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I have seen many good breeding reports here on Planetcatfish so I thought it was my turn to give something back. I have a breeding setup of 2+2 Panaque Maccus in a 56 liter tank with lots of driftwood and caves in different sizes. This is my 5th(?) spawn since the beginning of this summer. The number of fry have been 25-30 in each spawn. I have read that especially the P. Maccus fry are very sensitive, but for me this is not true so far at least.

First a photo of the "beta"-male in cave.


Newly hatched.

Conguragulations!!

Nice pics!

Well done, that's a nice picture of the egg clutch. Good luck raising them and we'd be happy to hear more on your experience!

Cheers,

Jools

Thanks guys! I will post more photos in some days.

Update: All eggs have hatched now and I could count to 30 to be exact

Congratulations with your p. maccus breeding successes.
i have not found most pleco fry very difficult to raise. The hard part is just being patient enough to get them to spawn and getting a cooperative breeding group.. They will probably spawn regularly for 6 months then take a temporary hiatus before resuming frequent spawning again.

Thanks Apistomaster! Yes, you are probably right that they will take a hiatus after this spawning.

Here's some photos that shows the development the days after hatching. All 30 fry is still alive.

Congratulations with the fry!
Very nice pictures, continue with that

Congratulations and great pics!

How big are the parents?