mr pleco Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 got seven of the lil buggas all males are in caves fanning hard out but alas females seem unimpressed anyone having better luck what are you trying and whats working, not working for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 We have 4, haven't been trying to breed them as yet, but definately studying the breeding of them to put to use sometime this year, when I can give it my full attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 a ha, so u bought that group of 7. i was just about to grab them up :roll: . any chance of sparing a pair to add to my group i got to the point where they're having "mating rituals" with both male and females in the same cave pushing and shoving. female is all well conditioned. they share their tank with 3 other type of ancistrus so they will be getting their own tank in a couple of days and hope to expand my group as i had 5 sold 2 so i can get the group of 7 but yeah..... i have very tan soft water, plenty of wood and vegetation for them to graze on constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 bugga sorry fishboi wont tell you what i ended up paying for them then huh :lol: dont want to split them up yet as all males are in caves fanning good to hear of your progress thou hope all goes well well let you know how mine progress if they do never seen a male fan like this before and have no eggs what cave types are you using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 well if u ever change ur mind give me a PM males are not the only one that fans, female does too. i have bamboo and terracotta pots, at the start they like the bamboo but now they just prefer to be in "caves" between the driftwoods. i am goin to drill some holes in a large piece of driftwood for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 well its my males doing all the fanning i know this coz their body hair spikes out like a hedgehog when they do you sure you have( some) females ? all of my femles are on and around driftwood have seen them near the caves but not in the caves esp not fanning ..??? is there a site that can confirm this behaviour ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 i am sure u can find reference to it just by google or search planetcatfish and plecofanatics. its quit an common behavior and females likes the caves as much as the male. yes i am 100% sure i have females. double checked the sex of them on PF as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 bugga sorry fishboi wont tell you what i ended up paying for them then huh :lol: Could be anything as he started off selling them for $30 and soon doubled it and then doubled it again. You may have paid heaps or hardly anything. You really don't wanna know how cheap they are from the exporters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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