Haha no. It is my L134 group. Since last December one of the males kept trapping different females and the duration for each trapping usually lasted for more than 1 week and sometimes more than 2 weeks. However, not a single time they produced any eggs. I wonder what I might have done wrongly. I wil...

Eric,
Do you still do normal water change (e.g. 50%) while the fish are mating or the males are fanning eggs?

-Ke

Okay this time this pair has stayed in the cave for 16 days and today the female exited without laying any eggs (expected). I think that both male and female must come out during night to eat...

Eric, you need more tanks!

The same "hairless" subdominant male trapped another female last Thursday and they have stayed in the caved since then. So it is day 5 now. Do they come out to feed during the night? I see the male keeps vibrating which apparently consumes a lot of his energy. I find this very intriguing b...

just an update. The female and male stayed together for 14 days and female left the cave this morning (likely last night). No eggs. The male lost all his hairs which is intriguing to me. I guess he was not ready anyways. I searched from different forums regarding how long a 134 pair can stay togethe...

Very nice! Congratulations Eric!

Thanks Eric! I can not tell if there are serious injuries since the female is very deep in the cave. I was actually very surprised at this because this male is a subdominant one in that tank. And he is not hairy at all. I only see a little odontode growth around his tail. Mostly importantly, this ma...

Dear all,
I have a 30G hosting 5 L134s with 2m/3f. One male trapped a female in a cave last Friday and they have stayed there for a week ... I feel that this is a little too long. Is this normal at all?

Thanks!
Ke

Eric, what kind of wood is best (and cheap...) for L397 and how often do you replenish the wood?
Thanks!
Best, Ke

My eques group has been very active. After every WC, they swim against the glass up and down and males chase females like crazy. I have seen numerous times males try to form a "T-position" with females, while females show no interest in spawning.

My tank is heated to 84F. When I do water changes, the magnitude of the temperature drop in the aquarium varies from summer to winter, based upon how cold the water coming out of the faucet is: In the summer, even my "cold" tap water is nearly 80F, so there is little change in overall tan...

My tank is heated to 84F. When I do water changes, the magnitude of the temperature drop in the aquarium varies from summer to winter, based upon how cold the water coming out of the faucet is: In the summer, even my "cold" tap water is nearly 80F, so there is little change in overall tan...

Eric, what was the temperature before you did 90% water change and what was it after? At Barbie's presentation she mentioned something like 85F -> 75F (?).

Wood, slices of raw sweet potato, boiled shrimp and clams or mussels or scallops, live black worms, Cobalt spirulina flakes, Omega shrimp pellets, generic pleco algae wafers, and some Repashy foods. I hope your fish do well. Cheers, Eric Do you think that Panaqolus is actually more Omnivorous like ...

I haven't tried any beans yet with these plecos. To make sure I understand you, do you mean French-cut green beans? Have you used them? If so, with what plecos and what was your experience with them as food? I have used (blanched or raw) peeled black-eyed peas and kidney with other plecos. They are...

Eric, do they like french beans at all?

bekateen wrote: ↑15 Oct 2017, 17:08 I presume the numbers are about the same from the first two clutches - 60 fry plus or minus a few.

I feel that L397s (and maybe other species) are breeding like guppies in your tank... so natural and easy.

Eric, for L134 do you find any females aggression at all? Or only males are aggressive?

Contact Backyard Aquatics on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nvbackyardaquatics/). They breed super reds. They are located in Napa, California. I don't know if they ship, but if not, you can always combine fish collection with a weekend getaway for wine tasting in Northern California. :-) Tell t...

bekateen wrote: ↑11 Sep 2017, 20:23 Thanks guys. I feed the adults about once every day or two. Not even daily. The L397 fry get fed 2x daily - my morning and my bedtime.

Cheers, Eric

Thanks Eric.
Interesting! I fed my L201s twice a day. The food always disappeared after a while. I might have fed them too much...

Wow! Congrats, Eric!
This is amazing as you had three spawns in 12 hours!

How often do you feed them, once a day or twice?

Scraped some older eggs off the glass this morning, and apparently they were more ripe than I realized. Watch them pop like popcorn as the babies burst out of their eggs. Enjoy! Cheers, Eric Direct link to YouTube: Corydoras venezuelanus eggs hatching in bowl TReNKXDcG0c really nice video! Thanks f...

Hi guys! There is a picture for comparison with white sand and if someone post a picture with black or dark sand so you will have better idea about your sand preferences. http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l20/adnany1/3846107E-F763-4BFF-9F55-5ADD80319217_zpsjvoiujaj.jpg These sterbai (and that dupli...

wow! they are really productive! Congrats!!!!

Jools wrote: ↑29 Aug 2017, 19:09 I am not 100% about the first picture. Could you post more of it please?

Jools

Thanks Jools and I will post a better pic of it when I get a chance.

Thank you all for your prompt response!

Hi all,
I recently received three "L134"s but I feel that not all that I got are L134s. I have attached a photo for each fish. I think that only fish #3 is an L134. What do you think?
Thanks!

Hmm.. so you offer L397 a lot of meaty food too? I thought that they tend to get bloated by that?

Congrats Eric!
(BUT my eyes have been on your 134 all the time...)