blueether Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 My male is guarding a clutch of eggs in a 1 1/4 " (might be 1 1/2 ") PVC. Not sure how long he has had them as he has been guarding the cave for months with no eggs. What is the hatch time frame (23 deg)? How big are they and will they stay in the cave with him etc? They are in with 2 minnows (were 5 but they never bred in the 3 years I've had them), 20 odd blond guppies, 5 glass catfish, 2 panda whiptails, kuhli loaches and a 20+ cm goldspot pleco: Will they get eaten? If I move them to a breeding trap/cage will dad still look after the eggs? Anything else I should/shouldn't do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Very hard to get the fry to survive so it may take you several attempts. They really need to be in a species only tank. Try sending Jennifer a pm - she breeds them but I believe they are hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 I decided to take the boy and his tube out and place it in with the shrimp, and add a small heater. The poor guy was on his fourth or fifth lot of eggs with no fry seen in the community tank. Yesterday the last lot started to hatch and by this morning they all had. I can count 10 but as it is a rocky little nano there are bound to be more. First one out, dad still looking after the rest: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Cute! :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Well done! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Good effort. Keep us up to date with how they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Good effort. Keep us up to date with how they go. :iag: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 :cophot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Whiptail fry 6 or 7 days old now, and at least 7 or 8 are still alive (the most I counted was 10): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alanmin4304 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Well done. I used to have trouble just keeping the adults alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Good to see others are having trouble too (well, not good, but makes me feel a bit better) - first attempt and he sat for 2 weeks (girl dropped eggs) and I didn't see any fry - going to try again in another few days :roll: The fry are so cute! Good luck raising them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 I'm giving him a break for a few days as he has had around 3 or 5 clutches of eggs in the last 2 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Sorry to bump, but does anyone know whether these guys will breed in a clear tube? I can tell when my girls have laid eggs but I can't tell whether he's sitting on them :nilly: Also do you remove the females after they've laid eggs, or do you leave them in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Mine are in with the guppies, kuhli loaches etc so I just removed him in his tube. He is back with her again. For the last 2 days I've only seen one or two fry and tonight I cant see any, so I don't think it has worked - will have to try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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