F1 L199 Fry

[bristlenosedude]

I finally got something other that BN's to spawn. Found 10 eggs kicked out of a cave. I thought the parents were way to young and small to spawn. I had 3 make it. The eggs were a lot bigger than BN's and not as yellow. The fry a huge compared to the BN babies. A male has another female trapped in his cave now so maybe more are on the way. Still waiting on the L129 and L270's.

[EAST_TX_RN]

Congrats on the babies!

[Incaico]

congrats and let me know when you start selling them. :D

[cichlidkeeper]

L199- what species is that?

[Incaico]

it is commonly known as a psudo zebra pleco.

[cichlidkeeper]

just looked um up on google. awesome ;)

[Incaico]

just looked um up on google. awesome ;)

:exactly:

[bristlenosedude]

The female was gone from his cave this morning and he is sitting on a batch of eggs. Can't see how many yet, he was really covering them up. I don't want ot bother him too much so he won't kick them out again. He can do a much better job hatching them than me.

[alta678]

Woo Hoo! I like the looks of these guys! Good Luck!

[AndrewH]

Awesome news to hear!

How long have you been trying to get these guys to breed?

[bristlenosedude]

I got these and the L129's in the spring at about 2", got 10 of each. They may be 3" now. I really didn't think they were old enough to start breeding yet. I got the L270's as adults and have had them for about a year, still no fry. I have 6 of them. I have tried cold water changes, no water changes... and haven't gotten anything. They are big and fat so I guess it could happen at any time.

[bristlenosedude]

Dad is still fanning his eggs, looks to be 15 or so. They should be hatching any day. The 3 fry from the last batch have almost consumed their yolk sack, I will move them to a tank with some tiny petricola fry in a day or so. They are twice as big at thsi stage then BN fry, close to 1/2".

[EAST_TX_RN]

Put me on the list if you sell them!