! Is that possible? The fish are pretty plump but none of them have any noticeable amount of odontodes and it's so early! I hope the cave is big enough for them to get the job done.
it's my first non Ancistrus trapping so I'm quite excited. They decided to do it in an floating oak cave that wasn't waterlogged yet instead of the many more suitable options on the tank floor, but it'll make collecting fry easier (if they succeed). They've been trapping since at least Monday morning, with no sign of the female getting out. Any way to trigger the next step when they're trapping? And should I at all be worried about the female if it drags on?
Thanks! I made them myself using a hole saw. The max depth I can get is 5-6 inches but that's enough for the plecos I keep. They look great in the water and are a lot cheaper than clay caves as well as doubling as food for Panaqolus. Only downside is that some woods are toxic to fish, but if you steer away from the most harmful ones I think any traces left after water changes would be negligibleWoodh wrote: 08 Dec 2021, 20:02 Awesome! Ill let someone with actual experience answer the questions but them choosing a floating cave does sound handy haha
As a sidenote: Did you make the caves yourself or can one order them somewhere?
For what it's worth, in nature, the wood-dwelling loricariids such as Panaqolus and Ancistrus are more than happy to cave in floating logs.They decided to do it in an floating oak cave that wasn't waterlogged yet instead of the many more suitable options on the tank floor
That's interesting guess it makes sense since it provides the same level of protection as a cave on the substrate and these are wild fish.racoll wrote: 09 Dec 2021, 15:18 For what it's worth, in nature, the wood-dwelling loricariids such as Panaqolus and Ancistrus are more than happy to cave in floating logs.
seb47 wrote: 15 May 2021, 00:40 I bit the bullet and got a group of 5 of the fish listed as L002 Tuesday night. [url]viewtopic.php?f=5&t=50034[url]. I think they are indeed L002 but they have some interesting patterns so I don't mind them "just" being L002. The importer said the group was heavy on females and said there's probably 2 males and 3 females in the group but it might be 1 male 4 females.
I made some caves out of oak and one of them immediately claimed one with a 7/8" opening. Today I checked the tank before lights out and it looks like I already have a trapping
Thanks! Here's a one week update they're doing well and by tomorrow I think most of them will have completely finished their yolk sack. I fed a pea yesterday and it's not there anymore so unless the snail was very hungry they started eating.bekateen wrote: 23 Dec 2021, 21:35 Look great. My guess is they hatched only in the last day or two. They look very young.
Good luck with them!
Cheers, Eric
Thanks!
Yeah I'm surprised they have a reddish tint to them and the contrast is much more vibrant than the parents. From other l002 breeding logs I've seen though it seems to be normal for the fry to look a lot better than the parents, with their colours eventually becoming duller as they grow.