Erethistes horai? No, E. minusculus - SPAWNED!

[Jools]

Nice pics! One for a Shane's World article?

Cheers,

Jools

[bekateen]

I can do that, but I'll try to grow them out further first.

Cheers, Eric

[bekateen]

New spawns continue! There are fresh eggs in the mop this morning!

• Spawn #1: 19 June (discovered at 5mm SL - my guess is these are already about 1 week old)
• Spawn #2: 01 July (discovered at 13mm SL - these are probably at least 1-2 weeks older than the fry found on 19 June)
• Spawn #3: 01 July (discovered eggs hatching same day - the age of these eggs depends upon how long eggs incubate to hatching)
• Spawn #4: 02 July (discovered new eggs, just laid overnight)

Cheers, Eric

[bekateen]

Follow up information: It's now 5:40 pm here. The

Erethistes minusculus

have continued to lay more eggs in the spawning mop and among the Java moss throughout the daylight hours.

I've witnessed a pair of fish swimming back and forth through and around the spawning mop, but I haven't actually witnessed any eggs being deposited. I see just new eggs around the mop and moss.

Cheers,
Eric

[bekateen]

Late in the afternoon, caught in the act!

Cheers, Eric

Direct link: Spawning the Burmese Moth Catfish

[bekateen]

Looks like it didn't upload properly. I'll try again tomorrow.

[bekateen]

The link is now working:

Erethistes minusculus

caught in act spawning. Take a look. The best view of their amplexus and an egg drop is between 1:30 and 2:15 in the video.

Late in the afternoon, caught in the act!

Cheers, Eric

Direct link: Spawning the Burmese Moth Catfish

[bekateen]

The fish continue to spawn with more eggs laid today. With this knowledge, it seems more appropriate to call this a single spawning over multiple days, rather than thinking of each day being a unique spawn.

Unfortunately, with six fish in the tank and an unknown male:female ratio, IDK if all the eggs are from a single female or multiple females.

That may be more philosophical than technical, but it seems worth considering. Thoughts?

Cheers, Eric