How to breed my Baryancistrus sp.LDA33.(pic´s)

[Pleco33]

Hello, So, Just have a pair of Baryancistrus sp.LDA33 , one female and one male.. It´s possible breed them?, because I only count whit this pair...and Is really dificult to find another one.. Have possibilities in a tank of 34 gallons , with 2 Power heads 402 Aquaclear in the system of loaches .com (river system)... Do you have experience whit this LDA33.??? Would you help me??

My pair are this:



Thanks...

[Pleco33]

Nobody Knows...????

[SynoPetri]

Sorry, but I can't help you. Maybe another nice guy?

[Janne]

Hi,
I can only give you a hint how to treat them if you want them to spawn, I have four of them and they are around 13-15 cm now and have not show any interest to spawn earlier for me but now under the last month after I let the pH down from 6.8 to 5.8 they have been much more active and one of them are gaurding a cave and chasing the other all the time if they are to close. I can mention that I have them in a 240 L tank with a powerhead wich gives 2000 L/h and they like it a lot.

Janne

[Yann]

Hi Pleco33!
Well You might have a pair, but to me they look really young to be able to say it is a pair, you should wait a bit and have them to grow a bit before thinking in breeding them!
Cheers
Yann

[Pleco33]

Thankss..

I´m going to feed them .. really well.., but How much time they will get the sexual maturity?.. 2 or 3 years old?.. Some idea..

[Janne]

They grow very slowly so I dont think they are sexual mature before three years and around 5-6" / 13-15 cm.
I can mention that I bought mine two years ago and they was around 3" / 7-8 cm and now they have reach 5-6" / 13-15 cm and they have not showing any interest in each other before now. They say they dont grow larger then 6" but mine are still growing.

Janne