how do i save my baby plecko's????

Question

welll she had babys a few weeks ago but where i disturbed them under the driftwood i must have exposed them and the angel fish or the red tailed shark ate them,in the last few days shes had more,how can i help them survive.obviously ill leave her to it now,but can i do n e thing elce to help her?/and duz n e 1 no if its easy t breed them??thanx xxxx

Answer 1

Probably the most misunderstood thing about breeding plecos is their diet. A minimal amount of protein in their diet helps them out with the breeding process. Depending on what your plecos eat (vegtables...) It seems that the wood eaters, Peckoltia and Panaque, enjoy chewing on apple and sweet potatoes.

resources:
http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworld/shanesworld.php?article_id=244

You should keep them in another tank until they get bigger (not big enough so they are fighting for space either).

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Plecos don't have babies (fry), they are egg layers. The eggs are guarded by the father until they hatch and start swimming around. Then he can do nothing more for them. The female kind of takes off and doesn't care.

Angelfish are renowned fry hunters and if they know there are fry in a tank, they will spend all their time looking for and eating them.

If it would be a major undertaking to catch and remove the pleco fry the easiest thing to do would be to move the angels and the shark to another tank if you have one. If not, catch the babies and put them in a fry net that hangs inside the tank so they will be in the water they hatched in. It will be easier to feed them in the net and easier to clean it too.

When my plecos spawn, I move the cave, the father and the eggs to another tank so the fry can hatch and not worry about being eaten. Once they are out swimming, just move the cave and the father back to the main tank.

I have two spawning pairs of bushynosed plecos right now, one albino (pink to white with pink eyes) pair and one pair that the female is brown and the male is albino.

Remember, if they spawn once, they will continue. The small bushynoses are notorious for making lots of babies when they are in good condition. Give them a small cave to get inside and you will have to separate them to stop them.

Good luck with saving the fry!

Answer 3

You can buy little boxes and hang it from the tank (on the inside) you will have to catch them all and put them in. Maybe get the other fish out fist while you do this.

Answer 4

i aint got a answer to this i just wanted to say thanx alot n yea i am happy witt the gurl im with i love her more then nething else in this world n thanx again

Answer 5

take the babies and put in it a tank by themselves.