Breeding Ancistrini sp. L082

[Haavard Stoere]

He is looking good, alright

Because he has started eating I will wait at least one week before I take him out to photograph again. I don`t wan`t to stress him to often.

[DJ-don]

He is looking good, alright

Because he has started eating I will wait at least one week before I take him out to photograph again. I don`t wan`t to stress him to often.

good idea its better for the little guys safety! please up date next time on how she/he is!

[Haavard Stoere]

Uno is 23mm long

[MatsP]

Growing nicely, then...

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Mats

[jerry58]

Hi
Looking very good,well done and is a fish to be proud of !!!.

Jerry

[Haavard Stoere]

Yes, I have never had such a close relationship to a single specimen. Therefore the cheesy naming. Next time i Photograph him in 2-3 weeks I believe he will have adult coloration.

Looking forward to the next spawning.

[jerry58]

Hi
Just curious but are you going to be doing anything different than what you did to induce the first spawn with the next one?.
And have you come to any conclusion as to the amount of infertile eggs in the first spawn other than down to first time trial spawn thing or do you think it could be down to another factor like flow in tank,temp of water,size of cave ect.
I know you know your fish stuff but you must have wondered as to why this has happened I find this one of the more fascinating parts of breeding fish I know i'm no where near your standard but at any level of breeding fish these questions and answers are basically the same and just as interesting to find out.

Jerry

[Haavard Stoere]

Hi
Just curious but are you going to be doing anything different than what you did to induce the first spawn with the next one?.

No, but I believe the next spawn will be successful. The first clutch were probably old eggs.

And have you come to any conclusion as to the amount of infertile eggs in the first spawn other than down to first time trial spawn thing or do you think it could be down to another factor like flow in tank,temp of water,size of cave ect.

I believe everything was close to perfect. I simply blame the poor condition of the eggs being laid. Maybe this is wrong?

I know you know your fish stuff but you must have wondered as to why this has happened I find this one of the more fascinating parts of breeding fish I know i'm no where near your standard but at any level of breeding fish these questions and answers are basically the same and just as interesting to find out.

I believe failure in attemptive breeding is quite normal for some species. The defitive reason in each case I don`t know.

Jerry[/quote]

[nvcichlids]

Uno seems to be one little hellion of a punk rocker lol.. Very nice and its good to see he is being well taken care of!

Congrats again Harv!

[RickE]

Hey Haavard, how's Uno doing?

[DJ-don]

Hey Haavard, how's Uno doing?

yes i would really like to know too!

[Haavard Stoere]

I will look for him tonight and photograph him if he is still alive.

[Haavard Stoere]

Uno is the fastest growing pleco I have ever had. He measures 32 millimeters.

[Morten]

Hi Haavard,
Uno is just looking great, soon he is just as handsome as his father.

[RickE]

Thanks Haavard. He really is a handsome little fellow!

[dconnors]

Wow! That is really great to see him grow! Thanks for sharing.

[Janne]

And he dont longer looks like a punk rocker... I think it would be a good idea of you putting together the pictures to one showing the development in the fry, like Jools said... this can be a key for a new family "Havardiencis" ;)

Janne

[DJ-don]

nice work havaard! you got the punkrocker into a real gentlemen!!

[MatsP]

Most of the pictures in this thread are now in the Cat-eLog.

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Mats

[leej24]

What a great history on that little guy. Excellent work!

[Haavard Stoere]

Uno is now an older brother
On Tuesday 155 eggs were laid. On Saturday I lost 20. (They turned white) On Sunday I lost 2 (turned white). Monday I lost 20 due to leakage and premature hatching, an Tuesday(today) I lost 31 due to leakage. The total number of healthy hatch-lings today are 82.
Cheers:)

[dconnors]

That is great news!!! Congratulaions

[RickE]

Fantastic Haavard, well done! Hope they all turn out to be as handsome as Uno. (But a little less troublesome to raise maybe!)

[Janne]

You see, I told you they will breed again and than again ;) Can you provide me with the correct water parameters... everything, and I will try to explain for you why the eggs leakage and or are to early hatched. I have had that problem a few times too and it's always the water (me to lacy not keeping the water on top).

Janne

[2wheelsx2]

Congrats on the new spawn!

[DJ-don]

Nice work haarvard, depsite the losses, you still have a huge amount of eggs!

[nvcichlids]

Way to go buddy! Cannot wait to see new pics of Uno's brother's and sisters lol.

[andywoolloo]

Uno is amazing!! Just a handome devil. It is very cool to go thru the Cat- elog and see his progression.

[plec0]

man haarvard you the man!!! Its so amazing looking thru this thread from front to back, its like a mini novel and its truly amazing pictures and fine detail you give is just incredible, I learned so much in last hour reading this, I feel as if I owe you something in return But uno is got to be the most popular talked about lil guy on this site right now and I would keep him for a momento not to mention first f1 to survive in captivity~~!!! I hope you get more spawns and able to get a future breeeding colony down the road, I didnt even know of the L082 until now and they are gorgeous.. I dont even think its possible to get them now? I never seen any forsale.. but goodjob keep us updated and posted.. I love all your fish and tank setups, you truly have a great passion for this hobby and it is a priveldge to read your in depth posts and instructions on raising and successfully breeding these diff types of species.

[MatsP]

Congratulations. If you have any more photos of Uno (or the group of eggs/fry), I'll be happy to add them to the Cat-eLog.

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Mats