I have 4 of these fish in a 5-gallon tank. I turned around the other day and one of the males was bright yellow and attempting to get a female to come into his cave:
I took a look in the cave last night and it seems he was successful as he is definitely now guarding a batch of eggs:
As promised during my presentation, below are links to information about the content of my presentation that you might find interesting as well as links to my build threads in forums and my YouTube channel. Thank you so much for those that attended, as it was quite an honor to be able to present my project to you all as well as an honor meeting many of you.
American Currents (North American Native Fishes Association - NANFA) publication article about the Chasmodes blennies that I wrote a few years ago: https://www.nanfa.org/ac/striped-blenny-chasmodes-bosquianus.pdf
The study about oyster shell gape preferences by blennies of the Atlantic and other benthic fish:
A journal about breeding and rearing Chasmodes and other Atlantic/Gulf blennies by my friend, Josh Carter and his colleages:
Here's a video of when I first set this aquarium up, introducing most of the characters. I hope you enjoy it.
Hello PVAS community!
Just wanted to share a current project. Recently purchased 6 Toothpick Fish (Indostomus paradoxus) from Dan’s Fish. So far so good! Feeding them live baby brine every other night and it is fascinating to watch them eat/hunt! They’re currently in a 20L that is DENSELY planted with rocks and wood to hide out in. I was surprised how territorial they are to each other, especially during feedings. It seems all of them have settled in to their own designated parts of the tank.
Question to the community here:
any recommendations on literature on these guys. Goal is it better understand breeding habits and how to determine male vs female (if possible)
anyone have personal experience with these fish? Would love to hear your about it!
Had a couple of different species many years ago. Males have a little more color in the fins. Kept mine in a 5 gallon tank so it was easier for them to find food. Never saw any aggression. If I remember right they breed in small caves like a pvc tube. Would love to try them again.
Do you ever find fish in weird places? Like they migrate between tanks when you're not looking?
This Ancistrus sp. L509 was a juvie from a group that I moved out back at CatCon 2022 (more than a year!). He just turned up in our C. saulosi tank. No idea how he got there.
May have been hiding inside a sponge filter and you moved it to another tank. Happened to me before with some Loaches.
I haven't attempted to raise fry yet, but these guys are still at it.