Heeeelp

Conny Boon · Post by **Conny Boon** » 08 Feb 2003, 11:07

one year ago I bought two tiny ancistrus, one turned out to be female triadiatus and one male punctatus. this morning my tank is swarming with little babys. How can I get them out quick before the other tank inmates have eaten them all. I know I could not sell them but it would be nice if one or two would survive.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » 08 Feb 2003, 11:29

If they are already free swimming in the tank, best advice I can give, is to provide lots of hiding spots where the other fish can't get at them. I don't like moving babies that are already loose in the tank, I find it to be hard on them. Small PVC tubing, snail shells, things like this work well for them to find good hidie-holes

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 08 Feb 2003, 21:30

Well!

If your guesses are correct about the ID of the fish and if the fry is not coming form any other possible fish, well you have a crossbreeding and you really should not spread the young, but you sure could keep a few but only for you! Fish like that should not be spread around at all.
You could go searching around to provide an male and a female of the same species to both of your ancistrus!
Cheers
Yann

Cartman · Post by **Cartman** » 09 Feb 2003, 17:54

I agree w/ Ben, if you truly want to keep them I'd try adding a piece of driftwood with small holes much like African root (Swahala?) preferably an aged piece w/ some algae growth. Normally LFS will sell you pieces out of their tanks so it is possible to buy aged wood if you don't have extra in another tank.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 09 Feb 2003, 21:19

Got my moderator cap on again folks, sorry!

PLEASE can we have more descriptive topics than "Help" or suchlike.

"Help! Bristlenoses have spawned" or similar is much more

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There are other examples of this elsewhere, it's just bad luck I picked this one. No individual offence meant.

Jools