It took mine 3 years before they starting breeding. I started feeding mine more meaty foods like bloodworms & frozen brine shrimp. I have 2 males and 1 femae. They breed 3 times once every month during the winter. The female breed with both males. The eggs took a very long time to hatch and they ...

So far everyone is doing great. I have only found 1 dead fry out of 50+ now that I have. I scared to see how many I really have with all the rocks in the tanks I could have even more. The main tank now has some fry from all 3 batches. The first batch I got very few. But the last 2 have big groups of ...

Sorry to hear about your loss. I have had mine now for over 2-1/2 years. Let me know if you want some fry I counted over 50+ last night. I fun watching 5-6 fry all trying to be the same rock at the same time chasing each other.

I found a male guarding another batch eggs today. This is the 3rd batch this year. Least its a good reason to go and buy another tank. I have already 30+ fry growing and now this batch. This time it was a different male so I will see how he does being this is his first time with taking care of the ...

My Chaetostoma group was from petsmart and they now have had 2 batches of eggs this year. I now have 21 fry in there 55 gal with the 3 adults. Everytine I go to Petsmart to get food I check and they always have mix Chaetostoma in a tank. One day they had 1 great looking oddball and now I which I ...

The fry are now starting to eat some zucchini. I counted 21 last night I am going to move them to there own tank this week. They are growing slow but I have not seen any dead fry yet.

So far the fry have been eating frozen baby brine and liquid fry food, Hikari first bites, ground up veggie flakes. I haven't seen them touch the zucchini yet. With the large gravel I have seen them pretty far down between the gravel eating something. The most I have seen out at a time was 12 at ...

Day 5 and I am starting to still see more come out in the open. They still are hiding most of the day or staying in the big rock piles. I still don't know how many I have. They are starting to act like there parents do going from one rock to another just they are doing it with the large gravel that ...

Well after 8 days they hatched and disapeared into the river rock 55 gal set up. The tank has a lot of big round rocks so it took me 2 days to finally see one come up of hiding after the lights went out. The pictures are poor quality but I try to get better one if they will let me. On the 8th day ...

Friday morning will be day 5. This batch of eggs is a lot more yellow/cream then the first batch. I also noticed that the female is staying really close about 4"-5" way from the eggs almost like she is helping guarding the area. Also my 3rd Chaetostoma in the tank has got really huge in the last day ...

Found another batch of Chaetostoma eggs in the same spot as before between the 2 clay pots. So I guess I move the Jack Dempseys again today. Last time 2 weeks ago the male guarded the eggs for 7 days then they where all gone. Any advise? The male is doing a great job at fanning the eggs.

Woke up this morning and all the eggs where gone. Male has left the sight and is eating again.

We normally don't have to many power outages. This winter has had a lot more storms then normal. Its day 7 and he is still with the eggs. I don't know how many days it takes to hatch.

Day 5 male still with the eggs. Got worried yesterday the power went out for 13 hours but everthing looks fine.

Here is a pic link to where the male laid his eggs. He is between the 2 clay pot where they come together you can kind of see him in there. I have noticed that the female has been staying closer to the breeding area. Maybe because the male is to busy to chase her off. The other Chaetostoma has got a ...

day 2 and everything is going a great. looking in there its a tight fit but I would guess about 20+ eggs. I think my species is Thomsoni. Of the original 6 I know one was way different but it didn't make it to long. Any advise on what to feed the fry

Check the tank today a found a Chaetostoma fanning eggs. I have kind of gave up on them when I lost half of my colony of 6 fish a while ago due to a 3 year old son. They are 3 Chaetostoma in a 55 gallon but there tank mates are 2 6" Jack Dempseys that a friend gave me to hold for him. I haven't ...

I have 7 in a 20 long with 5 females and 2 males. The females have became really huge lately but the males don't seem to be to interested. I have been doing 30% water chaanges every other day. I know I should have more males in the tank. I have not tried increasing the current yet. Anyone have any ...

Does anyone know if there are commerial breeding of Chatetostoma's. I was at my local petsmart getting dog food when I noticed a tank with 30 1" Chatetostoma sp. I bought 5 of them. Has anyone had louck breeding these.