L66-KING TIGER

[dOOds]

Hi all.OMG,i have a number of king tiger pleco in my community tank.They was all gonna be moved to their own tank.BINGO,today we found a fry in half sack,we grabbed it and put it in spawning net/tank.The male is in the cave fanning as he would be.What im asking is should i leave the fry/eggs in the cave with him or get them out? advice would be appreciated.:dk: Also i have no idea how many there are as the cave is so dark,cant even see the eggs.

 

[Joby]

Congrats on your spawn :clap: I would personally leave the eggs with the male if they are all safely in the cave. Any that come out can be popped into the net :yes: good luck with them

 

[thegeeman]

Well done them:clap::clap:

I agree with Joby as to leaving them with the male :thumbup:

Goodluck

thegeeman

 

[dOOds]

Thanks both of you for the advice.Stay with the male they do.Ill update ya later on their progress.

 

[dOOds]

L66

Got rams hanging about the cave entrance all the time now,making me paranoid.Should i still leave with the dad or get them out now? still havent seen inside or even how many.cheers again peeps:hi:

 

[Irene0100]

hi, well done indeed!
the rams are probably just curious and hopeful of dud eggs being kicked out. I am not sure if they will go for the babies as I dont know how big they are, but if you are worried can you move the rams to another tank?
I would still leave the young with dad as long as poss as this avoids the affect of stress on them to move them. and dad makes sure they get just the right amout of water current etc.
you could maybe move to a fry saver when the egg sack is all absorbed if cant move the rams. or just watch as first come out as to whether the rams try to pick on them. but if take wrigglers out too early the distrubance can possibly make dad eat them.

good luck.

 

[dOOds]

The tigers were all gonna be moved to their own tank but they spawned before i coud move them.The rams are very temperamental and it is the community tank.Suppose ill leave with the dad but i dont want to loose any.thx irene for the advice.

 

[Joby]

Is it possible to divide a section of the tank off with dad and cave in to help protect them if you're worried? I've done this before when swords kept bugging my L134 male when he had fry in his cave :yes:

 

[dOOds]

Heres the only little fella to be kicked out of cave,this was 3 days ago now.suppose dad is caring for the rest...

 

[thegeeman]

Looks healthy enough Doods:clap:

Keep an eye out for the other fish trying to suck him through the net of the trap. I never got on with that type so switched to the plastic ones

Cheers

thegeeman

 

[Irene0100]

good point Gee

 

[dOOds]

The net is a mirage..nahh.I put the net over the plastic holder..Getting a little worried now.Been what 5-6 days and dad is still in there and i still cant see any eggs or fry,but the cave is as dark as hell so u wouldnt see anything..just the one fry kicked out all those days ago..the little fella is still going strong though..any thought's peeps? cheers.

 

[Joby]

My L134 male doesn't let his fry out till at least 2-4 weeks old so don't give up hope yet of there being any in there

 

[dOOds]

cheers joby

 

[Irene0100]

yes some fry live off egg sack for ages, then they creep out at night and back in cave in the day, so put some food in last thing at night. plenty of time for them yet.

 

[dOOds]

UPDATE!!

Hi all again.Ok an update for ya.Couldnt take it any longer so we went in and lifted the cave..The male shot out thank god and there was 12 little fellas..We got them all and are in a breeding tank doing well.Have taken some photo's,hope you like them.

Infact the whole pack seem randy as hell at the moment:clap:

 

[Joby]

Awww cute <3

 

[thegeeman]

Good news Doods.

The fry look fit and healthy:clap:

Now you have them in a trap it will be your responsibility to feed them so make you offer fine crushed foods 2 or 3 times a day. Doramin crushed is a good start for them. Clean out any uneaten food before each new feed goes in

Cheers

thegeeman

 

[dOOds]

cheers gee,much appreciated.