breeding Yo-Yo loaches?

[Gail Futoran]

I have two Yo-Yo loaches about 2 years old in a
20 g tank. Yesterday I noticed them engaged in an
activity that I would guess could be best described
as mating.

My books have no information on loach breeding
(they were pretty emphatic that there IS not
info. on loaches breeding in aquariums).

I really don't mind if my two loaches are having
a bit of fun (good on them...), but wondered if
I should be on the lookout for little yo-yos, with
or without string. :) Heck, I can't even find if
they're live bearers or egg layers!

Any info. would be appreciated.

Gail

[Victor Martinez]

Gail Futoran wrote:
> Any info. would be appreciated.

loaches.com

FWIW, my yoyos get really fat once or twice a year, but I've never seen
what happens. Haven't seen baby yoyos either, but that would be quite
unlikely given all the carnivores that live in that tank. :)

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[HairyMcLeary]

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
.. .
> Gail Futoran wrote:
>> Any info. would be appreciated.
>
> loaches.com
>
> FWIW, my yoyos get really fat once or twice a year, but I've never seen
> what happens. Haven't seen baby yoyos either, but that would be quite
> unlikely given all the carnivores that live in that tank. :)
>
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I have read that they have never been bred in captivity, not sure if this is
still correct or not. Are they egg layers or live bearers?

Tony

[Victor Martinez]

HairyMcLeary wrote:
> I have read that they have never been bred in captivity, not sure if this is
> still correct or not. Are they egg layers or live bearers?

From loaches.com:

Breeding Botias in the home aquariums has been done only accidentally,
but I have witnessed some type of courtship behavior between my large
Botia Modestas. They would come out at night and start swimming in
circles around each other. Then, they would swim upside down together.
This behaviors pattern would last 10-15 minutes and then it would stop.
I witnessed this on several occasions during the year. Botias are being
bred on a commercial scale in Thailand and Florida, by injecting
hormones into them. In the wild, these fish breed during the dryer
season, and they fry hatch during the on coming of the rainy season.
Many water changes, and lots of aeration may do the trick in breeding
this genus.

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[HairyMcLeary]

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> HairyMcLeary wrote:
>> I have read that they have never been bred in captivity, not sure if this
>> is still correct or not. Are they egg layers or live bearers?
>
> From loaches.com:
>
> Breeding Botias in the home aquariums has been done only accidentally, but
> I have witnessed some type of courtship behavior between my large Botia
> Modestas. They would come out at night and start swimming in circles
> around each other. Then, they would swim upside down together. This
> behaviors pattern would last 10-15 minutes and then it would stop.

I have witnessed this type of behaviour from time to time with my Yo-Yo's,
but because I convinced myself that they can't breed in captivity I had
dismissed it as just playing, my Pictus cats do a similar thing.

Tony

[Gail Futoran]

"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> HairyMcLeary wrote:
>> I have read that they have never been bred in captivity, not sure if this
>> is still correct or not. Are they egg layers or live bearers?
>
> From loaches.com:
>
> Breeding Botias in the home aquariums has been done only accidentally, but
> I have witnessed some type of courtship behavior between my large Botia
> Modestas. They would come out at night and start swimming in circles
> around each other. Then, they would swim upside down together. This
> behaviors pattern would last 10-15 minutes and then it would stop. I
> witnessed this on several occasions during the year. Botias are being bred
> on a commercial scale in Thailand and Florida, by injecting hormones into
> them. In the wild, these fish breed during the dryer season, and they fry
> hatch during the on coming of the rainy season. Many water changes, and
> lots of aeration may do the trick in breeding this genus.
>
> --
> Victor M. Martinez
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So "fry hatch" refers to egg layers? Sorry to be
so dense, but I tend to have fish that don't breed
easily. My corys will sometimes lay eggs but they
never survive being eaten. Not a complaint, I
don't really want a bunch of baby fish around, but
it does explain the depth of my ignorance. :)

Gail

[Gail Futoran]

"HairyMcLeary" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
> ...
>> HairyMcLeary wrote:
>>> I have read that they have never been bred in captivity, not sure if
>>> this is still correct or not. Are they egg layers or live bearers?
>>
>> From loaches.com:
>>
>> Breeding Botias in the home aquariums has been done only accidentally,
>> but I have witnessed some type of courtship behavior between my large
>> Botia Modestas. They would come out at night and start swimming in
>> circles around each other. Then, they would swim upside down together.
>> This behaviors pattern would last 10-15 minutes and then it would stop.
>
> I have witnessed this type of behaviour from time to time with my Yo-Yo's,
> but because I convinced myself that they can't breed in captivity I had
> dismissed it as just playing, my Pictus cats do a similar thing.
>
> Tony

It's helpful to read others who have observed the
same behaviors in their Yo-Yos. Perhaps mine
have simply reached a certain maturity, or they did
it when I wasn't looking. I can tell when my Cory
cats are mating, but I've had Cories for ages. I'm
relatively new to (but completely enamored of)
loaches. :)

Gail

[Victor Martinez]

Gail Futoran wrote:
> So "fry hatch" refers to egg layers? Sorry to be

I guess so. :)

> never survive being eaten. Not a complaint, I
> don't really want a bunch of baby fish around, but
> it does explain the depth of my ignorance. :)

That's what newsgroups are for, learning.

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