sandy001 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I have a pair of L201 that have been spawning regularly. I emptied the kittens out the cave tonight & couldn't believe my eyes, they just kept coming out. Ended up with 26 fry in the frysaver. After putting the cave back in the tank I had a look inside and noticed another 2 still inside the cave. Thats 28 in total not counting 2 that got kicked out early in the piece & died. All of my other spawns have been under 20 so far so I am pretty stoked with this effort. Will try & get some pics up as they grow. Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWs Fish Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 big numbers for L201 My females are quite young and have about 15-18 eggs at a time. Are you going to start wholesaling them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ong Bak Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Congrats! Looking forward to some pics! Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy001 Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi Mike I have been growing my earlier spawns up to start another colony, some are touching 5cm now (Bloody slow to grow compared to L333 & L134). I am in the process of making some space for the new colony & will let you know when I am ready to sell some. Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIMO Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Haha.....not wholesale, but retail. MikeW now has a bit of competition. All the best with the babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Well done Dave.. Bring them on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZ Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hhmm...............Inspector Dave..........its got a ring to it. Well done Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy001 Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dempsey Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Great sized spawn dave. thats a good feeling huh, to see the little clones. Did you do much now that they are regular spawners to make it happen? can we get a pic or description of the set-up that works for you? Cheers Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy001 Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Hi Karl To be honest I have not been doing alot to get them to spawn. Initially I did some water changes with rain water purified with purigen. Have also used Black water extract & had them spawn a week later. Temp is 27 PH is about 7 (straight out of the tap). I have a pair in a 24"x18"x18" tank with an aquaclear, 2 sponge filters & a powerhead to stir up bottom waste up. I don't have my camera at the moment but will see what photo's I can dig up. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtiger Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Dave, It must be all your cichlids which breed like rabbit and releasing mass amount of pheromone that triggers their spawn and hopefully the occupant next door will do the same soon.....lol Cheers Hilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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