lda08/claro

[scottie73]

hi all
i have a group of 5 claro's 2 male 3 female all adult but i am not getting any success in getting them to breed...i have just taken 1 of the males out to see if that makes any difference,not sure if the 2 males are competeing for alpha status or not...i have had 2 egg spawns before but both lots were ignored/left by the male(not even sure if they were fertile as very pale)...i keep the tank at around 22-24c regular water changes, plenty of wood and a few caves ..done the usual water change trick..but no joy...any ideas????

 

[st24rsap]

im no expert with these as have never owned or breed them, but id say that temp is too low, id imagine it should be up between 26-28c ???

 

[Irene0100]

my tank is at 27 degrees. eggs are yellow when first laid then darken.
these were taken within an hour of laying

I also use soft water, ph around 6.5.

 

[scottie73]

ok,so ive upped the temp abit....what about the m/f ratio?is it better 2 have 1 m 3f or 2m 3f??

 

[scottie73]

my ph is around 6.8...

 

[st24rsap]

depends on tank size id say, 100L below 1m 3 females, 100L and bigger 2 male and as many females as poss. i wouldnt be suprised if just the higher temp does the trick, feed them up for a few weeks at the new temp with less than usual water changes then try a large cool change dropping the temp 2-3c

 

[Rabbit]

Iv always had more success with a higher temp.
My tanks are kept at 28dgc but to induce a spawn i allow a week for the temp to come down to around 22dgc keep the water changes up for the duration of the lower temp and then boost it back up.
HTH

 

[Irene0100]

I only have the one male becasue when I had common BNs males fought. not sure about Claros. I guess best to try and watch them a bit. if the males are chasing each other then def separate them.

 

[scottie73]

thanks for the info..i will let you know how it goes..