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I had a surprise in my river tank when I got home from four weeks holiday. My Vanmanenia sp. (possibly got an ID here) had spawned and I found two small fry. I have only Sewellia, Gastromyzon and Sinogastromyzon species in the tank so looking at the fry's fins, there's no question they're Vanmanenía. There are only two of them but they're already 2 cm (TL) so I think they'll make it.

Some pics:





And for reminder a pic of an adult:



(Had to edit to get the links right.)

Congratulations!!!
Did you notice any spawning behaviour in the adults?
Keep the pics coming.

Thanks, Jim!
The adults have been kind of dancing in pairs, but I can't tell if it's got anything to do with spawning, they might be just fighting. Once I saw one couple acting differently, they danced vertically (it's not easy, I've got quite a current in the tank) and were twisted around each other.

congratulations, it's always great to see fry in the tank, from what you said the twisting in the current sounds like they were spawning at that time.
well done mate

mick

Congratulations!!!

What a nice fish! Congratulations on the fry.

(Totally off subject, you can pm me if you like: what are the origins of the Finnish language? I was looking at the website the pictures are on and it is such an unusual language. I am curious and nosy. Thanks. )

Wow, congrats on the fry. The adult is a very good looking fish too.

The fry look quite a bit like Liniparhomaloptera disparis fry.
Here is a poor quality pic of a 1.25cm fry that came from some spawnings I had a few years ago.
The adults look quite similar to L. disparis, too.

congralations! great news

Thanks to everybody!
Jim: surely they're very similar to your fish. I'm not an expert, but after comparing my fish to pictures of Vanmanenia cf. pingchowensis and Liniparhomaloptera disparis I still think they look more like Vanmanenia.

Very nice indeed and congrats, have to keep eyes open for these.

I also think your fish are Vanmanenia cf. pingchowensis . I just wanted to show you how similar the fish are to Liniparhomaloptera disparis .
I have had numerous Liniparhomaloptera disparis over the years (only have one now) but have been hoping to find one of the Vanmanenia species. Martin has had both and has told me that the Vanmanenia are a more attractive fish. I like the yellow color on yours.

Yes, the yellow in their fins is quite pretty. I'm trying to get my hands on more of these. One of the employees at my LFS (where I found the fish) has two in her own tank and she is willing to sell them to me after hearing that mine have spawned.
I'll post new pics when I have some.

Congratulations

Congratulations, Kalevi! Would you mind telling us about some of your water parameters, specifically pH and hardness. Would also love to see some pics of the entire tank.

Well done!

Emma