New clutch of eggs while fry still in cave?

[davej]

Is it common for plecos to lay a clutch of eggs in a cave that contains fry?
I have a male L134 that has fry that are about 10 days post hatch, I just had a peek and there is a new clutch of eggs in there with the Dad and fry. Is this a common occurrence? Any need to worry?

[Birger]

It does happen and is nothing to worry about...some ancistrus take it to the extreme and have been known to have many different clutches going at once.

Birger

EDIT:Just had a look at your other thread, looks like everyone is happy and healthy in that tank...no wonder that you have multiple clutches.

[apistomaster]

I have had a male Bushy Nose guarding two spawns many times.
I have only had that happen once with L134's.

[charles]

Dave, our L66 king tiger male once had new eggs, wigglers, and fry in a cave. It does happen quite often especially they like that cave.

[mistern2005]

This has happened with my zebra plecos. During the last regular spawn, the "beta" female spawned with the "alpha" male while he had young fry from the "alpha" female. I noticed this when I pulled the "alpha" female's fry at the two week mark like I usually do and there was another small clutch of eggs in this cave. I saw him flirting with the "beta" female, but wasn't sure it would lead to anything. When I pulled the "beta" female fry, a large clutch from the "alpha" female was in the cave. So technically, this has happened twice with my breeding colony.

When I kept ABNs, I had 1M/7F. He was a busy guy. He would normally have 2-3 clutches going at a time. I eventually had to separate him from the females as he looked so skinny I was worried he wasn't having enough down time to recuperate.

[apistomaster]

When I had that trio of large Albino Bushy Nose the two females would spawn consecutively which resulted in an awful lot of BN fry.
I found the larval BN made good Discus snacks.

[davej]

First batch now scattered all over the tank second still have yolk sacs under dads care.

[2wheelsx2]

I need some of those breeding hormones in my tank, Dave!