mangolm Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Is anyone breeding borneo suckers in NZ? particularly in Auckland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 My little ones have tried, digging pits under rocks etc, but I think the eggs were eaten by snails or the minnows in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 sent you a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangolm Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks Adrienne, SaintyChelle - mine have also tried but don't seem to like Flourite for it. I love them and they seem happy enough in the tanks, if not breeding that I would like to increase my numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Apparently, they seem to like sand better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 The only breeding setup I have seen for them was a 8ft or thereabouts tank, set up like a river bed with large flat rocks, a good amount of current and some plants - in other words like a river bed. The rocks had moss like river moss on them and I think the substrate was more a sand base but its been a long time - about 15 years since I saw it so I may be wrong about the substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangolm Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Mine laid eggs in the 140l when i had silica sand, dug a little hole by a stone with their tails...and a guppy promptly ate the eggs. I switched to flourite soon after and while they are very active they dont seem to want to mate again. bit unfortunate. I have a 90cm air line and a tankmaid just for current and aeration - it blows out very fine bubbles. Have to keep turning the air tube down otherwise my water gets cloudy with air. I would love to set up a dedicated river tank, maybe with mountain minnows as well as the borneos, but my BF and my apartment have reached their limit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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