kylefish02 Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 To my suprise this afternoon i came back from town and saw thta my female L52 was looking way skinnier than usual so i looked under my males pot and there he had about 50 eggs which is a big spawn for L52 the funny thing is i cant get my stupid bristlenose to spawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 i cant get my bn's to spawn either. when the male flares up and chases the female away from the bamboo, is this good?? my badisbadis did that and then spawned. k anyways. well done kylefish. do you have pics as i have no idea what a L52 is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Wahooooooooo Congrats to the new parents.....lookin foward to hearing progress reports and of coarse the all important pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Good for you kylefish! 8) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 thanks guys below is a page about L52 and pics too there such an awsome fish aka butterfly plecos http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari/dekeyser/983_f.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Congrats Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_guy Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 nice one kyle how big do they grow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 how much are they worth?? are they also called pekolita catfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 well Krib in petshops $120- $150 and for critter they only grow 12cm thats smaller than bristlenose i was going to get a whole lot fro people at $80 but i might not do that now as i have bred them and yes they will be cheaper than that if they survive and yes krib they are also known as pretty peckoltia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 i cant get my bn's to spawn either. when the male flares up and chases the female away from the bamboo, is this good?? When they are going to spawn you'll see a lot of activity in and around where they're going to do it, my male never chased away the female that I could see. Do they have a nice DARK little cave or hidey hole where the father can fan them with his tail to his heart's content? I had this chinese pagoda thing that had just one entrance hole, it was quite small and the male had to go in sideways - it went up to a point and that's where the babies were, I could see the father inside with his tail going nonstop for days - even when he came outside for a rest his tail never stopped! They spawned the FIRST night after I put the pagoda into the tank! Before that they must have been frustrated because there was nowhere suitable for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted February 3, 2005 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 great news! big congrats! let us know if you have any for sale well done! plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yay the babies hatched today ill put some pics up tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Kewl one Kyle Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 below is a pic of the newly born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammos Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 how cute. hope they all grow nice and big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 I'd be up to buy 6-10 from you at some stage. if you had enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammos Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 sounds like he might run out as i would like two aswell. others want some too. too cheap or very popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 meeee toooo!!! depending on the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 well only five babies made it sadly and i know why so many died as i was to keen when i saw that some babies had hatched i decided to take all the eggs and the babies out in a seperate tank but i think the babies need the male to kep the eggs cleand and actually hatch them out of his mouth but the 5 are doing really well so hopefully they will raise up.But dont worry guys i am petty sure the female is going to spawn soon as she is so fat and i think she only deposited half the eggs and still has alot left over as she is so fat and the male is fanning for her will keep post on the five and how they go and when the pair spawn again and i also have another female so might gve her a go aswell as she is really fat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppylover2 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 cute babies guys, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2005 well my male has done it again and the female has laid twice the amount since last time and this time i will not be stupid and take the as they are hatching sorry about that guys.Any way the babies from last spawn (2) are about 2cm and growing really fast so hopefully ill get a female out of these as i i think my third adult may be a male but he/she is hard to tell from as fights with my male but looks like a female but my spawning female did fight a little this afternoon to get to spawn with my male cheers Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted February 25, 2005 Report Share Posted February 25, 2005 thats great , i have found if the male is good ots best to leave the babies with him, if you are wanting to rase some by habd when they leave the nest take some not all of them and see who does the better job, remember to keep up the water changes (thats the key ) and feed lots . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Is anyone breeding these in Wellington area. Ideally I would love to buy a breeding pair but prepared to raise littlies if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylefish02 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 as far as i know only me and rob(rob being first) have bred these guys in new zealand but who knows there maybe if so i wouldnt mind swoping a few as i would like some bloodlines cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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