Storm Boy Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hi there, i noticed my colony of petricola babies are nearly ready to start breeding. I took this pic the other day of them checking out the breeding pot, they are 3 and a half years old Brenden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicj Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 They look very nice mate. What hosts are you putting with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Boy Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Thanks sicj, S. petricola don`t need a host to breed, they will just go in the pot and breed at their own leisure & sprinkle eggs into the marbles in the bowl under the pot. Once they start, they can lay over 200 eggs a week whenever they want, unlike the S. multipunctatus (they need a host) can only breed when the cichlids are ready. Brenden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Nice fish Brenden, I have a few of these myself. I made a breeding pot and fry saver the other day (might be getting a bit ahead of myself though, they are only around 6-7cmTL... ) What size are yours? I have had mine for around a year now and am not sure how long the previous owner had them, so i dont know their age. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Boy Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hi Joel, I `d love to see some pics of your cats. 6-7 cm eh? Thats fine they won`t get much bigger, these are the dwarf sp. petricola,..... luccipinnis i think they call them now. i`m not sure how long these ones are but they look exactly like their parents, so they must be at least 7cm. The normal S. petricola is bigger, over 10cm and they look slightly different, my guess is you have the dwarf. Question is, how big were your fish when you got them? then we can work out how old they, because they will reach 6-7cm in two years but they don`t become mature until they are 3 years and 11 months. here`s another picture of some. Brenden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Hey Brenden, Mine were roughly 5-6cmTL when i got them. They havent been doing much growing since... Will try to get some photos up later, they are pretty shy fish. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Boy Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 Well Joel, i`d say yours are about 2 and a half, around that, so maybe another year and some before you (um, your fish) get some action, you`ll see red swollen bellies on the girls and males will start to fight. Males will also hook their tails in front of likely females. Brenden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Thanks for that Brenden, Now i play the waiting game... Ill keep an eye out for breeding behaviour. Cheers Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeguy Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hi Very nice pict They look almost like cuckoo catfish. How can you tell the different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAL05T Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 These guys keep the white edging on the fins and tend to stay smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Boy Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Hi Very nice pict They look almost like cuckoo catfish. How can you tell the different? Thanks Teeguy, They also have smaller eyes and S. petricola have a more slender body compared to lazy cuckoos, sort of like comparing a reef shark to a fat wobbegong Yep,, as YAL05T said cuckoos are bigger and get to around 15-17cm whereas petricola (dwarf sp.) wouldnt grow much bigger than 10cm. JMO i think S. petricola is a lot more interesting species than S. multipunctatus to watch in general but when it comes to breeding, the cuckoos win hands down every time over any other fish i have owned/bred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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