siamese algae eaters

obiwai · Post by **obiwai** » 05 Dec 2005, 05:02

if anyone with breeding information or access to it or links to it would please contact me it would be much appreciated. it appears mine spawned in a community tank (i breed angelfish) and although i can't locate the eggs the next morning i would like to be prepared if they do it again and have a timetable for when to expect their next attempt.

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 05 Dec 2005, 10:01

Siamese algae eaters aren't catfish, they are Cyprinids - same as barbs for example. There's some more details on this page.

I wouldn't think that they are very difficult to breed, as they are reasonably common in the trade, and I'm pretty sure they aren't all wild-caught...

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Mats

DiabloCanine · Post by **DiabloCanine** » 06 Dec 2005, 12:46

Next time they spawn leave the lights on so they don't wake up and see breakfast.

Mike_Noren · Post by **Mike_Noren** » 06 Dec 2005, 15:29

They are extremely difficult to breed in aquarium. I've heard of a very few reports in the world.

The vast numbers of captive-bred specimens are the result of artificial breeding induced through hormone injections.