clay pots

[john x jro]

is it nessacary to have clay pots for cacatuoides to lay eggs in? or will they la them on drift wood or slate

 

[Fatts]

If the drift wood has caves in it they will use it. They are cave spawners so expect them to want something to lay their eggs inside. On a side note, I use old 35mm film canisters. The 1 hours photo places are more than happy to give them to you.

 

[john x jro]

i have a cave made outtta slate...and theres a gap under drift wood

 

[tjudy]

When given a choice, my apistos seem to prefer a piece of driftwood. If the choice is terra cotta or coconut, they will choose coconut. So far that pattern has been consistent with all the apistos I have kept. Also for the Pelvicachromis taeniatus.

 

[aspen]

ime, it greatly depends on how much pressure there is in the tank from other fish, what type of spawning substrate they will use. i have a 90 gal tank with only 1 male and 2 female cacs. one female laid in a deep crevice in a piece of driftwood, even though there was a clay pot for her. in tanks with lots of other fish swimming around i've found they will always use tightly enclosed caves, like pots etc.

rick

 

[tjudy]

I posted that last response, and then went down to the fishroom to feed. I have a group of five A. veijita (1 male and 5 females) crammed into a 15 gallon. I had planned to remove the extra females once two start to spawn. The largest female spawned a week ago and chose to lay her eggs under driftwood. The second largest female spawned today... in a clay pot. Rick makes a good point though... that pot is the most protected space in the tank.