mr pleco Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 hate to burst yr bubble but thats a female in the cave :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 hate to burst yr bubble but thats a female in the cave :facepalm: I still don't think they have reached maturity. In the right lighting there is hair on the tail but not as much as expected. What makes you think its a female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I still don't think they have reached maturity. In the right lighting there is hair on the tail but not as much as expected. What makes you think its a female? I tend to agree with Mr Pleco Josh. Female Female Male Male Give them another 12 months and see what happens. The females tend to like caves also. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks Geoff. The hair and eye placement is the only difference I can see, but I assume there is more to it then that? (Just the in cave pictures) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Added a couple more bamboo caves. Seen some serious fighting between some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Since KrazyGeoff told me they were to young to breed, I cut down on feeding, raised the temp back to 27 from 23, and stopped checking for breeding activity. I had a slight filter problem two weeks ago and the tank got covered in brown algae. Did 10-20% water changes every one to three days. Along with the cold water changes, the 100W heater was failing and would make the temp fluctuate dependent on the weather. Usually all 4 bamboo caves had the tail of a plec sticking out, but one of the caves didn't so I thought I'd check to see if it was empty. I shined my torch in and funnily enough, he was on eggs :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Always happens when you least expect it!! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_crazy Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Oh exciting!!! :spop: Now I'll have to come over this weekend :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 23C is too low for L140 :facepalm: Im not surprised they bred once you put it back up to 27C :thup: Unless you were trying to trigger a spawn by keeping it cooler for a period of time? Regardless, congrats on the breeding! :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 23C is too low for L140 :facepalm: Im not surprised they bred once you put it back up to 27C :thup: Unless you were trying to trigger a spawn by keeping it cooler for a period of time? Getting that low is part of the trigger that I was attempting. With my panaques, I did it as low as 19 for a fortnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 great news! LOVE these fish ay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Good one Josh, See just add water. I am pleased that they bred for you, 'cause now we all know they can breed at 18 months old. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Getting that low is part of the trigger that I was attempting. With my panaques, I did it as low as 19 for a fortnight. Well, I learnt my new thing for the day :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Good one Josh, See just add water. I am pleased that they bred for you, 'cause now we all know they can breed at 18 months old. Cheers You are aware they're the ones you sold David R right? Just making sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I was aware that you got them off David R, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 Cool cool. I thought it was miscommunicated at some stage. I was surprised to see eggs after what you told me. But they are tank bred so they are supposedly easier to spawn? Also interested to see if I have the same issue as you did with the deformities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I was wondering that too, Geoff have you spawned any of your first generation of young to see if the "broken wing" deformity is passed on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 I was wondering that too, Geoff have you spawned any of your first generation of young to see if the "broken wing" deformity is passed on? Not specifically. Josh's fish are from the first generation that demonstrated that "feature", but I am more inclined to think it had to do with egg development and water conditions, rather than genetics due to not seing that again in subsequent spawnings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Exciting! Congrats :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Woo hoo! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 With the aid of a torch I saw the eggs. The male is busy fanning them. I was surprised by how big they were. I expected them to be smaller. :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Day six on eggs :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 No eggs today He'll do it next time though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamosfish Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Any idea what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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