Breedin Clown Loaches - Aquarium Advice

Mr Bunny · 02-18-2006, 12:51 AM

How Should I go about Breeding Clown Loaches? I have heard they are hard. Any hints and tips?

toddnbecka · 02-18-2006, 03:28 AM

If you succeed, you can make a fortune writing and selling the how-to book. As far as anyone knows, they don't breed in aquariums. They also grow very slowly, approximately 1 inch/year, up to 12 inches. What size are they sexually mature? What triggers spawning? If anybody knows, they ain't tellin'.

Wizzard~Of~Ozz · 02-18-2006, 07:40 AM

They become sexually mature at over 7". they have been bred once in an aquarium that I am aware of, the reason they bred is unknown and it wasn't planned..

Best of luck.

mumrah · 02-25-2006, 11:10 PM

i heard that some guy had a big 200+ gallon with a bunch of loaches in it and the power went out, so the water got really cold, then he put a heater in there hooked up to a generator and a weeks later had loach babies.

So yea, pretty sure that one's best left to mother nature.

toddnbecka · 02-26-2006, 04:35 AM

Not really possible in a home aquarium, when loaches spawn, they produce 50,000+ eggs. The eggs are tiny, and absorb water upon release. They then get sucked into filters, or eaten by other fish. The volume of water required is HUGE, not to mention that no one knows what actually triggers spawning. On a practical level, breeding octopus would be much easier than clown loaches. (The female dies after incubating the eggs, and the young eat each other) Some things are better off left to nature.

kaz · 02-26-2006, 07:08 AM

we live in 2006 my god, we fly to the freakin moon, we create mission to outer space but no one knows what or how to breed a **** fish lol. got to love this balance of a world.

YuccaPatrol · 02-26-2006, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaz

we live in 2006 my god, we fly to the freakin moon, we create mission to outer space but no one knows what or how to breed a darn fish lol. got to love this balance of a world.

The clown loaches haven't forgotten how to do it, they just won't tell us what turns them on.

And I think it is nice that some things are a mystery. . .

02-18-2006, 12:51 AM	#1
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02-18-2006, 07:40 AM	#3
Wizzard~Of~Ozz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,015 Images: 2	They become sexually mature at over 7". they have been bred once in an aquarium that I am aware of, the reason they bred is unknown and it wasn't planned.. Best of luck. __________________ 120 Gal SW, 150lbs Prem. Fiji, 23Gal Sump, 2x250w 15K MH, 4x65w Actinic 3 x Halichoeres Chrysus (1 surfed), 3 x Nemateleotris magnifica, 1 x Centropyge bicolor, 11 x Scarlet Hermits, 6 x Zebra Hermits, 40 x Astrea Snails, 6 x Nassarius Snails, 3 x Cerith Snails

02-25-2006, 11:10 PM	#4
mumrah Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tallahassee, Fl Posts: 248 Images: 7	i heard that some guy had a big 200+ gallon with a bunch of loaches in it and the power went out, so the water got really cold, then he put a heater in there hooked up to a generator and a weeks later had loach babies. So yea, pretty sure that one's best left to mother nature. __________________ -David 55g: 5 clown loaches 1 common pleco 1 veiled angel 5 glofish Tap Water: [acronym:a34dbabd58="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:a34dbabd58] 7.5, 9 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of carbonate hardness"]dkh[/acronym:a34dbabd58], 11 [acronym:a34dbabd58="Degrees of general hardness"]dgh[/acronym:a34dbabd58]

02-26-2006, 07:08 AM	#6
kaz Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,290	we live in 2006 my god, we fly to the freakin moon, we create mission to outer space but no one knows what or how to breed a **** fish lol. got to love this balance of a world. __________________ I thank you all for your attention and time! 75g/Rena Xp3/Inline Heater/Rena Air 200/Eco-Complete/Current Dual Daylight System 6 Rummy Nose, 9 Ottos, 2 Yoyo Loach, 1 Golden Nugget Pleco, 2 Julli's Cory, 4 Angelicus Botia, 1 Chocolate Kuhli Loach, 3 Ghost Shrimp, 1 SAE, 1 Black Mollie, 1 Redeye Swordtail Mollie, 1 C-Pleco, MTS, Guppy's Plants Argentine Sword, Amazon Sword, Micro Sword, Xmas Moss, Pennywort, Hornwort, Jave Fern, Baby Tears, Moneywort, Ludwigia, Wisteria, Giant Bacoba, Hygro 'Sunset'

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02-18-2006, 03:28 AM	#2
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	If you succeed, you can make a fortune writing and selling the how-to book. As far as anyone knows, they don't breed in aquariums. They also grow very slowly, approximately 1 inch/year, up to 12 inches. What size are they sexually mature? What triggers spawning? If anybody knows, they ain't tellin'.

02-26-2006, 04:35 AM	#5
toddnbecka Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 750	Not really possible in a home aquarium, when loaches spawn, they produce 50,000+ eggs. The eggs are tiny, and absorb water upon release. They then get sucked into filters, or eaten by other fish. The volume of water required is HUGE, not to mention that no one knows what actually triggers spawning. On a practical level, breeding octopus would be much easier than clown loaches. (The female dies after incubating the eggs, and the young eat each other) Some things are better off left to nature.

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