Pseudacanthicus sp L25 "Scarlet" : another breeding tale

[ElTofi]

Get the crenicichla out of there.

Done, and it was not that easy... I had to fish it with a hook and a strong line (she broke the first attempt 2 days ago)... I guess I hurt her when she fell on the floor from the above of the tank (140 cm high, down on the concrete floor, ouch...)

I'm gonna be very carefull these 2 next days and watch her in the 375 liters very closely. If she survives, I will let her go in there...

Normally, there is nothing left between my new L25 spawning adventure and the success of it !?!

[Proteus]

very awesome reverse trio you got there- congratulations on getting where not many has gone before in pleco breeding!


I loved the pictures of their growth progression.

[Cristoffer Forssander]

Hi!

Is the male still guarding the eggs?

Cristoffer

[ElTofi]

no problem for the moment... he's much more inside the cave than he was the first time, which makes me quite confident this time... a very regular fanning with fins, not a chance for me to light or to shoot the clutch as the angle with the front glass is very closed.

anyway, he's still fanning, there is no more predator in the tank, I won't be here the next 5 days, I don't see what could go wrong this time...

wait and see...

I just come back from a quick 5' staring session The female is very much thinner than she was before, of course, and less wounded than last time... She has a few bite marks on the back, and the caudal fin seems a bit more biten too... otherwise, she's fine ! last time she was badly wounded on the belly and on the back too... maybe was it because of a first time in a tank ?

[ElTofi]

Hi you all,

very bad news, coming back from this wonderfull weekend in Hannover : I only found 5 larvae (and one is not very well) in the nursery on the 40 I laid just before leaving on Friday. The snails cleaned up the rest... And in the tank, to my great pain, the cave was empty, with the male hardly venting... No idea of what happened.

Anyway, as my wife told me : "there are things much more sad in this world today"... isn't she right ? They spawned twice and I did not so bad in last January. I'm going to concentrate on these 5 left and try to bring them to a decent size.

news here as soon as I have any.

sorry for this failure... I really wanted to go to Hannover, and I think this was the best choice !

[hotchiliz]

OMG....that's really a pity to hear about this.

I hope you can get over it. At least, you are one of the few that managed to breed scarlet these days.
Many of us here are trying hard to breed them, but no success.

I hope to see more of ur updates soon...Maybe another batch in 2 months time.

Cheers
Mingxin

[Haavard Stoere]

The breeding pair is ok, and that is the most important thing. I will continue to follow this thread closely.

The L25 juveniles I got from you seem very robust, and eats everything I offer them.

[ElTofi]

I'm sure they are robust... after all, they come from my lost mountain And I'm sure they eat everything too : they have been fed til Tuesday only... they had nothing to eat from this time...

I'll gladly see a few pictures of them in your installation as soon as you'll get ready.

@MingXin : I have great hopes on L25... I'm sure I'll be able to raise a batch properly soon... and as our Norvegian said : the pair is OK, that's the most important...

[Cristoffer Forssander]

You would probably be able to make another simulation to get them into breeding mood again this winter!
The pair seemes to get along well!

I'm sure that you will rais a few more!

[ElTofi]

END OF THE STORY ! my female is dead within 24 hours (see the topic : I lost 3 L14... and now it comes to L25)

I'm not even angry ! I'm just desperate

[dconnors]

I am absolutely gutted for your loss! I hope that you can somehow find another female...I have a few adolescents growing out right now. I was inspired to get these by your tale of success and can only imagine the horror of watching your female die and being unable to do anything. Man, this just sucks!

[ElTofi]

I'm trying to save the L25 male and if I can, I'm not sure I want to keep it...

even if I can find another similar sized female, nothing tells me he will accept her... worst, he could kill any newcomer into this tank...

I'll give you news on the topic, but I guess the L25 male (45 cm TL) will be "for sale" in a few days... if anyone has interest -> MP

[hotchiliz]

END OF THE STORY ! my female is dead within 24 hours (see the topic : I lost 3 L14... and now it comes to L25)

I'm not even angry ! I'm just desperate

You are not alone, my friend.

I had a very disastrous day. My whole colony of fries and the parents are wipe out when i was away for 2 weeks.
It is terrible and i have to start my pair again from scratch..

[ElTofi]

I'm so sorry too... and I feel less alone

so let's say we'll find a way to start it all again... or at least, let's try it...

[celticfish]

Very sad for your loss...
I recall admiring the fry at the L-Numbers Day vividly.
At least some of the progeny have spread to another country. *winks at haavard*