My l002 pleco has been fanning non stop trapping and did have eggs but ate them on the third day, he is fanning non stop again how I'm just to scared to shine a torch in case I scare him, any ideas and the females are hiding so I can't tell
How do I really know of someone is breeding ?
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Hi you could try taking a photo with a flash and by the time he figures out whats going on it will all be over.
I'm not recommending you shine a light in every 2 minutes but sorry Irene i don't agree with this statement.
I know some people who are compulsive torch shiners and they don't seem to have any losses as a result. I myself have on odd occasions shone a light upon a male with eggs and have never had any expelled or eaten.
Certainly i believe it's better to leave breeding fish as undisturbed as possible but i don't think one has to be overly paranoid about the odd intrusion.
I'm leaving them well alone and hopefully they will breed, my bns however you can shine torches in there and they don't care hahaha
I usually don't shine a torch unless I am prepared to go stealing eggs or fry if the torch shows them in the log.
Having said that, once you've owned certain males for years and they have bred before, I can tell by the tail and fanning when they are trying to hide something.
Its a body language not easily learned and I am often mistaken but lots of times I am right as well.
Having said that, once you've owned certain males for years and they have bred before, I can tell by the tail and fanning when they are trying to hide something.
Its a body language not easily learned and I am often mistaken but lots of times I am right as well.
Guilty of the odd torch shine myself, especially with fish I am familiar with, never had a noted loss from it. I guess it's luck of the draw. I also think that with the number of fish bred here from a somewhat limited gene pool, maybe we have laid back Aussie L's that just don't mind.