Some Important Tips For Hypancistrus Breeding and Fries Raising

[dinosor]

does your breeding tank also have some other fishes like corydoras or some tetras? or only the colony in the tank?

thanks

[Finrodz]

Originally Posted by dinosor

does your breeding tank also have some other fishes like corydoras or some tetras? or only the colony in the tank?

thanks

I do have some lamp eyes in my breeding tank and so far does not pose a problem... Yet?

[dolphex_tang]

Originally Posted by dinosor

does your breeding tank also have some other fishes like corydoras or some tetras? or only the colony in the tank?

thanks

I used to keep some tetras in the tank, and its ok with them... Sorry for my late reply.. Cheers!!!

[xirus]

Originally Posted by dolphex_tang

I used to keep some tetras in the tank, and its ok with them... Sorry for my late reply.. Cheers!!!

if the pleco breed n lay eggs will the tetras go n disturb n eat the eggs?

[dolphex_tang]

Originally Posted by xirus

if the pleco breed n lay eggs will the tetras go n disturb n eat the eggs?

Hmmm.... for that I'm not too sure, coz I always harvest the eggs into breeder box. But I believe it wont affect much, coz the eggs will be in the cave.

Hey,
do you have any advice on raising the fry directly in the tank, without taking out the eggs and putting into a box?

[quekb]

In general, and my observation so far is that the father can be a very good care taker. I have a brood of babies that have been taken care by the dad for the last 2 to 3 weeks and he is still taking care of them. In the same tank, there are other f1 and adults. Seems little disturbance even though the father sometimes venture out.

In another observation, we have the couple doing in the caves with the babies inside.

There was once a wriggle with sac and it drop out of the fry box and surrpised that it was alive especially with at least 11 adults inside and some mid swimming tetras. Maybe she is lucky.

However I am not so sure how will be the growth rates comparing to fry-box raised fries. Really not sure how the fries that are taken care by the father eat, never really see them coming out. Any bro got any ideas?

[onlyyouknow]

Originally Posted by quekb

There was once a wriggle with sac and it drop out of the fry box and surrpised that it was alive especially with at least 11 adults inside and some mid swimming tetras. Maybe she is lucky.

I also have this experience of wriggling fries being kicked out of the cave but the adults don't seem to bother them. I would thought that the fries would make tasty snacks.

Good sharing on the TDS thing, I thought that only applies for shrimps.

[xirus]

Originally Posted by dolphex_tang

Hmmm.... for that I'm not too sure, coz I always harvest the eggs into breeder box. But I believe it wont affect much, coz the eggs will be in the cave.

ok i will note tat...thank u