Well I was cleaning my 30 gallon tank today and noticed that one of my clown plecos is gravid. She's huge. There is a lot of driftwood in that tank, heck I had not seen the fish in several weeks. I also have a snowball pleco in the tank too, and he hangs out in the only real cave all the time.
So...... she is obviously up for it. Assuming the other one is a male how do I make this happen. The presence of another pleco, and about a dozen rainbow fish are complicating factors in the equation as well. I am assuming spawning takes place at the time the eggs are laid, so I can't just move her into a breeding tank. I have no idea how to work this. Especially since the tank I use for breeding shrimp is over run by danio fry right now.
Could I partition off part of the tank they are in and make them a cave with driftwood?? If so how long do I leave the parents in? Do the young hide as well as they do? If so it will be fun figuring out if they have hatched.
So...... she is obviously up for it. Assuming the other one is a male how do I make this happen. The presence of another pleco, and about a dozen rainbow fish are complicating factors in the equation as well. I am assuming spawning takes place at the time the eggs are laid, so I can't just move her into a breeding tank. I have no idea how to work this. Especially since the tank I use for breeding shrimp is over run by danio fry right now.
Could I partition off part of the tank they are in and make them a cave with driftwood?? If so how long do I leave the parents in? Do the young hide as well as they do? If so it will be fun figuring out if they have hatched.
