mr pleco Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 what a week in the week that was as stated before royal whiptails bred after comming home from AFKA meeting unfortunatley after lights out the next day eggs dissappeared think i have a rogue pleco in the tank ....bugga meanwhile downstairs rhino whiptails that had babies last month layed again still eggs at the moment ... Then all six pairs of BN layed in two days with over 250 eggs you can imajine ive been quite busy ..and now after seeing alot of uneaten food in the L226 tank/ pwrhead falling over and not working i decided to disturb the tank a little and look in all the caves only to find at least one male sitting on about 20-30 wrigglers wicked im stoked !!! would post some pics but im a bit hestiant to disturb them anymore than i have already will post what i can when i can in the future... so it can be done p.s fish boi sorry to hear of yr loss and i hesitate to put this on this thread but if any babies survive i promise if yr still keenyou can have first pick ...ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 what a week in the week that was ..and now after seeing alot of uneaten food in the L226 tank/ pwrhead falling over and not working i decided to disturb the tank a little and look in all the caves only to find at least one male sitting on about 20-30 wrigglers wicked im stoked !!! would post some pics but im a bit hestiant to disturb them anymore than i have already will post what i can when i can in the future... so it can be done p.s fish boi sorry to hear of yr loss and i hesitate to put this on this thread but if any babies survive i promise if yr still keenyou can have first pick ...ok congratulations, that's awesome news. You may be the first person in the world to breed these guys. Clown plecs and flash plecs have been done, but I haven't seen a reference to Iquito tiger plecs (Panaque changae). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: what more can i say lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 haha mean bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Congrats!!!! I just got 4 of them and they're pretty spectacular fish. Congrats on the spawning and best of luck raising them! Pics when you've separated the young from dad, please. A nice shot of the tank and some details on your water conditions and setup, filtration, etc would be really helpful if this is a first timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 sure blue/kim thanks for the replies ppl im still wrapped as far as i know flatfish this is the first spawn in nz i think they have been spawned in aussie but havent seen pics to confirm this anyway to let you know what i did so far after dry season of 10 days without feeding and no water changes increased the powerheads from one to two for ten days water changed with rainwater that was at least 8-10 degrees colder and had sat in a bath with rotting leaves and stuff (low ph and full of mossie larvae and very tannic ) increased feeding , feeding included mangoes from peru which i might add were never touched in fact went mouldy almost but its worth noting huh also shrimp,mysis shrimp ,adult brineshrimp ,shrimp pellets ,and discus tucker ... the tank never had a light on it and i turned the room lights on for only 5-7 hours a day added extra bamboo for caves three days ago gave big water change on tap water about 1/2 a tank removed 2nd powerhead thats about it cave that spawned ,saw a female lurking there about a week ago very interested in cave but never entered (while i was there anyway ) caves are positioned horizontal to water flow so water flows past but not into cave as such there is another cave that i havent checked yet not sure if theres anything there or not .. biggest thing i think was i never really bothered them or looked inside caves. occasionally shone a torch at the caves to make sure they were ok but never really disturbed them much except to feed them and vacume up any debri which was probably once a week at most to be perfectly honest i have seven of these plecos aand i have to be honest i can only ever see four i really have no idea if the other three are ok or not that kinda tells you how much i have left them alone and in darkness .. n.b the tank is at floor level in a garage /come fishroom so gets very little movement except by me hope this helps as they are an awesome little fish ... one little note which i find quite hardcase when i originally put in the first cave it was facing the front glass and had a male present and fanning at one point i saw a female swim around the cave (bamboo by the way ) then turn and literally ram the cave and spun it till it was facing away from the front glass it was almost like she knew i would look in if it was facing the glass and wanted more privacy .. poor bloddy male inside musta wondered what the hell hit him lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 well heres the best i can do at the moment you may be able to just see orange under his belly of the wrigglers ....maybe heres a tank shot of the setup you can see the overflow pipe in the corner which allows 24/7 water changes if needed and heres the other end with the powerhead on top of the UGF final try at wriggler shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 p.s fish boi sorry to hear of yr loss and i hesitate to put this on this thread but if any babies survive i promise if yr still keenyou can have first pick ...ok thanks for thinking of me and congrats on the spawn. ur differently the first to spawn these in NZ and with all the other accounts i've read of they've either provide no photo evidence or its not actually L226 just a different type of panaque that looks similar. keep us up dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 congrats mr pleco!!! hope all goes well!!! how big do these guys get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steves Killies Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Awesome news Mr Pleco, :bounce: Congrats to your fish for spawning,and to you for providing the right environment for them to do so!! you never know eh, maybe the mouldy fruit was the trigger. And to think that only a week ago you were frustrated that all the males were fanning but the girls wernt into it,if only you knew what was to come... All the best with raising the fry,well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 thanks ppl yep im still bouncing off the cei ling funny thing is now im finding it really hard to stay away from the tank (typical huh ) just a waiting game now .its day two dad is still doing his job did a little cleaning up in tank today very minor just a quick water change got the 24 / 7 water dripper doing that for me now anyway ... babies still look good no further developments fingers crossed and a bit of yeah gatito the pic is of adults so around 9-10 cm i would guess dont get any bigger ,these are wild caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 YAY!! Congrats :bounce: Sorry for the late reply, haven't been on often the last couple of days, been flat out Keep us posted!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 thats afrikan and everybody well its at least a week and thought id grab some new pics so here they are can just see babies around top of dad as you can see he blocks the cave really well when i knows i want pics ...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Ok now that is the best thing I have seen in recent times!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: I am so rapt for you! A big WOOHOO!!! They are just gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 They are absolutely stunning babies, aye? Congrats again and best of luck raising them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Fantastic news on the pl*co front there. Don't they look so kewl. What size are they in the pic., and are they past the danger point and is it all grow-time from now on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 That's awesome!!!! They're so cute!!! Congrats!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 What awesome looking babies and dad looks like hes doing a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 :bounce: :bounce: Awesome :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 not the greatest shots but they have learnt the art of hiding from big bright light pretty quick so getting shots aint easy first one is between the pipes second one is hangin ten under log [/img Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilah Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I guess taking good pics is harder than breeding fancy plecs aye dude haha...good stuff mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I saw one a young sprogs tail! Very cute 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Awesome! Keep up the good work, and the careful water changes I THINK mine are spawning after a couple of triggers - big feeds and cold water changes. Can count only 3 tiger plecs in the tank and the alpha male has a really hard time getting in his tube. Female trapped in there perhaps? The camera will tell, as I've set up the tripod and am filming as we speak! er... as I type... Will check on things in an hour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pleco Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 thats awesome news blue hope all goes well yeah careful on the water changes and the feeding heaps of variety reckon theres at least 10- 15 when i think ive counted them all i find some more well hidden keep us posted on their progress i hope all goes well for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Mr pleco how are they coming along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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