Another loach spawned *update on young kubotai*

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:18 pm

here they are bud, give me your opinion mate as to the girth.

and this is the other female bud

mick

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:33 pm

Mike - I have almond leaves in all of my loach tank at all times, I don't know what it is about them but the loaches definitely find something nice on them and I have lost count how many times I have seen loaches physically rubbing themselves on the leaves and like Mick said fry seem to find something to eat on them.

Mick - They look very similar to how my female kubotai was and is now

mickthefish · Post by **mickthefish** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:42 pm

cheers bud, i might be in with a shout with mine, but i've never seen any form of spawning behavior between them, only chasing each other when they get in a paddy.

mick

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:35 pm

Amazing. Where do you find/buy almond leaves?

Mike

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:54 pm

Amazing. Where do you find/buy almond leaves

EBAY..........

Mike Ophir · Post by **Mike Ophir** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:59 pm

anywhere else besides ebay?

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:02 pm

I have lost count how many times I have seen loaches physically rubbing themselves on the leaves

That is intresting, I keep mine in the top of the biostack but will move some clutter in the tank then.....

I have y. Modesta that also look like she has two pontoons on her belly as your large bellied. I guess since you don't know when this happened you don't know the trigger, if it was soon after this tank was set could it have been the large water change possibly or the better enviroment they moved to ? Very interesting to ponder. I have hit mine with large water changes to no effect here to get mine to drop eggs at least...

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:40 pm

Congrats, Mad Duff! You have a magic for being able to spawn loaches.

chefkeith · Post by **chefkeith** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:16 pm

Love seeing pics of loach bellies. Those implants or real?

Marcos Mataratzis · Post by **Marcos Mataratzis** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:48 pm

Hi Mark,

How long you assume breading took place?

Congrats!

Marcos

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:01 am

Marcos Mataratzis wrote:Hi Mark,

How long you assume breading took place?

Congrats!

Marcos

Cheers Marcos, not sure really but I would say that the youngster is at least 5 months old which would tie in with them spawning pretty much straight after I got them.

piggy4 · Post by **piggy4** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:31 pm

Love the three tank shots ! is that one of your C.nigriloba's tail end on in the second tank pic ?

Keith Wolcott · Post by **Keith Wolcott** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:31 pm

Fantastic Mad Duff!!!!!!! I remember a year or two ago that you were thinking of getting out of fish keeping. Look what you have done since. Congratulations!!! You just won the gold.

newshound · Post by **newshound** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:41 pm

very interesting!

yet another reason to under stock a tank. Better chances of the fry surviving.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:36 am

Congratulations Mark!! This is wonderful news!

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