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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?

Any updates Emma?

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

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.

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

Awsome
keep it up

Super Superb!!

Great shots!!!!!!!

Thank you!

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

W W!!!

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

Amazing!!

I second that!!!

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

so cool
thanks again

WOW is right.

Fabulous as usual, Emma