Hypancistrus sp. L199 Spawn

kkorotev · Post by **kkorotev** » 04 Jan 2005, 22:54

Look in the gravel at the cave opening.

There are 7 wigglers there and more inside. This picture is taken on the 5th day from spawn and I would bet these fry are already 24 hours or more from hatch. Janne E. predicted these exact events for me based on his experience with the same species. I think it is safe to suggest to anyone keeping this fish that the eggs hatch earlier than you might expect and Dad may kick them out as early as day 2.

BY the Way, these fry will look like the little picture to the left of this post (the avatar) when they get to an inch or so. The male in the tube is over 4". The female is just under that. They are wild and I would guess them to be at least 3 years old.

Kevin

justL#s4me · Post by **justL#s4me** » 04 Jan 2005, 23:23

Way to go Again! Your a baby Pl*co machine! LOL. I may have to try to talk you out of some when the time come `s.
Brian

davidkozak · Post by **davidkozak** » 04 Jan 2005, 23:31

very cool! :)
David

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 05 Jan 2005, 00:11

Just out of intrest Kevin. What's the water parameters?

Cheers.
Graeme.

stina · Post by **stina** » 05 Jan 2005, 00:25

Could you mail me some of that youngsters Kevin, and yeah, i could take some of L201 that spawned recantly...
...and of course... i will take those L46 fry...
Just pack it up and send it to my address, i won't mind!

You are in the game Kev!!
And you told me that you didn't have much exp in breeding... honest&modest - it pays of!!

CONGRATS!!!
best regards
Vedran

BTW what happend with L204?

kkorotev · Post by **kkorotev** » 05 Jan 2005, 00:51

Vedran,
Figure out a way to do it and you know I will!
Brian,
Sure. I won't be keeping them all.
David,
Thanks! I thought so too!
Graeme,
I have come to believe that the water chemistry is an incidental matter, if extremes are avoided. But to be as specific as I can: Temp 82-84, Milwaukee tap water leaves the pipes at about 160ppm of dissolved solids. pH is neutral.

If anyone were to ask my advice about getting a stubborn pair of Hypancistrus to spawn, I'm becoming fond of my new answer: "Stop pampering them". These fish do nothing fast, INCLUDING adapting to: water/temp/feed/tankmate changes. Do a big water change and then let the tank sit for a month or more. Keep feeding and don't overfeed. See what happens. It is a weird adjustment to make, but it seems to be working for me. BUT ONLY WITH ADULTS.

It has been a couple hours since my original picture and post. There are now 11 wigglers in the gravel.

Thanks for all your support everyone!
Kevin

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 05 Jan 2005, 19:08

Hi Kevin!

Great Job man!

Just one check, are the L199 with the L201?
Cheers
Yann

stina · Post by **stina** » 05 Jan 2005, 19:12

Yann, no hybrids here

As i know from pics that Kevin sent me, he has only juveniles mixed together in their growout tank!
regards
Kevine, show us some more pics...

regards

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 05 Jan 2005, 19:22

Hi Verdan!

I wasn't thinking about hybrid, but since the young L199 were kicked out of the cave,I was wondering if the "first" ones ended up in front a cave with a L201 as the L201 fry could have been taken for L199 on the pic Kevin posted...

Cheers
Yann

kkorotev · Post by **kkorotev** » 06 Jan 2005, 00:33

Yann,
Your question is valid, certainly.
No. They are in separate tanks.

Here's the lastest pic. 21 total fry. The male does not take his job as seriously as a H.zebra. He scooted out as soon as I touched the cave.

Kevin

stina · Post by **stina** » 06 Jan 2005, 00:57

Yann,
that possibility never crossed my mind... it is nice when you are learning every day

Kevin, how long until yolk sack will be eaten??
What is fry first food, BBN or microworms, or something else?!
regards
Vedran