LDA08 Ancistrus claro bred UK

[AquaCavesUK]

Just had my LDA08 Ancistrus claro (Gold Marbled Bristlenose) Wild pair breed for the 1st time in the 2.5 years i've owned them. They are approx 3years+ old
I have 31 juvvies - approx 21 days old
I have filled in the breeding log on https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/my ... d=152#1410

[AquaCavesUK]

14 days fry released from cave (forced release)

[AquaCavesUK]

fry approx 20-21 days old

[AquaCavesUK]

the daddy

[bekateen]

Just had my LDA08 Ancistrus claro (Gold Marbled Bristlenose) Wild pair breed for the 1st time in the 2.5 years i've owned them. They are approx 3years+ old
I have 31 juvvies - approx 21 days old

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. 31 juvies sounds like a lot from one spawn. Is that normal?

A. claro are neat little plecos. In my experience, they have a little more of a feisty personality than the other Ancistrus I've kept.

Good luck with the babies.

Cheers, Eric

[AquaCavesUK]

I think 20-40 is a normal amount, but have heard as little as 10 it quite common, my pair are fully grown and due to being kept until 4 weeks ago with a dominant super red BN pair (now removed and sold) they had never raised any fry before although i'm sure we had eggs at least once before.

[AquaCavesUK]

claro fry 4 weeks Note: the distinct pattern

[AquaCavesUK]

Today the LDA08's have spawned a 2nd time!!!

[bekateen]

Congratulations!

Cheers, Eric

[AquaCavesUK]

Claro Eggs 2 days from laying

[AquaCavesUK]

LDA08 fry growing on - nice markings. photo taken by Pixel 3a XL

[AquaCavesUK]

still growing on ..... have 15 to 20 approx and they really grow slow...

[bekateen]

have 15 to 20 approx and they really grow slow...

Yes they do!... and painfully slow at that!

That said, I recently moved all of mine from a 10 gal tank to a 36 gal tank, and they seem to be growing much faster. And finally, I can distinguish males from females among the subadults I bought a year ago.

Good luck with yours.

Cheers, Eric