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Hi,

Thanks for your reply I did read that article (over and over ) and I've fed them what Janne said. I also heard that they might be vegetarian so I'll try this too. Some one I know who breeds L46 feeds only green tablets the first few weeks.

I have also learned that these baby's will not go and look for food, they like it served. So started to feed them with a seringe filled with dissolved dry foods. They also seem to like the cyclops

Good news is that the baby on the last picture is starting to eat. I saw him feeding yesterday and this morning. He looks better than the other baby left in the trap. Think he won't be so lucky....

Keeping fingers crossed

Hi,
feeding small Hypancistrus is very easy with living artemia/brine shrimp nauplii. In my opinion, feeding them right in the first weeks is the key to a good growth rate. If not, they will grow very slow.

After the first days you can add pulverized tablets with algae. Try to feed them 6 to 8 times day and night. If they are over 4 weeks old, feeding is not critical anymore.

regards

Hi,

Thanks for your comment.

As I have never had any problems with my other hypancistrus fry, this came as a surprise to me. It's a big turning point for me. Even getting this species to breed is a step up the ladder for me. Hoping to breed L46 in the near future, so all the (home) training on bringing up more delicate fry is very helpful

What a wonderful hobby it is

Some more pictures:

Fry now 4 days old (sorry for the poor quality)




The 3 week old baby in the trap looks to be picking up and has a nice full belly now


But the most proud of these little ones, doing fine on their own with a little bit of help of spot on seringe feeding




That is dad btw, still taking good care of his 8 new fry

Hi!!

I used to take them out and put them in a nursery for the first few days post free swimming...but now I leave them in the main tank...also there might be some losses they seem to do much better now...plenty hidding place, gravel and a lot of space to grow out!!
I notice you dont have gravel on your tank...for me it seems it is better to have some, it create way less problem than with...it always seems to have a "white" film on the glass which often leads to disease.
ALso it traps food which the young can find easily and help them to grow better...
Amybe you shoud try a tank with and one without

Cheers
Yann

I did decide to put in some gravel and it works fine. Haven't had any losses since I started to feed with the seringe.
The new baby's have hatched yesterday, only 4 were kicked out the others still left with dad in the cave

I hope things have settled down now and I can enjoy the beautiful fry

Thanks for all the advice

Photo update:



Hardly any drop out of fry lately

Still going strong.