Farlowella acus

[TwoTankAmin]

I have to confess I did nothing. They spawn on their own. The eggs take about 7 days to hatch. Unlike many other egg layers, there are no wigglers involved. The fry develop totally inside the egg and then hatch out ready to go.

The dad fans and mouths the eggs to keep them from getting fungus and will remove any not viable. I have seen a single spawn all hatch out inside a few hours and have also seen a spawn hatch out gradually over two days.

I find the fry are fairly difficult to raise, but this may have been compounded by my lack of free tank space to set up a special tank for them. The fry will eat the same food as adults. Here is a pic of fry in a breeder trap with a piece of a Hikari algae wafer-

 

[Carp37]

Super fish TTA!

 

[Lupin]

Splendid!:dance:

 

[cheeseb0y]

I have a Farlowella Acus and a Farlowella Gracilis. The most obvious difference between the two is the tail fin. This website explains it better than I can:
http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/farlowella_acus.htm

They are two of my favorite fish. Since they think they look like sticks, they assume they're hidden at all times, so they're almost always visible. And when they aren't visible, they're near impossible to find. I have seen one of my Amano Shrimp climb on the Acus, and try to pick algae off of it.

Mine are currently being kept at 79 degrees Fahrenheit, and in the same tank as: female bettas, rummynose tetras, an opaline gourami, 3 small plecos (L030, L134, L260), a Siamese Algae Eater, and some other stuff.

 

[0live]

TwoTankAMin -

what size tank do you have those guys housed in?

 

[cheeseb0y]

Here's a pic of both my Farlowellas, Gracilis on the left, Acus on the right. You can also see a Siamese Algae Eater, an Opaline Gourami, and a Peppermint pleco (L030).

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Its a 50 gal. It is my high light co2 added tank.

 

[BigFishKeeper]

I have kept lots of these guys!! They are so peacuful I kept them with Neons and barbs!!!!! I got them to grow to 10'' which is not common!!!! They are cool little fish!! I had them for 2 years!