caring for otocinclus catfish eggs

[Fishkeeper88]

i have no clue what to do but i want to hatch these eggs out of kindness and love for fish. the otocinclus catfish eggs are all over the glass. what should i do?

 

[Fishkeeper88]

please someone help....

 

[Fishkeeper88]

okay so i set up a hatchery tank wish me luck still no clue what to do. there is little info about breeding these fish and razing their young any info may be helpful.

 

[danielt]

What do your oto eggs look like? I have some eggs and I have two otos, but I'm not sure if theyre snail eggs. I have a picture

 

[Fishkeeper88]

those look like snail eggs because they are in a cluster. otocinclus catfish eggs are individual sticky eggs either on the glass or on leaves.

 

[danielt]

Ah, thanks

 

[Fishkeeper88]

please help!!!! i understand that this is a rare event to have otocinclus catfish eggs... i put the surving eggs in a ten gallon with a sponge on the filter now what?

 

[Fishkeeper88]

help!!!!

please help!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shadey]

I don't have any experience, but google yields this:

No care is given once they are laid. The eggs hatch in about two days and three days later the fry are free swimming.

Suggested foods:
-infusoria
-newly hatched brine shrimp
-crushed vegetable flake food
-boiled spinach
-powdered egg yolk
-very small microworms


Otocinclus affinis, with care, maintenance requirements and breeding information for your tropical fish

Otocinclus Fish

Otocinclus catfish

Good luck !

 

[mfdrookie516]

I have no input, as I've never had oto eggs... but I'm curious if you witnessed their breeding habits? Two of mine have been doing what seems to be very close to what mbuna do when they're breeding. I haven't really gone in to much depth in google, but I'm just wondering if you might have seen anything like that.

 

[Fishkeeper88]

the fish swim side by side. then one forms an arch with its body. next the other fish comes up with its nose in the arch and they make "T" shape. i haven't witnessed mine, it happened in the middle of the night but i read about it online.


* there is actually very little info about these fish breeding in captivity. so im working really hard to keep this thread alive.

 

[siva]

I have no input, as I've never had oto eggs... but I'm curious if you witnessed their breeding habits? Two of mine have been doing what seems to be very close to what mbuna do when they're breeding. I haven't really gone in to much depth in google, but I'm just wondering if you might have seen anything like that.

Here's a video: Otocinclus spawning - YouTube.

It takes about 5 days from the times the eggs are laid until the fry are free swimming, so get some brine shrimp and infusoria going ASAP if you haven't already.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Wow, that's exactly what they were doing. Sorry for kind of hijacking your thread fishkeeper. Perhaps you can use this for tips once you start seeing some more progress.

 

[Fishkeeper88]

i just picked up Hikari first bites and am going to use blanched zuchini after the yolk is gone. hopefully this works. any ideas people?

 

[Fishkeeper88]

Here's a video: Otocinclus spawning - YouTube.

It takes about 5 days from the times the eggs are laid until the fry are free swimming, so get some brine shrimp and infusoria going ASAP if you haven't already.

i picked first bites which has alot of stuff in it such as fish meal, wheat flour, krill meal,soybean meal, brewers yeast, dried seaweed meal, spirulina, rice bran and garlic ect. hopefully it works