SAS Member Spawning Report
Clown Pleco
Panaqolus maccus
General Information
Name:
Eric Thomas
Date (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-08-09
Common Name:
Clown Pleco
Scientific Name:
Panaqolus maccus
Aquarium Conditions
pH:
6.3-7.3
General Hardness (ppm):
350-450
Temp.:
78
Nitrate (ppm):
Tank Size (inches LxWxH):
24 x 12 x 12 = 15
Water Source:
tap water
Water Changes - How Often/How Much:
Every 2-3 weeks, 80%
Filtration System(s):
Aqueon Quietflow 40 HOB
Additives:
SeaChem Prime
Tank Décor
Plants:
None
Substrate:
Sand
Lighting
fluorescent light on a 12L:12D timer
Reproduction
Reproduction Method:
Egg Layer
Approx. # of Eggs or Fry:
25
Date of Hatch or Birth (yyyy-mm-dd):
2015/07/31
Date Free Swimming:
2015/08/13
Food
Food Fed to Parents and How Often:
Parents eat wood in tank and fed raw sweet potatoes about every 3 days
Food Fed to Fry and How Often:
Fry fed dry flake food blended with algae pellets and freeze-dried Tubifex worms, all pulverized in a mortar and pestle. Fry also provided wood and raw sweet potato as food supplements. Powdered food was provided 1-2 times per day. Wood was available continuously; sweet potato was added every 2-3 days.
Comments
Seven adults (3M:4F) in a species-only tank. A simple aquarium setup with sand or small gravel substrate, 1" - 1.5" diameter bamboo caves and lots of driftwood. A powerhead was added to the tank to increase current, with an airstone suspended in front of the powerhead. Leave the fish alone. They will breed.