TheSwissAquarist Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Would anyone have any Sturisoma breeding advice (eg. species, water parameters etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_C Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 I have breed Sturisoma Panamense. Breeding was easy once the male and female was mature they breed in my community tank once a month usually around/near a full moon. Tank parameters were around pH=7.2 Temp: 78 deg.F, TDS=180.I do not know KH or GH It was a 65G planted community with a lot of manzanita. They laid eggs on the glass(usually) just like Farlowella that I also breed in the same tank. They laid around 15-20 eggs in a clutch. The male guards the eggs. Raising the Sturisoma and Farlowella fry was difficult and I still haven’t done that with great success. Although not very successful I still learned a lot from failed clutches. The fry don’t move much to search for food it is best to keep them in a confined space to concentrate the food. A “Dean’s Fishroom” style fry setup would probably be ideal to concentrate the fish and the food. I have a box of parts but have yet to build my setup. Being in a community tank I pulled the eggs into a Ziss egg tumbler most of the time(the Sturisoma would always lose some to fungus I never had a fungus issue with Farlowella) then put the fry in a Ziss Breeder box then I would slowly lose the fry. I think feeding is my issue raising the fry. Most successful reports I have read with Sturisoma and Farlowella they were feeding 3 times a day with a 50 % water change after each feeding. I started getting better results when I put seasoned twigs if driftwood and leaves in the breeder box. I also add cherry shrimp and a snail or two to help with the excess food. I have been feeding the fry what I feed the adults, variety of foods but mostly Omega One Kelp wafers. I am now believing the fry may need a little more protein and want to experiment with live baby brine and micro worms. These should stay alive longer in the breeder box and possibly move to the fish. I did leave a clutch in the main tank once and I did have one fry live to adult with no intervention. I do think its possible to colony breed in a Species tank. I am experimenting with this now with Farlowella. I hope that gets you started and I hope others chime in so I can learn more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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