Here are some notes and pictures of my Hypancistrus Furunculus.
Last summer I bought 6 wild caught adult L199. I didn't know what gender they had because of the strees they had been trough. So I started to feed them and left them alone for a few months. After 3 months the females became clear. By now I could see I had 3 females and 3 males. Not bad considering there were only 6 fish available
I gave them some caves and started doing colder water changes. Not long after that they gave me their first spawn. Spawns contain about 20-25 eggs.
These were also my first fish that gave me 2 spawns at the same time and never gave any problems with that.
Some parameters:
PH 7,1
KH 3
NO2 0
NO3 <5
Microsiemens 200-300
Temperature 28-30 degrees
Picture of the 6 fish when they came in
Settled in to their tank with some caves
Gravid female wanting to get in to the cave, went on for days
Dad with his first fry, female on top
One day old wigglers
2 Days old
5 Days old
8 Days old
10 Days old
Dad with fry and a female trapped inside
Fry of few months old
Hope you liked it
Last summer I bought 6 wild caught adult L199. I didn't know what gender they had because of the strees they had been trough. So I started to feed them and left them alone for a few months. After 3 months the females became clear. By now I could see I had 3 females and 3 males. Not bad considering there were only 6 fish available
I gave them some caves and started doing colder water changes. Not long after that they gave me their first spawn. Spawns contain about 20-25 eggs.
These were also my first fish that gave me 2 spawns at the same time and never gave any problems with that.
Some parameters:
PH 7,1
KH 3
NO2 0
NO3 <5
Microsiemens 200-300
Temperature 28-30 degrees
Picture of the 6 fish when they came in
Settled in to their tank with some caves
Gravid female wanting to get in to the cave, went on for days
Dad with his first fry, female on top
One day old wigglers
2 Days old
5 Days old
8 Days old
10 Days old
Dad with fry and a female trapped inside
Fry of few months old
Hope you liked it
