New (possible loach) baby mystery!

janma · Post by **janma** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:29 am

dlenn wrote: As has been said before the Male usually digs a spawning pit and the eggs are hidden in there although we have seen one of ours once dig her own pit and drop the eggs in it. They stick together in a mass of eggs.

So do all hillstream do this or only P. Cheni's?

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:48 pm

Any updates Emma?

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:54 pm

Planning a big water change (and filter check

) tomorrow, so will take some more pics afterwards if they oblige. They usually come out to play after a big change, so fingers crossed.

Emma

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:59 pm

janma wrote:

So do all hillstream do this or only P. Cheni's?

The three hillstreams that we have seen spawn do so in different ways.
>P. cheni dig a pit by backing into the gravel, and lay the eggs.
>L. disparis digs a bowl shaped depression spawns and then fills the depression to match the surrounding topography.
>S. lineolata do a sort of "mating dance", rising into the water column and then release their eggs to be washed downstream.

I would imagine, with other species, are other methods and variations on the above methods.

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:19 pm

Update 24-03-2007:

Here's a few pics after todays' water change. Sadly there were no more fry in the filter, and the third spotty fry that I found the other week has not been seen for some time now.

Anyway, here are the other two.....

The smaller one from the 2nd batch is growing well:

And here is the larger one from the 1st spawning:

(sorry about slight reflection in this one)

And as a special treat, here are a few pics of the young Sewellia lineolata, which have been with us since last June. The bigger of the two spotty babies (found in December) is much longer and wider than the S. lineolata fry already, yet is 6 months younger!

With an adult male:

And alongside an Amano shrimp:

Emma

hemi · Post by **hemi** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:52 pm

Awsome
keep it up

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:10 pm

Super Superb!!

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:47 pm

Great shots!!!!!!!

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:17 am

Thank you!

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:18 pm

Got some better pictures today!

So here we are, 29-03-2007:

The smaller one (2nd batch)

And the bigger sibling (1st batch)

And here are a flukey couple of shots of the larger one shown with one of the biggest S. lineolata fry in the tank. You can clearly see the size comparison here - amazing considering how much younger the juvenile S. sp. 'spotted' fry is.

Emma

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:28 pm

W

W!!!

I see some of them will defiantly need to be moved into the species index!

Amazing!!

Jim Powers · Post by **Jim Powers** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:57 pm

I second that!!!

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:09 pm

Thanks chaps! I'll have to start putting together a composite development picture like I have already done with the juvenile S. lineolata. The 'spotty' development is even more fascinating.

Emma

hemi · Post by **hemi** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:18 am

so cool
thanks again

mamaschild · Post by **mamaschild** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:38 am

WOW is right.

Fabulous as usual, Emma

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