My First Spawn

khrister · Post by **khrister** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:27 am

I started collecting these beautiful striped pl*cos about 4-5 months ago.
Started with 7 and end up with 27 total. Latest additions was about 2 months ago. I was not paying attention to these lately. Just doing routine water changes, feeding regularly and not looking inside their caves as much.

Today I decided to take a peak and I just noticed, one of my males has been guarding FRY... I'm stoked !!!

Post by **John** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:22 am

Congrats

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:37 am

Hi

Well done! looking good

Jerry

Jo's Zebs · Post by **Jo's Zebs** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:14 pm

Thats fantastic well done

Post by **TwoTankAmin** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:21 pm

Nice work- amazing how a change of tank (read that water params) can get them started.

Joby · Post by **Joby** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:25 pm

What a lovely sight, good luck with them

khrister · Post by **khrister** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:16 am

Thanks everyone...I think my male is on a roll. He got another female trapped inside the same cave

unungy · Post by **unungy** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:28 pm

Gongratulations!!!

GOOD work.

Now you are a breeder..

best regards,
Saul

KenW · Post by **KenW** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:53 pm

Hey Jojo,

That is great news. Soon you will have a swarm of babies.

So did you rearrange the setup with new caves?

Ken

khrister · Post by **khrister** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:31 am

Thanks everyone!

Hey Saul, dunno about the new breeder, I think I just got lucky and my Zebs are mature enough to breed.

Ken I did not do any re-arranging I still have all of them in a 55g. All cramped in a pyramid looking cave formation

Frontyking · Post by **Frontyking** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:28 am

congrats on the spawn. Well done!

Zebraholic · Post by **Zebraholic** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:25 pm

Congrats on the spawn... I know the surprise feeling you are having. I had a first spawn just recently and counldnt believe it. I guess the best feeling is when they breed and you least expect them too. Good luck with them.

khrister · Post by **khrister** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:03 pm

khrister wrote:Thanks everyone...I think my male is on a roll. He got another female trapped inside the same cave

So last week the male sitting on a clutch of FRY trapped a female in his cave. I was a bit worried since he got the female in there for more than 5 days. Last Wednesday I did a water change and somehow the female was able to get out. This morning she's back in the same cave. Is this normal?

Stevie.K · Post by **Stevie.K** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:22 pm

Congrats on your spawn, its perfectly normal, I have females that do the biz in a day & others that yo-yo in & out & no results for days ,weeks & months!
A few weeks ago I had 2 females in the males cave, but this resulted in nothing, he has one of the females back in now so fingers crossed, there all different.

sid · Post by **sid** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:22 pm

Congrats, must be a good feeling

My First Spawn

My First Spawn

Male trapping Female