Ancistrus - unpretentious drop-shaped fish, which many aquarists adore, that is why so often there are questions about the features of their reproduction, because because of its simplicity of content, aquarium catfish Antsistrus enjoy incredible demand.
How do viruses propagate?
Antsustrusov really is very simple to contain: they happily clean the aquarium , eating young algae from the walls and stones, live well with strong jumps in temperature or acidity level of water, are not demanding for the length of daylight, so they postpone the offspring also not particularly bothering - directly in general aquarium. However, the chance that the eggs will grow to fry in this case is minimal in view of the fact that the rest of the inhabitants of the water can simply eat them, that is why, for the reproduction of ancistrus in the aquarium, they need a separate reservoir for spawning. Plant a female and male to spawn when the abdomen first swells noticeably. Equip the aquarium with stones and pipes, which the male will clear for future offspring. After the site is prepared, the spawning should be stimulated by adding a third of the fresh water, which will slightly lower the temperature. During the spawning of Ancistrus, it is necessary to feed vegetative forages, for example, with scalded cabbage leaves, which should be lowered to the bottom for 2 days.
The female sits to spawn in the prepared place. The caviar is fine, orange, usually present in an amount of several dozen (if for the female this is the first spawning), or two hundred.
Immediately after laying eggs, the male begins to care for the future offspring, driving everyone, including the female, away from the eggs. In this case, the female is better to be planted in a separate aquarium, and the male is left alone with his parents' instincts for the entire period of caviar development. Fry usually appears after 5-7 days.