Loricaria simillima - breeding
Posted: 27 Jul 2013, 17:34
Hello from Belgium
I'm following the forum for more than four years now but I guess it's my first post. I'll do my best, using my frenshglish, also if anything isn't clear do never hesitate for more info.
I'm facing an issue with a group of Loricaria simillima. A group of 6 -3M & 3F acquired young adults more than a year ago. They were maintened in a 550L for the first months and the first reproduction happened after a couple of months. The male took care of the first clutch for a week and then gave up. The two next time the male didn't take care of the eggs and I found them on the sand.
I decided to move the group in the Loriroom, in a "specific" tank-shared with a couple of Ancistrus L309. The tank is 100x50x40 cm, filtered with a pomp of 1000l/h. . The parameters are: t°-27°c (around 30 ° during the heat wave) - TDS 130ppm (0,2 mS/cm) - pH 6,8-7,0.
Last 3 months they spawn on a regular base (every 4 weeks) , between en 30 and 50 eggs per clutch. The male have never keep the eggs anymore... I tried to collect the eggs, but despite the efforts, they getting moulds before the end of the first week.
Did some one have ever breed them "artificially" - collecting the clutch from day 1?
I am currently following this method, using a breeding tank floating in the tank of the group - a water flow to renew the water of this small tank ( using the flow of the filter) - removing the non fertilized eggs and washing the clutch of eggs twice a day. So far without any success...
All comments and tips are welcome.
I'm following the forum for more than four years now but I guess it's my first post. I'll do my best, using my frenshglish, also if anything isn't clear do never hesitate for more info.
I'm facing an issue with a group of Loricaria simillima. A group of 6 -3M & 3F acquired young adults more than a year ago. They were maintened in a 550L for the first months and the first reproduction happened after a couple of months. The male took care of the first clutch for a week and then gave up. The two next time the male didn't take care of the eggs and I found them on the sand.
I decided to move the group in the Loriroom, in a "specific" tank-shared with a couple of Ancistrus L309. The tank is 100x50x40 cm, filtered with a pomp of 1000l/h. . The parameters are: t°-27°c (around 30 ° during the heat wave) - TDS 130ppm (0,2 mS/cm) - pH 6,8-7,0.
Last 3 months they spawn on a regular base (every 4 weeks) , between en 30 and 50 eggs per clutch. The male have never keep the eggs anymore... I tried to collect the eggs, but despite the efforts, they getting moulds before the end of the first week.
Did some one have ever breed them "artificially" - collecting the clutch from day 1?
I am currently following this method, using a breeding tank floating in the tank of the group - a water flow to renew the water of this small tank ( using the flow of the filter) - removing the non fertilized eggs and washing the clutch of eggs twice a day. So far without any success...
All comments and tips are welcome.