Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :)

Subject: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:46 am

Found a nice supprise this morning, my group of Sp. Tocantins have spawned, noticed a small ball of eggs kicked out and then looked inside the cave and found this :clap:

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Ancistrusspriotocantins

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Ancistrusspriotocantins

here is a pic i took a couple of months ago of the group:

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Sptocantins

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:38 pm

WOW plenty of eggs Shocked

Congrats mate Good Job

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:43 pm

Congratulations Andrew and good luck with the eggs Good Job

They are great looking BN's

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:49 pm

wow they look chunky!

Good luck with the fry!

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:06 am

here's a couple of photo's taken on my iphone (sorry about quality, its crap close up!)

2 days after hatching:

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Sptocantins2days

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Sptocantins2days

6 days after hatching:

Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Sptocantins6days

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:29 am

Oh they so cute

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:56 am

Very nice indeed cheers

Subject: tocantins Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:34 pm

hi andrew these are really nice little fellas i bought 6 of them off you a few weeks ago however i am having problems finding a care regime for them i.e. a species info sheet regarding diet ph temp sexing and the like any help would be appreciated regards ian
ianchandler@live.com

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:43 pm

this is best done via PM

Tho, if andrew wants to do a write up... Twisted Evil

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:22 pm

hi doug
sorry if i have gone about this the wrong way it was not intentional

what i actually meant was:- has anyone got a care sheet for the rio tocantins please?

i asked this on the thread where andrew had posted as he was the breeder that i bought mine from and was very helpful when i called at his house to collect them
however i have since lost his mobile number and e-mail address

the other reason that i posted openly is that someone else may read the thread who wants a care regime for these little fellas or someone other than andrew who has a regime sheet may read it and reply in the same manner so that everyone may reap the benefits as these are still fairly rare and unusual bristlenoses (to me at least)
information on the care and welfare / sexing / breeding / environmental issues is not easy to find so i thought that i would ask on here where i expect to find people with the best knowledge on the subject

Subject: Re: Sp. Rio Tocantins spawned :) Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:13 pm

As you say they are still quite rare so there is little information about them. Ideally contacting Andrew would be your best option either by pm on here or you could try via Ebay, he still has some of his L325 Jari Blue Ancistrus Bristlenose up for auction, so you could use the ask a quesion link.

What little info I have seen is:

Size : 14cms
pH : 6 - 7.5
Temp : 25 -29 c
Diet : Slightly more of an omnivore than herbivore.
Sexing : As for other Ancistrus, only males will have bristles on the snout and upper lip, females often have some bristles on the upper lip.

Although they are rare in the trade keeping and breeding is classed as relatively easy.