My L002 have spawned; updated with pictures

[DJ-don]

they look amazing!!
i plan to get some L002 in the near future!!

what do you plan on doing with the fry? if these are illegal in NZ then you might have a little bit more money in your pocket for other species

[jac]

Breeding these fish seems to be going very good for you Congratulations on the second spawn!
Nice pictures again

[L number Banana]

OMG That's brilliant! They are so cute. Wish my P.maccus would get the hint but they're not all bristles like yours, maybe still too young. Will be keeping my eyes out for more smaller panaque when I visit the big stores, they're just amazing.

Nice Job

[andywoolloo]

very cool! Nice job! To you, keeper of the water and to the papa pl*co.

[nvcichlids]

congrats! THe father must be doing his job well! I just notice that my male (L127) has either been eating eggs or removing infertile ones as there are only 10-20 eggs left.

[krazyGeoff]

congrats! THe father must be doing his job well! I just notice that my male (L127) has either been eating eggs or removing infertile ones as there are only 10-20 eggs left.

I also notice in my L140 that there are only about half of the eggs that get to hatch. I am guessing that he is either eating the infertile ones, or just snacking on 1 per day until they hatch.

very cool! Nice job! To you, keeper of the water and to the papa pl*co.

Cheers Andy
I am getting my L239 ready for a photo shoot for you.

OMG That's brilliant! They are so cute.
Nice Job

The ones from the first spawn are about 1.5 inches now. They are a fantastic red and black colour. Tried for a pic but they dissapear quicker than my pay check

[DJ-don]

i heard this is a good way to sex panaque L002 (im getting 2 juvy L002 soon! hope to follow in ur breeding footsteps!)

edit:forgot to add is the nose shape a good way to sex juvies too?

[krazyGeoff]

Hi DJ,
Great picture of the sexing differences.

Bye the way. I don't think that L002 are particularly legal in Aussie either
Aussie Import list
Geoff

[DJ-don]

thse arent my pics
i asked a guy from a different forum if i could borrow these photos!!

would you think think the nose shape is a good way to tell sex???


and yes i do believe these are not legal in australia but we get them in from private breeders.

[MatsP]

Head shape overall is a good indicator of sex on most Loricariidae. A broader head -> male, more pointy/narrow head -> female.

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Mats

[DJ-don]

okay thanks mats!!

but in the end im not getting the L002 something went wrong because im buying these fish with a friend, (he knows how this shipping stuff works) and they ended up dieing on arrival!!

so i would highly likely will get them again

but we might get some L201 instead.......

[MatsP]

Sorry to hear that - it's always a shame when a group of fish dies due to being transported....

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Mats

[krazyGeoff]

A couple more pics.
The little guy from the first batch:




The second batch mixed with the L140 fry. The darker ones are L140.



Geoff

[krazyGeoff]

Hi,
This will be the last of the "growth photos". I have released them into a larger tank, and not really seen them again. Although I am sure they are in there somewhere....




Thanks for your help and comments.

Geoff