Breeding Gibbiceps!

[Ramesh]

I wanted to know if anyone has bred Gibbiceps??
I have heard they need a river bank of mud to burrow and make a tunnel to lay their eggs in.

 

[masterweb]

i only have one.

 

[mrphuck]

wats a gibbicep plz tell me my google died

 

[Warborg]

I have heard they need a river bank of mud to burrow and make a tunnel to lay their eggs in.

This is true. I think the only ones that may have any luck are those with natural ponds

wats a gibbicep plz tell me my google died

How can YOUR google die?

anyways... http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=148

 

[matubula]

I wanted to know if anyone has bred Gibbiceps??
I have heard they need a river bank of mud to burrow and make a tunnel to lay their eggs in.

They are bred commercially in Asia in large mud ponds. I doubt many if any hobbyists have tried mainly because if you had the facilities to do it, why bother with P. gibbiceps and not something commercially valuable.

 

[SFury]

They are bred commercially in Asia in large mud ponds. I doubt many if any hobbyists have tried mainly because if you had the facilities to do it, why bother with P. gibbiceps and not something commercially valuable.

This pretty much sums the gibbicep market up. They breed like mad in the wild, or on farms, and are cheap to get as juveniles.

You need a fairly large setup to breed them too. There are many other species that are smaller, just as easy to breed, and sell for more.

The big thing is you would have a hard time seeing anything with the breeding process if that's what you are after.