L100 spawn

[cichlidguy]

Came home from work this evening to find a male fanning a mass of amber eggs in his cave. I'm very excited as this is my first pleco spawn. :D

-John

[klc]

Congrats! What a pleasant surprise.

[CanadaPleco]

That's great to hear!! I have higher hopes for mine now :)

[cichlidguy]

Here's a couple of pics of the male with the eggs.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/010.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/009.jpg

-John

[Pleconomous]

Looks like a decent sized clutch of eggs! Best of luck with the little guys :D

[cichlidguy]

Thanks, the clutch is a decent size for their first spawn, I didn't think they would lay that many.

-John

[cichlidguy]

Noticed some wigglers tonight. Should I move the cave with dad into a fry saver?

-John

[cichlidguy]

Well the cave didn't fit in my fry saver, so I moved just the fry. Any advise?
Here are some pics.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish495.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish504.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish494.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish487.jpg

-John

[CanadaPleco]

wow good size group of them. might want to put a small air stone in there turned way down.

[Rush2112]

Hi,
In addition to the air stone, make sure you keep the container clean. The fry can be easily lost if any fungus develops.
Gino

[cichlidguy]

Thanks guys, I put an air stone in there and I'll make sure to keep it clean.

-John

[cichlidguy]

Another quick question...When do I start to feed them? after the yolk sac is absorbed, or can I before that?

-John

[Pleconomous]

It depends on if you have any quick developers. If some absorb the egg sac quicker than others then you should add some food. Otherwise when it looks like the egg sacs are almost completely absorbed, then start adding food. If you add it while they are still absorbing, it will just become waste and fowl the water. (Roughly you should be looking at 4-7 days on average before you need to start worrying about feeding). But based on your pictures from yesterday, you've got at least 3 days or so left before I'd say you need to start worrying.

Good luck! More pictures :D

[cichlidguy]

Thanks for that, I'll be watching closely. I'll be taking more pics in a couple days.

-John

[cichlidguy]

As requested here's a couple more pics, they are developing nicely.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish001.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish005.jpg

-John

[Pleconomous]

Very nice, already developing some nice colour. Wow, that really is a lot for a first spawn!

[cichlidguy]

I think the female was ready for some time as she was very gravid, had to wait for one of the males to mature and grow some bristles :rolleyes: I'm surprised at how fast the little ones develop. :eek:

-John

[Rush2112]

Congrats. Can we see some pics of the parents? I have some ancistrus plecos that I'm trying to identify (I will post pictures) and I would like to see what your L100s look like.
Gino

[cichlidguy]

I'll take some pics for reference. I just posted in your thread that they look like mine.

-John

[Rush2112]

Thanks John. Look forward to your pics.
Gino

[cichlidguy]

This is the best one I could get tonight, I hope it helps. Did you check PC for a reference?

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish520.jpg

-John

[Rush2112]

John, I checked PC and other sites. You're probably right they could be L100. Some people have said they are L71, L182, L213, L344 and L370. I can't even find pics for some of those L numbers!

I got mine at an auction. Where did you get yours from?
Gino

[cichlidguy]

I got mine from Below Water. I'm no expert by any means, but your pleco's look like mine for sure.

-John

[cichlidguy]

Here's a few more pics of the fry, they've grown quite a bit already.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish536.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish537.jpg

-John

[Pleconomous]

They look like they are developing really well, nice picts too. Keep keeping us updated :)

[Rush2112]

Beautiful pictures John.
I now believe my plecos are actually L370 and yours are L100. The L370 have no spots on the tail.
Gino

[cichlidguy]

Glad you have it figured out Gino. Thanks for the kind words.

-John

[cichlidguy]

Well the male is sitting on eggs again.

John

[CanadaPleco]

awesome how are the fry doing from the first spawn?

[cichlidguy]

The fry are doing great. I'll post some pics in a day or two.

John

[CanadaPleco]

Awesome! would love to see them. I seem to have lost my L100's when I was away on vacation for a week :(

[cichlidguy]

Sorry to hear that Rich, you'll have to order a few more...

[cichlidguy]

Here's the pics I promised, hope you like them.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish572.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish592.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/My%20Fish/Fish624.jpg

John

[cichlidguy]

Here's a new pic of one of the fry. Well over an inch now.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/cichlidguy/Fish822.jpg

John

[CanadaPleco]

That's a great pic.. You should submit it to Jools at planetcatfish. They really don't have many pics of any L100's.


Wish I was closer to ya, would love to get some of those little guys.

[cichlidguy]

Thanks Rich, I really don't have good pics of the breeders though.

John

[cichlidguy]

Checked the tank last night and the male is fanning eggs again, I'm going to be over run with these guys...LOL

John

[CanadaPleco]

Hey that's not a bad thing! Especially considering nobody else has got any L100's. Few more months and you can start selling them to Spencer.

[cichlidguy]

I need more tanks :) I'm sure Spencer would take them. :D

John