Mattzilla Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 My Leucos spawned tonight for the first time (WOOOT) It almost didn't happen really but by chance it did. I have had 8 adult leucos all sharing a 4x18x18 and 2 of them have paired up and over the last few days showed signs of wanting to spawn. i thought they still had a few days before spawning but just in case i gave their tank a clean today and removed a huge piece of planted driftwood so i could put a divider in for the pair to have some privacy. Well that sounds easier than it was! i knew which one the female was because her tube was down a fair bit so i had her sorted. next job was trying to find the exact male she was paired with because a few males where bidding for her attention. This meant 3 males had tubes slightly down. I picked the one i thought it was.... but i was wrong! after a couple of hours and to my surprise the female started laying but the male wasn't interested. i looked on the other side of the divider and one particular male's tube was way down so i did the quick switch-aroony and swapped the males. The whole time the female was still laying. luckily the new male went straight to work so fingers crossed it is a successful spawn. Here is the female spawning by herself: and then with the right male: Here are some of the other adult leucos... just random shots I took a quick video of them spawning... just waiting for YouTube to clear it. i'll post it then. fingers crossed they get it right! Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Good work Matt. Love these fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEG-IT Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 love it matt, keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatic_Dreams Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Awesome Matt, Stunning fish. Make sure you get some pics of the fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 will do thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altec Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Congrats on the fry. The parents look great. Also what size are the male and female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Craig, they would both be around the 6-7" mark tha male is lsightly bigger than the female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Here is the quick video of them spawning. My apologies for the low quality i was only using my little point-and-shoot camera. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemike Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Oh that is very exciting - congrats! Leucos are such a nice fish. Should you be successful I might be after some of your fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Just watched the video then Matt, certainly looks like the dominant male when I kept them, so it's the same pair that first spawned for me. Congratulations again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 cool after this spawn i'll give them their own tank and see what pairs up with the leftovers cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam w Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 cool after this spawn i'll give them their own tank and see what pairs up with the leftovers cheers Looks great, I would be interested in fry also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks guys, i'll let you know when they are ready to go. Will be about 3 months if all goes well here are some updated vids i took today. I've managed to snatch about 3/4 of the fry but these last few are proving very difficult to net. the parents have figured me out and even with a running surprise attack i only manage to get 1 or 2 at best each time. they are excellent parents both sharing the role when mouth brooding and very protective of their fry cheers matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escapin Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 nice vids look great i bought a some fry of these the other day not off u but off a guy they are great little fish thanks for the vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziad Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Love it. I like the speed with which the fry respond to the parent opening their mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemike Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 How facinating! Thanks for the videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chui Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Great footage If only my kids came that quickly when called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Loved the vids! I've been trying to explain to my Mum about mouthbrooders but I get the stunned mullet look so going to have to show her yours :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilly Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 My wifey loved the vids so much she watched them a couple of times each Its the first time i have seen her excited over fish in a long time... I enjoyed them also. What did you shoot the vids on? they were quite clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattzilla Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 thanks Panasonic Lumix FZ18 GREAT little camera glad your wife liked the vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned0011 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 One word AWESOME Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned0011 Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 One word, AWESOME Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanna Ferr Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Great video! I have interested to talk to you. Contat me from giovannatf8@gmail.com or send me your email address, please. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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