Breeding L-128, Blue Ghost

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 08 May 2010, 23:50

Thanks Mats. I was actually very interested in the answer.

Mike_Noren · Post by **Mike_Noren** » 09 May 2010, 08:26

Uh... Doesn't the larva simply have part of its yolk sack left?
It looks yellowish, like egg yolk, to me.

Bas Pels · Post by **Bas Pels** » 09 May 2010, 08:33

@ Mike

I scrolled a bit further upwards, and saw earlier pics without yolk sac - therefore I think all yolk has been adsorbed before.

But I do agree, the yellow is precisely the yellow the yolksac was

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 10 May 2010, 12:28

I've used esHa 2000, hopfully they will make it.
Temperaure is about 29 degrees celcius.

Cristoffer Forssander · Post by **Cristoffer Forssander** » 10 May 2010, 13:24

I translated it not for Andreas, but for anyone else trying to follow this and/or has the same problem.

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Mats

Thanks Mats!
I was tired and too lazy!

[Mod edit: fix quote tags and minor typo... --Mats]

scat35 · Post by **scat35** » 09 Jun 2010, 11:21

Any updates ?

Cheers
Craig

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 09 Jun 2010, 16:18

Therer is nothing new to report.

brechtvh · Post by **brechtvh** » 10 Jun 2010, 11:25

Maybe some new pics!?

scat35 · Post by **scat35** » 10 Jun 2010, 11:48

Yes that what i was hoping for ! Some nice progress pics of the juvies to see what they look like now !

Cheers
Craig

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 10 Jun 2010, 15:11

Fry 05.06.2010

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 10 Jun 2010, 15:17

They look fantastic! How long are they?

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Mats

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » 10 Jun 2010, 15:20

great job man, WELL DONE!

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 10 Jun 2010, 15:38

After 5 weeks the biggest of 4 that i caught was 28,4 mm, so I will guess many of the biggest fry are over 30 mm in total length after 6 weeks.
But i can't say this for sure.

scat35 · Post by **scat35** » 10 Jun 2010, 15:58

Beautiful little plecs

Thanks for the pic they are awesome !!

Cheers
Craig

Suckermouth · Post by **Suckermouth** » 10 Jun 2010, 16:43

Wow, those fry look fantastic.

I like also how this proves that the blue color is heritable, and probably not a result of environmental conditions, which is another reason that color patterns might vary between fish (ie. golden Parancistrus).

Also, I'll have to take a closer look at this and compare to Havaard's L200 pictures, but for some reason that spot distribution looks different. I could just be imagining things.

naturalart · Post by **naturalart** » 10 Jun 2010, 17:09

Those little plecs are Fantastic!!! Congrats!

This is why I love PlanetCatfish.

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 10 Jun 2010, 17:10

Very nice looking fry. That's so cool.

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 10 Jun 2010, 17:29

Just remember that my pictrures can vary in color, this is becaurse I shoot every pictures with auto whit balance, and i think the environment also has much to say how the pictures finally is going to be. Some pictures are taken in front some in the middle. This changes the whit balance as well.
As you can see there is a bit different at the pictures taken in a breeding box or in the tank. And it is impossible to catch the same fish twise. Becaurse i catch different fish every week i photograph.

All these images are taken in a breeding box.
As you can see there are a little variety in the color.

3 weeks image is probably the most reliable pictures.

3 Weeks old fry

4 Weeks old fry

5 Weeks old fry

Suckermouth · Post by **Suckermouth** » 14 Jun 2010, 23:13

So these guys are varying from greenish to bluish?

puertoayacucho · Post by **puertoayacucho** » 19 Jun 2010, 22:02

Really beautiful Andres and your pictures are bookworthy!
A very warm congrats.
Ed

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 20 Jun 2010, 10:15

Thanks

Cristoffer Forssander · Post by **Cristoffer Forssander** » 20 Jun 2010, 23:22

Very nice to see! Congrats once again!

Plecoholic · Post by **Plecoholic** » 21 Jun 2010, 01:33

Congratulations on breeding the L128s.
Can you tell me how big are your L128s?

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 21 Jun 2010, 17:32

After 8 weeks the biggest fryes are 35mm.

After I put the fryes in the feeding tank i only lost 6 fryes as i know.

How big should the fry be before i can sell them?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 21 Jun 2010, 19:57

I think plecoholic was asking about the size of the parents. But to answer your question on selling them: I'd say they are saleable around 4-5 cm - so another couple of weeks or so.

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Mats

2wheelsx2 · Post by **2wheelsx2** » 21 Jun 2010, 20:50

I would agree with Mats. I got my first set of them at around 5 cm. They're not as hardy though at that size, and as a buyer, I'd hesitate to get any that were <10 cm as I lost all of my first batch and since that time have always only looked at ones which were 10 cm or bigger.

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 22 Jun 2010, 00:29

Thanks for the size answer.

The male is 120 mm and female 115 mm SL

Plecoholic · Post by **Plecoholic** » 22 Jun 2010, 00:36

Wow, thanks.
I was told they needed to be alot bigger than that before they will breed.

AndreasB · Post by **AndreasB** » 27 Jun 2010, 11:44

This looks promising

Same cave as last time, and i hope they will lay some eggs soon.

andywoolloo · Post by **andywoolloo** » 27 Jun 2010, 12:40

what did/do you feed the fry on?

congrats also, nice job.

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