Mmamnstr Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) All these sites that say little is known on breeding habits, and they don't share even that "Little" information..I have male and female and noticed the funny activity..nothing I have seen them do before , male chasing her around and laying beside her, shimmy and shake dance (she gets annoyed and leaves) but he is persistant! They usually just sort of each take one of the nice little caves but he seems to be activly searching her out, I know they are definatly not know to breed in captivity..but anyone know what the "little" to the breeding habits are? you would think even wild fish habits would be somewhere on the web..it's educational, heck I can find out breeding habits of squid,girraffes,cockroaches but not my own fish...Any links or ideas? :smokey: Edited December 22, 2008 by Mmamnstr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James (Western Canada) Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 If there is any site where you may find info, loaches online is IT! http://www.loaches.com/ don't be afraid to dig around in the archives, as almost any question you ask will have been asked and answered more than once in the past:) HTH James All these sites that say little is known on breeding habits, and they don't share even that "Little" information..I have male and female and noticed the funny activity..nothing I have seen them do before , male chasing her around and laying beside her, shimmy and shake dance (she gets annoyed and leaves) but he is persistant! They usually just sort of each take one of the nice little caves but he seems to be activly searching her out, I know they are definatly not know to breed in captivity..but anyone know what the "little" to the breeding habits are? you would think even wild fish habits would be somewhere on the web..it's educational, heck I can find out breeding habits of squid,girraffes,cockroaches but not my own fish...Any links or ideas? :smokey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I read on MFK or something once that they go really dark/really light in color, and that if you can breed any loaches, its Yoyo's. I think you'd need a VERY natural setup for this though lol. I think it'd be very interesting if you tried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkstar Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've read of accidental loach breedings before, usually occurring because of changes in temperature... IE: A warm spike, in the summer like the dry seasons, followed by cool water changes. I think I've also read that rainwater/snowwater can also sometimes cause breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmamnstr Posted December 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Well reading @ loaches online, under the breeding and the person saying about the shimmy shake lol, just like my male is doing gives me a good idea thats what is happening...just a wait and see thing I guess..so something they again dont tell..egglayers I would assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mine have certainly tried breeding, but I wasn't willing to encourage them. I had 11 Yo-yo's in a 90 gal tank with my H notatus, gourami's, Pleco's, Rainbowfish, so little privacy for them; lots of wood & anubias. These are pictures of the busy pair, both ripe and ready to breed. The male's body color faded out, but mouth and base of pectoral fins red. The female had faded some too, but most noticeable is her large and pear shaped abdomen. She was a willing participant. Good luck with their endeavors! Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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