is it hard to breed weather loach?
how do you sex them and what size can they be sexed and breed?
how do you sex them and what size can they be sexed and breed?
weather loach
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i read that its very hard to breed the weather loach. It is rare that it happens
Breeding is fairly difficult, primarily due to lack of knowledge about their spawning habits. They are a cold water fish, and require several months of cold temperatures to induce spawning. Spawning occurs in the spring to early summer, before water temperatures become too warm.
They may be sexed based on the pectoral fins, which are larger in males than in females. Spawning follows a courtship ritual that includes sinuous movements back and forth by the breeding pair, sometimes lasting for a period of several hours. The fertilized eggs hatch in approximately three days. For the first week the fry feed on infusoria, after which they may be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp. (http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/loaches1/p/weatherloach.htm)
Breeding is fairly difficult, primarily due to lack of knowledge about their spawning habits. They are a cold water fish, and require several months of cold temperatures to induce spawning. Spawning occurs in the spring to early summer, before water temperatures become too warm.
They may be sexed based on the pectoral fins, which are larger in males than in females. Spawning follows a courtship ritual that includes sinuous movements back and forth by the breeding pair, sometimes lasting for a period of several hours. The fertilized eggs hatch in approximately three days. For the first week the fry feed on infusoria, after which they may be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp. (http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/loaches1/p/weatherloach.htm)