Who here , breeding Panaqolus maccus..tips??

Pleco33 · Post by **Pleco33** » 15 Feb 2003, 05:14

Hello, I have been trying to breed this great sp., but the results are not good.. I fell really disapointed..

.. I was trying with method of "rainy", changes of water and the consequense...is nothing...

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I have 8 Panaqolus maccus adults, 5 males and 3 females.(Iam sure) they have a lot PVC pives, bogwood and the tanks has 540liters of capacity. Parameters are pH6.8, temp. around 24°-26°C. The filtration has 3 powerhead 402 hagen conected with PVC filter.

They eat cucumber,shrimp,tablets, spirulina, bites of tires molluscan flesh and others vegetables.....

What Can I make it..

Thanks experts.

Post by **Silurus** » 15 Feb 2003, 09:04

There are some tips available in the CoTM article for this species.
It does say you may need a few cycles to get them to spawn.

Saara · Post by **Saara** » 15 Feb 2003, 13:33

I am not any kind of a specialist but just an ordinary hybbyist and wated to point out that if I were you I would keep the temperature a bit higher.

Mika · Post by **Mika** » 15 Feb 2003, 13:51

Hope this will help little bit.
http://www.aquaristik-online.de/aktuell ... cle09.html

Pleco33 · Post by **Pleco33** » 16 Feb 2003, 05:13

WEll.. thankss.. for the document.. but I knew about it.

thanks Mika.

Is really interesting that you supoused Silurus

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It does say you may need a few cycles to get them to spawn

How many cycles would need it....?

would keep the temperature a bit higher..?? really..??? What temper

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And Which the mos common place where they paid the eggs.. or some actions like to breed.??

Thanksss..