I have had a pair of P. Walti for several years, They have laid massive amounts of eggs every once in a while, but all the eggs have always molded and never produced a single tadpole.
Now, they are at it again, the male dragging the much larger and fatter female around the tank, almost looking like he's trying to drown her (we all know that feeling), and I'll really like it to work out this time, as it's spring and I can keep the youngsters outside during the summer in a 2000 liter tank I use for collecting rainwater.
What's the optimum temperature and water quality for making the fry hatch? At this point I'm pretty sure tap water isn't good enough for the task. Rainwater? Water from local swamp?
There's a video of the two here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBl3NEfQ_g4
It's very clear the female has developed a strategy for finding the head of the worm and eating it first, while the male just keeps practising the grab'n'shake.
Now, they are at it again, the male dragging the much larger and fatter female around the tank, almost looking like he's trying to drown her (we all know that feeling), and I'll really like it to work out this time, as it's spring and I can keep the youngsters outside during the summer in a 2000 liter tank I use for collecting rainwater.
What's the optimum temperature and water quality for making the fry hatch? At this point I'm pretty sure tap water isn't good enough for the task. Rainwater? Water from local swamp?
There's a video of the two here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBl3NEfQ_g4
It's very clear the female has developed a strategy for finding the head of the worm and eating it first, while the male just keeps practising the grab'n'shake.