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Peter McFarlane
11-27-2007, 7:13 PM
I was chit chatting with a guy at my LFS, got talking about how some fish are really hard to breed etc..
He said clown loaches had only ever been bred once in captivity....
Is this true?
johnptc
11-27-2007, 7:23 PM
most likely true
toehead11183
11-27-2007, 7:30 PM
not til recently. a man has successfully bred them recently. although they have been artificially bred
not sure if he hatched any I think many of them were infertile, and didn't hear anything since... theres a thread about breeding clown loaches in the breeding forum...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98644
As far as real documented cases without hormones, I believe they have been spawned once or twice, but never photographic evidence of fry.
Peter McFarlane
11-27-2007, 7:39 PM
thanks for the link :)
ps. your plec is Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee (with a capital N) :)
Aussienative
11-27-2007, 8:06 PM
A member on here by the name of fishdance is the guy to talk to...
I would say clown loaches have been bred naturally a couple of times and induced to spawn with hormones regularly.
DeLgAdO
11-27-2007, 8:34 PM
there are only reports of a successful spawn, no pics or proof, but cmon you would think they would have a camera on hand!
A member on here by the name of fishdance is the guy to talk to...
I would say clown loaches have been bred naturally a couple of times and induced to spawn with hormones regularly.
If they had been naturally, there would be some proof. I doubt it.
Aussienative
11-29-2007, 12:22 AM
If they had been naturally, there would be some proof. I doubt it.
Not everyone posts on the internet...
Millions of people own clown loaches... chances are its happened naturally in an aquarium at some point.
If fishdance see's this thread he may post a pic of his fry for you ;)
I thought he breeds them with hormones? Still, I'd love to see that. Either way, I'll wait for evidence.
DeLgAdO
11-29-2007, 5:23 AM
I thought he breeds them with hormones? Still, I'd love to see that. Either way, I'll wait for evidence.
hormones?
how is that admistered?
Aussienative
11-29-2007, 6:53 AM
hormones?
how is that admistered?
I can not beleive the king of internet research just asked that... :p
It's administered to the willy and the vagina, when they rub together babies come out... :D
Mystix212
11-29-2007, 3:20 PM
Yes, fishdance has had many spawns of hormonal induced breeding clown loaches. Good on him as he's supplying the market with a stronger clown and saving the wild populations.