My L66, first spawning!!

sturiosoma · Post by **sturiosoma** » 26 Jun 2009, 16:24

Jac where did you get your caves?

jac · Post by **jac** » 27 Jun 2009, 08:46

sturiosoma wrote:Jac where did you get your caves?

Hi,

You've got pm

Sorry for the late reply.....

jac · Post by **jac** » 27 Jun 2009, 08:48

All the kids have left home

I saw an other female already sniffing round the cave of the same male

What a great experience it has been

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 27 Jun 2009, 11:22

so cool, pictures when you can? please?

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » 27 Jun 2009, 11:23

Hi
Not over yet one of the best bits is to come and see them grow and grow good to see well done !

Hope you have many more to come (now you know how to do it and will be able to tell others).

Jerry

jac · Post by **jac** » 28 Jun 2009, 08:59

Update:

As I said, all the baby's have left home. I gave it my best shot to get them on picture but it's not easy

They are everywhere and they are fast! And only seem to come out when dusk sets in witch makes it difficult to get a sharp picture with my camera

But managed to get some pictures, just have to look closer to see them because they have the same color as the stones

Greets Jacqueline

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 28 Jun 2009, 19:58

The L66 will very likely continue to spawn producing a brood about every 30 days.
I highly recommend feeding them Earth Worm and Spirulina Sticks. The fry will thrive on these 2 foods. I use these stick foods almost exclusively to feed my Hypancistrus, Peckoltia and Sturisoma fry. I would feed frozen blood worms to the adults, then later on to the largest fry, at lights out every night.
Sources for the sticks in the USA are:
http://www.kensfish.com
http://www.aquaticeco.com

blueblue · Post by **blueblue** » 29 Jun 2009, 04:50

Is there any update? The fry should have come out by now

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 29 Jun 2009, 05:30

they are out! you can see them in the pictures above. so cute and wee and blend into the slate!

jac · Post by **jac** » 29 Jun 2009, 06:13

apistomaster wrote:The L66 will very likely continue to spawn producing a brood about every 30 days.
I highly recommend feeding them Earth Worm and Spirulina Sticks. The fry will thrive on these 2 foods. I use these stick foods almost exclusively to feed my Hypancistrus, Peckoltia and Sturisoma fry. I would feed frozen blood worms to the adults, then later on to the largest fry, at lights out every night.
Sources for the sticks in the USA are:
http://www.kensfish.com
http://www.aquaticeco.com

Thanks for the info Larry

I hope they do spawn again. Then I know the first time wasn't a one off

They are doing very well.
I'm now feeding the fry artemia dust. It's very fine food witch I put in a seringe mix with water and then gently inject between the stones. I've got Shrimp pellets here but no Spirulina or Earth worms sticks. I shall look at the links you've send and try to find some here or order.

jac · Post by **jac** » 29 Jun 2009, 06:15

andywoolloo wrote:they are out! you can see them in the pictures above. so cute and wee and blend into the slate!

It's amazing how they blend in

jac · Post by **jac** » 01 Jul 2009, 19:03

More pictures and two short movies during feeding time. Just gives you an idea how many there are

I can't count them, they're everywhere and keep shooting off

An estimate do, I counted 13 ones...but there were more...... How great is that

I'm a very proud mom!!

Now 22 days old and doing very well.

And the two short movies:

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F_3WppwcWU4&hl ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F_3WppwcWU4&hl=nl&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/youtube]

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pY0QVTC-kBo&hl ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pY0QVTC-kBo&hl=nl&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/youtube]

Yeah!! I figured out how to show the movie directly on to PC

jac · Post by **jac** » 17 Jul 2009, 16:24

Hi there,

Today another big day for me. I saw my male in a cave with a female again

This is the first time I have seen this, two pleco's in a cave. Only a tiny tip of the tailfin was showing of the female infront. Today would be my maintenance day, always on fryday afternoon I change the water 50-75%. But I decided to leave them in peace

and do the maint. tomorrow.
A few days ago I wanted to ask you all if a male has a preference to his 'own" cave but clearly he doesn't care, he's selected a different cave this time on the otherside of the tank. Or would this be the choise of the female?
I'm very exited if he will have new eggs to father

It is the same male so I'll trust him blindly this time

The youngsters are doing fine and growing well. I counted at least 20 last week

I'll keep you updated!
Greets Jacqueline

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » 17 Jul 2009, 17:30

Hi
Fingers crossed best of luck with next possible spawn

Jerry

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 17 Jul 2009, 20:15

I just saw these videos! cool!! and congratus they are at it again maybe!

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 17 Jul 2009, 20:15

I just saw these videos! cool!! and congratus they are at it again maybe!

jac · Post by **jac** » 24 Jul 2009, 17:50

Update of the baby's now 6,5 weeks old

nvcichlids · Post by **nvcichlids** » 24 Jul 2009, 18:59

definately on my list of fish to own.

DJ-don · Post by **DJ-don** » 25 Jul 2009, 14:22

how big is your tank in litres? i've been trying to breed a few pleco's and i'm just wondering whats the appropriate tank size

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 25 Jul 2009, 14:27

DJ-don wrote:how big is your tank in litres? i've been trying to breed a few pleco's and i'm just wondering whats the appropriate tank size

If you go by the basic rule of 4L x 2L x 2L minumum, where L is the size of the fish, then you'll have a good starting point. Much bigger tanks than that isn't really that beneficial, but obviously, it's better with a big than a small tank.

Most small-mid size plecos are fine in a tank that is about 80-160 liter (20-40 US gal).

--
Mats

jac · Post by **jac** » 25 Jul 2009, 14:39

My breeding tanks are 160 liters each. 1 meter by 40cm by 40cm.

jac · Post by **jac** » 10 Aug 2009, 17:57

Update of the baby L66

I was totaly amazed how they had grown so I took some more pictures and a short film while feeding.

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » 10 Aug 2009, 18:46

Hi
Thanks for sharing nice to see how they have changed over the weeks and looking good and healthy.

Jerry

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 10 Aug 2009, 23:00

so cute! growing up!

what is that you have holding the rocks and slate up with? those little peg like things? what food are you feeding the babies?

jac · Post by **jac** » 11 Aug 2009, 15:52

andywoolloo wrote:so cute! growing up!

what is that you have holding the rocks and slate up with? those little peg like things? what food are you feeding the babies?

They are not little pegs

That are feeding tablets witch I jammed between the rocks so they don't push them on to the ground (then the adults will eat them).
The wood thats in the tank is a extreemly hard tropical kind. I don't know if the baby's are already eating from it tho, they don't get much meaty foods yet only tablets (green tablets, brine shrimp powder and shrimp pellets). I think they are slowly starting to nibble at some meaty foods now.

jac · Post by **jac** » 29 Aug 2009, 11:05

Update of the baby L66:

Today was a big day for them. I decided to catch them and put them in there own tank. That will make feeding a lot easier for me

This also would be the first time to find out exactly how many I had. Turns out to be 20 baby's

Now about 2cm TL and 11,5 weeks old. Is this a good growth rate?

Here are some pictures

The color is a bit flat but that was due to the stress of catching them... They are black and white

jac · Post by **jac** » 23 Sep 2009, 06:13

Yeahhh

After months of seeing females going in and out of the males cave without any succes of eggs I finaly see dad is watching and fanning over his new batch of eggs

I'm extatic!!!!! I was begining to wonder if I was doing something wrong

Patience my dear, patience

matti2uude · Post by **matti2uude** » 23 Sep 2009, 06:34

I'm glad to hear they spawned again for you.

jac · Post by **jac** » 05 Oct 2009, 16:27

Photo update:
The baby's are about 3-4cm tl. Most times they hide under a piece of wood, or like to hang out in a cave. Quite funny seeing all little tails wagging in the entrance

Here they are:

DJ-don · Post by **DJ-don** » 06 Oct 2009, 09:25

these things loooooook adorable!!!
nice work

My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!

Re: My L66, first spawning!!