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Posted by atomweaver on January 2, 2008, 11:30 am
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> Thanks for all the replies. It was useful information but, alas,
> nature had other ideas. The eggs are gone and there's not a fry to
> be seen. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough - I'll keep an eye on it.
> Sadly, the pleco died, though I'm sure this is a coincidence.
>
> Another, related question - I returned from a two week vacation on
> Sunday to find these eggs. While I was gone, the furmace quit
> working for three days, and I was told that the temp in the house
> dropped to 42 degrees during that time. The tank's heater was
> working, but I suspect it couldn't keep up with that. Also, my son
> (the house sitter) told me that he forgot to feed the fish for two
> days in a row last week. Perhaps this was partly to blame for the
> pleco's demise. But, aside from that, I've been led to believe that
> fish can be coaxed into laying eggs by adjusting their water
> temperature and feeding patterns. Could this be one of the reasons
> that the fish laid these eggs at this time?
>
Many cories spawn in response to a temperature drop (I'm told this is a
biological response to spring mountain snow melting in South America).
I've gotten my paleatus to do this on a few occasions with a cool water
change (60 degF water change of 50% on a 74 degF tank).
DaveZ
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> nature had other ideas. The eggs are gone and there's not a fry to
> be seen. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough - I'll keep an eye on it.
> Sadly, the pleco died, though I'm sure this is a coincidence.
>
> Another, related question - I returned from a two week vacation on
> Sunday to find these eggs. While I was gone, the furmace quit
> working for three days, and I was told that the temp in the house
> dropped to 42 degrees during that time. The tank's heater was
> working, but I suspect it couldn't keep up with that. Also, my son
> (the house sitter) told me that he forgot to feed the fish for two
> days in a row last week. Perhaps this was partly to blame for the
> pleco's demise.