Update

FRy are still going well... Although i have found them to be very slow growers...

Still trying to find time to get the extra photos but have submitted some basic info... Learning is still being done on this species...

Michael

Hi Jools

I will work on the extra pics and data in the next few weeks. Hopefully more pics within the week.

Michael

There are now an new batch of well developing fry will add some pictures soon

Michael

Hi all

Well i still have the 1 sole survior fry from this spawning.....

The good news is i have a second chance another clutch of eggs.... I hope to one day soon get my own digital camera and take some nice photos

Michael

He is about 1 3/4 - 2 cms

mike

Update.... 1 Baby remains but is growing and is going well

Regards pleco fans

Michael

Hi Phil

I think you missed the point..... The point being we should be breeding genetically pure species from same localities and learning about the "wild" form of the species.

While it may seem harmless to allow them to interbreed eventually you will release fry as you cant keep them all. Its ...

What about getting a generator.....

It is an expense that will help save alot of troubles

Mike
aurea@optushome.com.au

Update still 5 fry

In answer to your q's yannfulliquet

I havent checked nitrates yet... ? will do tonight

They are in a fry saver i made with the parents. Its basically a 4lt icecream container with sides cut out and nylon flyscreen put in place to retain fry in there.

There is good flow ...

Bad news guys the fry have been dropping off 2 -3 a day. Sometimes more.

There is only 5 left. While excited they spawned disappointed that i havent had better success with the fry.

There is 1 that looks like the yolk sak is about to go. If i can get him on to a food that will be a step forward ...

I have the size appears to be more important than age to a point.

I managed to "power" grow a group of 6 bristlenose i believe to be no more than 8 months old from birth possibly as low as 6 months which spawned. The dominant male is smaller than the sub dominant male. the dominant is now only ...

Hi Winston

I am sure next spawn i will try borrow camera and try get some shops of him in the cave fanning the eggs....

For now need to concentrate on trying to raise the remaining fry...

Michael

Hi Jools

I forgot to add "YES" you are welcome to use the photos for the website

Michael

Hi Larry

On Page 1 of the post i have added some more pictures including the male. He does have cauliflower type tufts near the gills. Hope this helps

Thanks
Michael

Hi Shane

I posted some more pics are the ancistrinae unae ?

Thanks
Michael

Yann

the fry are 12 - 14 mm

The adult pair are about 4 - 4.5 inches...( about 15 - 17 cms at a guess)

Regards

Michael

Hi Guys

Here is another pic of the female and some of the fry

Michael
aurea@optushome.com.au

Update : i am down to 30 fry now exactly

they are bout 14 mm in length and still have the sack. they are in a fry saver as they were escaping the cave and were in danger of the fluval.....

I have added an airstone... hopefully this may help them out abit... unsure why i have lost fry atm... hoping ...

Hi jools...

This fish i am sure are L127... the scientific name is different in a few books but is same fish.

In aqualog is is listed as a hypostomus unae... will i dont think they are a hypostomus they certaince could be an ancistranae unae l127 as listed in the Fish Atlas (thick black nook)

The ...

Hi guys

I have updated the pictures to show now the male and female. Not the males cauliflower like tufts....



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Hi friends

I thought i would share some of my recent success. In Australia plecos are hard to come by and normally cost an arm and a leg...

I managed to buy my first real pleco (bristlenose dont count). It was a L127. I had no idea of it sex other than it was large. Upon talking to a friend in ...