candystripe parents ??????

[WOOWOO]

Hi we are new to this site and looking for some help !! We have 2 candysripes in our tank and one has just got "fat" . Im assuming she has eggs and will lay then under the bog wood that she has now made a tunnel under . My question is .....how do I sex the other one ? Apparently its extremely rare for candy's to reproduce in an aquarium .

[Diana]

Candystripe as in Plecos?

Maybe Planet Catfish has pics of M & F so you might tell the difference. With most of the Loricariads I believe it is a different shape to the vent, so look very carefully if they ever cling to the glass.

[NancyD]

I think they are botia striata. I doubt you will be able to breed them but you never know. Loach eggs are very small, food for other fish including the parents, or to be sucked into the filter.

I had several, some that were fat, some not. I assume the chubby ones were female. Some say the red nose is only on males, I'm not sure if that's true.

[WOOWOO]

Thanks for the help / replies . one does have red under its whiskers , they have tunneled under the bog wood and wont allow and other fish near so we are optimistic ( crossing our fingers ) .