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L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 02:48
by amergim
I bought these as L377 a while ago and a few days ago I found some fry swimming around and a few more in a cave with an adult.
Three of the five adults in that tank
One of the parents in the cave. There's still some fry in there
Fry
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 02:56
by Yann
Hi!!!
Really nice...congratulation!!!
Can you tell us more about the size of the adult, trigger, tank size, food and water parameters!!
Cheers
Yann
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 03:44
by plecoboy
Very nice. I may have to try those someday.
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 04:24
by amergim
They are in a 75G tank with some driftwood and they share it with some rummynose tetras, blue emperors, some guppies, one L066, two L002 and some piebald ancistrus (I have some many piebalds I just put them everywhere). The L377 are about 4 inches. They are kept in Cincinnati tap water which is hard. GH is between 100 and 150 ppm and pH between 6.8 and 7.0. Honestly, I have no idea what trigger the spawning. The first time I saw fry, they were already close to 1/2 inch.
About the food, they get crushed flakes, shrimp pellets and zucchini every once in a while.
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 10:21
by MatsP
Congratulations on the spawn.
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Mats
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 12:17
by Richard B
Congratulations - a very pleasant surprise
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 13:03
by bronzefry
Very nice!!!!
Amanda
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 14:33
by I_Xeno
Nice looking fry
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 14:41
by apistomaster
Congratulations of the spawn.
Actually, your tap water is on the soft side and at a desirable pH. I have to use 2/3 RO and 1/3 tap to be equal to your's and I have had plecos spawn in that water. I would be glad to have water like that to begin with.
One by one the L# plecos are getting spawned. This is one group of fish we should be able to become independent of their import.
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 23 May 2008, 16:48
by Fantasticfins
Congrats on your success.
-Dale
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 24 May 2008, 17:33
by amergim
Thanks everybody. I really like it when fry just appear in the tank like magic
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 26 May 2008, 15:50
by apistomaster
amergim wrote:Thanks everybody. I really like it when fry just appear in the tank like magic
I think that is one of my reasons why I enjoy getting a first pleco spawn, too. Most first spawns are unexpected for the most part. Once or if they get into a rhythm then the spawns become more predictable.
Your fry look very much like L134 fry do at the same size.
Re: L377 fry
Posted: 01 Jun 2008, 18:24
by amergim
Ah, I hope my L134 little colony hear you and decide to show me what their fry really look like!!