L66 Spawn

[L134PLECO]

Hi all

My L66s have spawned this is there 1st time and mine. The male had kicked out the eggs so i put them in a fry container i have 17 wriggers. How many days does it take them to use up there yolk sacks & what should i feed them once the sacks are gone?
Also the male has another female trapped i his cave. They have been in there for a day is it possible he can spawn so soon?

Cheers Lloyd.

 

[hullfishman]

congrats on the spawn and on hatching the eggs, i never have much luck with hatching them myself i only get a couple make it out the egg , i think it takes around 5 days for them to use up the yolk sack. i feed mine the same food as the adults but i crush it to a powder,i was advised to start feeding a couple of days before the yolk is used up.
cheers
dave

 

[Irene0100]

congrats! well done, keep small warm water changes going, very gently, to keep water top qual.
I would feed young some crushed flakes, micro worms and squashed cooked peas and maybe some squashed tera prima or similar. very little and often.

 

[FF MkII]

Nice one. All you need now is some fiskfoder :lol:

 

[L134PLECO]

Update

Thanks everybody for your advice.

I have 17 babies and they have nearly used up there egg sacks and they are doing well. Also the dad has another batch of eggs in his cave 5 days after kicking out the last lot.
Im well happy as i did nothing to trigger the spawn not like my L134's they are a nightmare to trigger.
Thanks Lloyd.:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

 

[Irene0100]

yes, some fish seem to be more willing than others! i am really struggling with L134 too.

 

[L134PLECO]

I think i have to many L134 in the tank i will be spliting them into 2 groups or i might sell some to thin the group down.

 

[Joby]

Congrats on the fry :clap: Strange he kicked them out then spawned again but its all good

 

[thegeeman]

Congratulations on the spawn:clap:

I use a pestle & mortar to crush a variety of dry foods into a powder. Mix it all together store it in an air tight container.
Its important at this stage to keep up with little water changes to keep the water tip top:yes:

Goodluck

thegeeman

 

[L134PLECO]

Another update sorry no pics yet as my camera is not working. 17 fry from the first spawn are doing well and in a grow out tank. I have another 34 fry this time, doing well he quicked a couple of fry out so i got the rest of them out as i was not sure the other L66's would eat them or not. The yolk sacks are a lot smaller this time.

The male has the third female traped it his cave so i know now i have 1 male & 3 Females. He's a randy little devil.

 

[Bigjohnnofish]

Another update sorry no pics yet as my camera is not working. 17 fry from the first spawn are doing well and in a grow out tank. I have another 34 fry this time, doing well he quicked a couple of fry out so i got the rest of them out as i was not sure the other L66's would eat them or not. The yolk sacks are a lot smaller this time.

The male has the third female traped it his cave so i know now i have 1 male & 3 Females. He's a randy little devil.

perfect ratio for 66's... females usually take about 6 weeks to restock their bellies full of eggs... once they get into a routine you should get a spawn every 2 weeks...

and a good tip to stop eggs and fry coming out too early is to tilt the cave backwards a little so eggs and fry will go to the back of the cave making it easier for the male to look after them...

i have the same ratio and they spawned solid for 12 months every two weeks... a couple times i got double spawns which gives the male a break for a couple weeks... some people advised me to rest the male... but he's still going strong now about a year and a half... quite a big solid boy though!

and against most peoples advice i waterchange 30% daily now! i did lose some fry in the early days (prob nitrates being too high for fry) but now i never lose any fry at all...

baby brine is the ultimate food for them (in my opinion)

 

[Brengun]

Congratulations Lloyd, it sounds like you have the L066 all sorted now and onto a successful breeding colony.

I have yet to breed mine at all but only because I was a cheap skate and bought fry to raise to maturity instead of adults to breed. lol.

Thanks for the tips Bigjohnno. Info taken on board and duly noted.