First Spawn!

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 06 Oct 2006, 10:05

YES
I first spawn, my Albino BN only less than 4 cm have breed! I don't know if the eggs will make it for I have a huge common BN with his eyes on them, I just noticed when I was vacuum under the bog wood. I'm so excited, their is about 20-30 eggs!

ndoboi · Post by **ndoboi** » 06 Oct 2006, 12:49

Zeb, are you sure it's the albinos that have bred? It's HIGHLY unlikely that they're mature at 4cm (they're probably only 6months old). That's also a LOT of eggs for a 4cm fish. Who's fanning the eggs? You say the common has his eyes on them, is it possible they belong to him?

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 06 Oct 2006, 13:08

ndoboi wrote:Zeb, are you sure it's the albinos that have bred? It's HIGHLY unlikely that they're mature at 4cm (they're probably only 6months old). That's also a LOT of eggs for a 4cm fish. Who's fanning the eggs? You say the common has his eyes on them, is it possible they belong to him?

its the Albino male who is fanning them. Their is only 1 common BN. The female was getting very large last week and I thought it was due to over feeding but she could of been carrying eggs.

ndoboi · Post by **ndoboi** » 06 Oct 2006, 13:15

Good luck then - hope you have a better time of it over here on PC.

Mr T · Post by **Mr T** » 06 Oct 2006, 13:22

Hi Santa are the eggs a bright yellow

Alan

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 07 Oct 2006, 00:58

yes the eggs are bright yellow, I dont think they will survive for the angel fish will eat them, but their are a few good places for them to hide. After this spawn im moving the BN (both common and albino) into a 75 liter tank.

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 07 Oct 2006, 03:01

well bad news, half the eggs are gone so I pulled them away, I found the common BN eating them, so I put the eggs in a net that is under the water, their is allot of water flow because it is near a air stone and near the spray bar. Sadly the eggs where exposed to the air for about 3 seconds, but we will see what happens. Hopefully now the BN will start breeding allot more regularly.

I have got them a 3ft tank, which they can go in for the mean while but I want to put a slightly rare L# in their, but fore the meanwhile they can stay in their. I'm going to take the angels back to the LFS in about a month or two when they are fully grown, and the balas two, and my tank will be moved to my bedroom in around 2-3 weeks! that's when I get my royals!

Everything is falling into place

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 08 Oct 2006, 09:21

Owell the male common BN had a feast and ate them all

im moving the Albinos to their own 3ft tank next week

pennykate · Post by **pennykate** » 08 Oct 2006, 11:34

Can anyone tell me how long it might be before the albinos lay more eggs????
i had the same thing happen to mine this week and i have since taken all other fish out of the tank and hope they lay more eggs.....but have no idea how long that might be!!!!

thanks....

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 08 Oct 2006, 22:32

Well I was told by the LFS that the male will get 'sad' when the eggs are eaten, but Iâ??m not to shore on that. It could take anywhere up to a few weeks before they breed again but if you are lucky they could breed tonight. All depends on the condition of your water/tank, but as they have breed before than your chances will increase.

pennykate · Post by **pennykate** » 09 Oct 2006, 11:39

thank you santa. i willkeep an eye out....i yave been reading some of the other posts and are making an effort
to improve the feeding.....they are healthy but i am gong to increase other foods for them...
so far so good...

i hope you did not think i was "post grabbing" i just thought this was appropriate place for both of us...i am new at plecos....

thanks again

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 09 Oct 2006, 12:37

The female takes about 4 weeks to "generate" new eggs. Then it's up to the male to figure out that she's "ready".

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fish fodder · Post by **fish fodder** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:12

liar, liar pants on fire!! get out of here zeb_nz, before you start annoying these folk too!!!

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 09 Oct 2006, 20:04

fish fodder wrote:liar, liar pants on fire!! get out of here zeb_nz, before you start annoying these folk too!!!

Dont Spam my threads please. Or ill report you to the MODS.

Santa-clause · Post by **Santa-clause** » 09 Oct 2006, 20:05

MatsP wrote:The female takes about 4 weeks to "generate" new eggs. Then it's up to the male to figure out that she's "ready".

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Mats

Thanks

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 10 Oct 2006, 11:23

fish fodder wrote:liar, liar pants on fire!! get out of here zeb_nz, before you start annoying these folk too!!!

Enough of that! Consider this a warning from the Moderators!

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Mats