 2005, 14:07
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Zebra pleco breeding facilities
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5601
Back to the topic... The earliest that I have experienced L-046 reproduction is at 30 months. My F1's have spawned at an average of 36 months from birth. Is 30 months the minimum age? I don't know, since I haven't run enough formal experimentation for confirmation. Its nature, and far too many varia...
- 31 Aug 2005, 15:07
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Compact River Tank
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13150
- 10 Aug 2005, 00:28
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sunshine Pleco (L014) Captive Breeding
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3621
Hear, hear...I've watched L-034's excavate for a nest between two pieces of slate, substrate was coarse sand. Would love to figure that one out reliably. This is also the next trial in the ongoing L-177 work, moving them into sand and letting them figure out the nesting site. BTW, Paul, your L-264's...
- 26 Jul 2005, 01:49
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Trigon 350 finally set up!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1504
- 09 Jun 2005, 01:19
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L034
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1343
How warm is the tank? I wouldn't keep them much below 80F (27C) Even near 80F, L-034 don't feed very well. Mine do well at 82-86F, even spawning occasionally (alas, no fry...) on frozen bloodworm, cyclopeeze and the odd wafer. They don't eat Hikari, but recently have shown interest in the OmegaC waf...
- 25 May 2005, 13:18
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Spawning Report-L264
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6046
- 25 May 2005, 13:11
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Spawning Report-L264
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6046
Well Jools, let's not count fry before they are really viable, I lost the two that hatched. Their yolk sacs looked odd, slightly distended, not quite nice and ovoid, as I've seen in healthy cases in other species. I will try to find some time to do the topic some justice. I've also finished pics for...
- 20 May 2005, 22:04
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Spawning Report-L264
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6046
- 20 May 2005, 13:30
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Spawning Report-L264
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6046
Yes, there are a lot of opinions on cave sizes, and a lot of latitude on what is accepted by the fish. However, I believe that the suitablity of the spawning site is among the most important parameters in the equation. This thread is getting a bit of traffic so maybe a review is useful. So, here we ...
- 19 May 2005, 23:47
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Albino Ancistrus kittens!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1302