Breeding Panaque Maccus, photos

[Griparn]

I have seen many good breeding reports here on Planetcatfish so I thought it was my turn to give something back. I have a breeding setup of 2+2 Panaque Maccus in a 56 liter tank with lots of driftwood and caves in different sizes. This is my 5th(?) spawn since the beginning of this summer. The number of fry have been 25-30 in each spawn. I have read that especially the P. Maccus fry are very sensitive, but for me this is not true so far at least.

First a photo of the "beta"-male in cave.


Newly hatched.

[crocodile_pleco]

Conguragulations!!

Nice pics!

[Jools]

Well done, that's a nice picture of the egg clutch. Good luck raising them and we'd be happy to hear more on your experience!

Cheers,

Jools

[Griparn]

Thanks guys! I will post more photos in some days.

Update: All eggs have hatched now and I could count to 30 to be exact

[apistomaster]

Congratulations with your p. maccus breeding successes.
i have not found most pleco fry very difficult to raise. The hard part is just being patient enough to get them to spawn and getting a cooperative breeding group.. They will probably spawn regularly for 6 months then take a temporary hiatus before resuming frequent spawning again.

[Griparn]

Thanks Apistomaster! Yes, you are probably right that they will take a hiatus after this spawning.

Here's some photos that shows the development the days after hatching. All 30 fry is still alive.

[Lihn]

Congratulations with the fry!
Very nice pictures, continue with that

[Carp37]

Congratulations and great pics!

How big are the parents?