Imported as Ancistrus bodenhameri from Petra Aqua. Now spawned!

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Re: Imported as Ancistrus bodenhameri from Petra Aqua. Now spawned!

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Congrats,looks like you got them down pat

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Thanks Jeanne. :)

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Dad is not happy with me, but I took his eggs today, from the Feb 17th spawn #6. This is the biggest egg mass yet, with over 70 eggs.
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The first fry are just 2 weeks short of 6 months old and I'll be getting rid of the biggest babies soon, so I thought I'd give a 6 month update. Largest baby I see is 37mm SL. Looking just like the parents did when I first got them, but the parents were only 30-35 mm TL at time of purchase, even smaller than this one.

Based on growth of my fry and the initial size of my parents at purchase, I can see my parent stock were between 3-6 months old when I got them. And combined with the fact that they first spawned after 9 months of keeping, that puts the parents age at 12-15 months when they spawned.

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