kiwiplymouth Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm bouncing off the walls this morning. I was doing my normal walk around the tanks when i spotted a small group of fry. This was not supposed to happen yet. I thought that these fish were way to young too breed so are in a catfish community tank to grow on untill they reach breeding maturity.(another year or so I thought) I never saw any eggs or any sign of breeding activity but having said that I wasn't expecting any breeding so I wasn't paying the tank much attention. These guys are about 1cm long and frankly I'm embarrassed that i didn't spot them earlier The occupants of the tank are L104, L066 and L270. I'm certain that I have both sexes of the L066 and L270 but I am not certain about the L104. I have an idea of who dunit , What do you guys think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 OMG OMG OMG!!!! :bounce: congrats! its still a bit early to definitively tell but i would bet on the L270. failing which L066. but time will tell the difference with the 2. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: I am officially so happy! PS- failing which it will be the clowns. This fence is sooo hard to sit on :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilah Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I'm going with L104, coz they dont look like hypans to me Well done mate, awesome stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thanks guys I'm picking L104 ATM. It would be great if it is coz that means i have an elusive clown female :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy_49nz Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Thats mean as! I love hearing rare plecos are being bred in NZ! Time to put in my order :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 OMG OMG OMG!!!! :bounce: congrats! its still a bit early to definitively tell but i would bet on the L270. failing which L066. but time will tell the difference with the 2. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: I am officially so happy! PS- failing which it will be the clowns. This fence is sooo hard to sit on :lol: Fence!?--Thats a Mountain range you've sitting on mate! As with Ilah as not hypan, and the clowns are the only ones who are mature enough to breed. Great news-Get a bamboo cave in there and get us some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 :lol: its called being diplomatic. I thought I'd try it for a while. looks like ive miserably failed at it. KP_ breed some more!!!!!!!!! Ive called shotgun waaaaay long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 :bounce: :bounce: congrats well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 :lol: its called being diplomatic. I thought I'd try it for a while. looks like ive miserably failed at it. KP_ breed some more!!!!!!!!! Ive called shotgun waaaaay long ago. Now that I know i have a breeding group I plan to set the tank up a bit better and remove all the other pleco's. With a bit of luck there will be plenty of clowns to go around in the near future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamosfish Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Would have to say L104 due to the colouration, looks like there is orange in the fins! Look just like the fry I got from my Maccus. But they still are small so not 100%. Congrats and well done.... How many fry did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 With a bit of luck there will be plenty of clowns to go around in the near future I hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I've found 4 so far but i don't really want to pull the tank to bits to found out how many there really are. I think i will leave the tank alone and let the final tally be a surprise Perhaps i should check the canister filter too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Good stuff, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Good stuff bro! I too am going with L104 Maccus, save me a girl!...pimp daddy! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Good stuff bro! I too am going with L104 Maccus, save me a girl!...pimp daddy! 8) Thanks mate. I had to move their tank 3 feet to the left about 6 weeks ago. I didn't want to dismantle it so i just removed 90% of the water and slid it across. I refilled the tank straight from the tap as we are on rainwater and it was quite a few degrees lower than the normal tank temp. I recon that may have been the trigger. Now to try and repeat the spawning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 And once they get the idea the triggers don't need to be much. Probably once the girl is ready and parked up outside they'll go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Yay, Aren't they cute. Thats the best news I heard all day Keep us up to date with lots of photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 What are they looking like now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 What are they looking like now? Not the best of pic's , but it was short notice :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 very nice, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 yeah.. definitely not hypans then? :oops: LOL at me. good going. so is that the one you are sending me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 yeah.. definitely not hypans then? :oops: LOL at me. good going. so is that the one you are sending me? I will send you this one's first batch of offspring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 that's in two and a half years! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 You might get lucky before then. Im planning to do a massive water change soon in an attempt to trigger them again. They are in the same tank as the L270's that just had a practice run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I is feeling much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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