Breeding P. Spinosus ' The Special One '

[abel88]

Sharing my breeding of Pseudacanthicus Spinosus 'The Special ONE'. Female was experienced mother for the previous 2 batches of fry but not the male as he was a first timer.

Sex Ratio: 2 Male 5 Female
Tank size: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2.5ft
Filteration: OHF & Eheim 2260

Introducing the Male for this breeding program.. Size - 12"


Not forgetting his partner... 9"



27th July 2015
Male guarding the egg clutch. The pair has been trapping for the past few days and the female left the cave today.



5th August 2015
Decided to harvest the eggs as i noticed the other male was disturbing the caving male. The eggs are kept in 3 x Breeder Box




20th August 2015
Making sure every single fry's egg sac was fully absorbed before releasing them jnto their grow out tank



23rd September 2015
Fry was eating and adapting well to the environment that they are living in.


17th October 2015
Was performing my daily feeding regime with the lights off but on this day i did something different was turning the lights on and i found something different.....



Some close up photos of it...







Whats your thoughts?

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

WOW!!! The spawn alone is incredible... but now a leustic? Congrats! CodOnMyRod Charney shookONES PseudaSmart

 

[HungDang]

their color is not fully developed yet, right? So it could be either Xanthic or Leucistic.

 

[Orthopod]

Absolutely awesome! Congrats on the spawn and I looks to be leusistic. Amazing!

 

[abel88]

Thanks guys for the compliment.. hoping it could survive under my care... do u guys think if the color will change back to normal?

 

[Warborg]

Wow! An awesome spawn. Lots of little mouths to feed.

 

[kno4te]

Congratulations!

 

[PseudaSmart]

The parents have done the easy part, now the work begins for you!
A word of caution: pseuda fry are very delicate and when packed closely together get damaged. Angel wings, bent tails, and bent spines. I really hope your special one survives to grow up.

 

[abel88]

Thanks bro PseudaSmart .. what you said is true.. Pseuda fry are very delicate.. need sufficient rooms for them to grow and not overfeeding them. I believe that we need to let the growth of finages catch up with the size..

Here are some sample photos from my 2014 spawns.

 

[Dis]

Congrats. Thx for sharing the info and the pictures. Goodluck with all of the fry