cichlid_fan Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hi All, Have a couple of common plecos in one of my cichlid tanks,4 days ago I noticed one of them with his tail hanmging out of a barnacle cluster for a few hours,had a closer look and found he had a cluster of orange eggs :thup: .Anyway i have made a floating fry container 25x10x10cm. This morning i shifted the barnacle with male and eggs to container. Fry have hatched,at the stage where they are wriggling,connected to egg sack. My questions are - how long do i leave them with male? -when do i introduce food and what type? -im thinking zuchinni? -should i remove barnacle cluster and add a small piece of driftwood? Im used to cichlid fry,the idea of little plecos wasnt something i was expecting any tips would be greatly appreciated cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'm still waiting for mine to lay eggs, but i'll need to know this when it finally happens. bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hi All, Have a couple of common plecos in one of my cichlid tanks,4 days ago I noticed one of them with his tail hanmging out of a barnacle cluster for a few hours,had a closer look and found he had a cluster of orange eggs :thup: Huh, I didn't think anyone had ever bred common plecs in an aquarium, so I haven't seen anything about breeding them. But presuming raising them is similar to other species that have been bred... .Anyway i have made a floating fry container 25x10x10cm A breeding size common plec must be seriously cramped in that tiny container. Might be better to leave them in the tank unless you're worried about them being eaten by the other fish? - how long do i leave them with male? Forever or until you want to sell them or move them to another tank to free up space. -when do i introduce food and what type? -im thinking zuchinni? Once their egg sac is gone. Should only be a couple days. Zuchinni is good, spinach, plecochips, etc. More variety the better. -should i remove barnacle cluster and add a small piece of driftwood? I'd just add the driftwood, assuming you have room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Are we talking plecos or bristlenose here? Plecos can get realy big. There was someone breeding them in Tauranga years ago in a pond fed from a hot well and I think they were over a metre long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid_fan Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Bristlenoses.when i said common,i meant common as in -you see them for sale everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Bristlenoses.when i said common,i meant common as in -you see them for sale everywhere Ah, ok. So your common plecos are neither common plecos or plecos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid_fan Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ah ok.So you are neither helpful or polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 He is Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Ah ok.So you are neither helpful or polite. That's because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 He gave you good information to start with. As said, your common plecs are actually bristlenose catfish Ancistrus sp. The fish usually referred to as a common plec is Hypostomus plecostomus sp. hence the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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