Bubbles2112
07-29-2010, 12:30 PM
:woot:
I did a 60% water change on Sunday and later that night.....I saw a long finned female going inside the breeding tube and the male didn't kick her out. Woke up in the morning and sure enough, eggs! The eggs are grouped into two bunches and are smaller than the first batch of eggs that were grouped into only one bunch. I am also seeing that another little cluster of eggs has been put/accidently pushed outside of the breeding tube--perhaps it is due to the females' inexperience? I have tried to push the little batch of eggs back into the tube but it disturbs the male to much and he goes nuts so I am just leaving that particular bunch alone and let nature take its course. The CPO's will be happy!
I have been doing very small partial water changes since the first batch of babies was born probably less than 10% a few times a week. I haven't been testing parameters just feeding and doing very small water changes. I decided to perform a large water change as the baby L-144's are getting larger and stronger so I thought it was a good time to really get into the substrate and siphon out some of the crap that was collecting. So I did a major water change. I can only figure that the relatively soft well water here is something that my plecos really like :) and they are responding very nicely.
I am going to empty out my 20L tank that currently houses my Procambarus alleni crays and convert that to a grow out tank for my L-144 and farlowella baby tank. My neice will take my crays and she will take very good care of them :dance: so no worries there.
I don't have any good pictures yet because I don't want to shine a light into the breeding tube--it disturbs the male so I'll have to wait.
I did a 60% water change on Sunday and later that night.....I saw a long finned female going inside the breeding tube and the male didn't kick her out. Woke up in the morning and sure enough, eggs! The eggs are grouped into two bunches and are smaller than the first batch of eggs that were grouped into only one bunch. I am also seeing that another little cluster of eggs has been put/accidently pushed outside of the breeding tube--perhaps it is due to the females' inexperience? I have tried to push the little batch of eggs back into the tube but it disturbs the male to much and he goes nuts so I am just leaving that particular bunch alone and let nature take its course. The CPO's will be happy!
I have been doing very small partial water changes since the first batch of babies was born probably less than 10% a few times a week. I haven't been testing parameters just feeding and doing very small water changes. I decided to perform a large water change as the baby L-144's are getting larger and stronger so I thought it was a good time to really get into the substrate and siphon out some of the crap that was collecting. So I did a major water change. I can only figure that the relatively soft well water here is something that my plecos really like :) and they are responding very nicely.
I am going to empty out my 20L tank that currently houses my Procambarus alleni crays and convert that to a grow out tank for my L-144 and farlowella baby tank. My neice will take my crays and she will take very good care of them :dance: so no worries there.
I don't have any good pictures yet because I don't want to shine a light into the breeding tube--it disturbs the male so I'll have to wait.