Tips for Successful Loaches Fish Spawning
Monday, May 20, 2019
Description: spawn loaches fish using the ideal breeding tank and proper steps. Here is how you can try spawning loaches at home.
Loaches
are not common fish for breeding in captivity. However, knowing how to spawn loaches fish will help if you
plan to start a business. While it is difficult, you can achieve success with
the right breeding setup.
Tank Requirements for
Loach Spawning
Loaches
get stressed easily, so the breeding tank must be comfortable. Make sure it is
warm enough based on the fish species (ask the fish supplier for ideal
temperature each species likes). Keep the standard pH at 6.0 to 6.5. Plant some
water vegetations for hiding spots and egg placing.
Keep
the light in the tank dim and the water level low. The tank volume must be
similar with your regular loach tank.
Steps to Spawn Loaches
Here
are the steps you must take to spawn loaches:
1. Pick loaches that are ready for
breeding. They must be healthy, have a good appetite, and have sizes of at
least six inches long
2. Place the pair in the spawning
tank
3. Feed the pair regularly with live
feeds, such as bloodworms and blackworms
4. Pay attention to the female. When
it is ready to release eggs, you may see greenish mass beneath its body
5. Wait until the female release
green eggs. They will stick to the floating plants
6. Take the fish pair immediately to
prevent them from eating the eggs
7. Eggs hatch after 24 hours. Once
you see fry, feed them brine shrimps, infusoria, and special flakes for fry
Your new loaches will reach sexual maturity
after around 24 months. Keep adult loaches as a small school in at least
15-gallon tank. One school must not exceed six fish.
Don’t
get disheartened if your loaches don’t breed, even under the ideal condition.
Even the most experienced fish suppliers rarely breed loaches in captivity.
However, trying to spawn loaches fish
is great to test your fish-keeping skill. You can also get new fish to decorate
multiple tanks at home instead of buying them.
Sources:
https://blog.aquariuminfo.org/4272-2/#Breeding_Clown_Loach
https://www.fishkeepingworld.com/kuhli-loach/#How_To_Breed_Kuhli_Loaches