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L014 - Friend or foe?

Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 12:02
by Fishedin
Are goldy plecos territorial with their own kind?

Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 20:03
by Yann
Hi!

Basically all Loricariids tend to be at their own level to be territorial, even the tiny Parotocinclus...

Several factors enter:
First size of the tank: a too small tank will make each fish to fight for the best place available...

The number of fish kept: the more you have the more you will need place and hidding place, if both are not suffisant fight will occur

Sex ratio: If you have males they are more likely to compete and fight for the best place available...

Also when feeding you will see small fight, each individual protecting the food near him...

so sure Scobinancistrus aureatus isn't the most territorial Loricariids, but his territorial behavior must be taken in account...

Cheers
Yann

Posted: 12 Jul 2004, 21:14
by davidkozak
hey Yann,
Could you make a guess as to when territorial behaviour would start???(approx size) When should I be concerned with large numbers of fry, or juvies in growout??
david

Posted: 13 Jul 2004, 07:12
by Yann
Hi!

Juvenil shouldn't be much territorial if kept in a big enough tank,
Territoriality should really start up when the fish start to become mature, which should occur at 20-25cm I suppose...

Regarding grow out tank, you shouldn't much worried, as with the number of individual it is very unlikely one will suffer from being harrased by all the others... also if you don't provide place to hide, they won't have to compete for anything...

I have seen this set up at a shop, he has several 10's of Loricariidae in 200l tanks, with just a small peice of wood, all the fish cohabit quite peacefully...

Cheers
Yann

Posted: 14 Jul 2004, 01:40
by ClayT101
Just curious, but has anyone heard of these breeding in captivity? Also, is there an easy way to sex them?

Posted: 14 Jul 2004, 01:46
by davidkozak
An importer out in my neck of the woods told me he had a breeding pair of them for sale....I didn't have the space, nor the cash he was asking for them...
david

Posted: 14 Jul 2004, 07:06
by Yann
Hi!

I have seen on several stock list some tank bred specimens...how it was done I have no idea...

Cheers
Yann

Posted: 14 Jul 2004, 13:40
by Fishedin
Thanks,

think I'll keep him (or her) solo!

Nick

Posted: 15 Jul 2004, 20:15
by smithrc
hello - ours is not at all teritorial - we've had him about 6 months now and hes about 3" in size.

He lives in the same bogwood cave as our rhino plec - with no problems :D

Posted: 15 Jul 2004, 21:00
by Janne
I have four of them in a size of 6-8" (16-20 cm) and they are little teritorial to each other but not on the others species I keep them together with...not much but they faight sometimes.

Janne