My first L052 spawn

kyle · Post by **kyle** » 03 Feb 2005, 06:30

Hi
Today i got a suprise when i just got back from the movies and found my male L52 on about 50 eggs and was wondering

a)what to feed the babies and

b)when is a safe time after the babies hatch to take away from father as i heard they barely have a yolk sack is that correct

cheers Kyle

zebraplec · Post by **zebraplec** » 03 Feb 2005, 08:49

Hi Kyle

Firstly I have no idea of what is best to feed the fry on or when to seperate the fry but I am interested in what you water conditions were like when they breed. I have just got a trio of these with a veiw to breeding so any any info and pics of the fry would be great

madattiver · Post by **madattiver** » 03 Feb 2005, 16:18

yes.. i too would like to know all about the spawning of these fish... was a cave used?? if so.. what size was it.. etc.. etc..

and you wouldn't happen to have any pics would u??

Post by **Janne** » 03 Feb 2005, 19:13

The fry hatch after 5-6 days and are very small, the yolk sac is big compared to the size of the fry but much smaller if you compare them to ancistrus fry. The yolk sac is consumed after 5 days...they are similar to Sturisoma fry and around the same size, first food can be a slice of squash that you have boiled for a few minutes before you feed them, that make it soft and also sink together with newly hatched brine shrimp.
And dont get suprised if the male not take care of them after hatching...just be prepared to take them out, it happens sometimes that he just fanning them out of the cave or if they have spawn under a piece of slate.

Janne

kyle · Post by **kyle** » 03 Feb 2005, 19:23

Thanks for the info.When i bred mine all i did was make sure i had a male and female put them in there own 3ft with bits of clay pot broken off and stuck into the gravel with a gap for male to get in i also had a external canister filter doing 900L/h with a good current and the temp was 26c and ph of 6.8 so nothing special to get them breeding except alot of courgette and i did have gravel in th tank.I will take some pics tonight and will be on here

kyle · Post by **kyle** » 04 Feb 2005, 02:34

below is image of male cave/pot and half the tank and my female before spawning

kyle · Post by **kyle** » 08 Feb 2005, 07:31

yay my baby L52 hatched today heres a pic

madattiver · Post by **madattiver** » 10 Feb 2005, 20:21

congrats on the wigglers.. how many of them did u get out of this spawn??

zebraplec · Post by **zebraplec** » 10 Feb 2005, 21:59

Nice pic

How many off the eggs made it?

madattiver · Post by **madattiver** » 22 Mar 2005, 21:56

what did you feed the adults to get them into spawning condition?