Breeding Weather Loaches

[Abbeys_Mom]

Has anyone done this or know anyone who has? I have scoured the internet, but can find no practical info. I have my 27g set up for them right now, so we will see if I have any luck. I have a male and female golden dojo (just another name for weather loaches). The female currently has eggs (you can see them right through her skin). They just spawned last week as well, but there were other fish in the tank. I have read that part of the problem with breeding them is getting the right conditions for them to spawn, as they need a cold spell followed by warm water.
Anyway, I would love some info.
I will keep everyone posted.

[escamosa]

My very first fish was a weather loach, i love those guys.
This is the only info i could find on loaches, hope it helps a bit.thumbs2:

Breeding:

Breeding is fairly difficult, primarily due to lack of knowledge about their spawning habits. They are a cold water fish, and require several months of cold temperatures to induce spawning. Spawning occurs in the spring to early summer, before water temperatures become too warm.

They may be sexed based on the pectoral fins, which are larger in males than in females. Spawning follows a courtship ritual that includes sinuous movements back and forth by the breeding pair, sometimes lasting for a period of several hours. The fertilized eggs hatch in approximately three days. For the first week the fry feed on infusoria, after which they may be fed freshly hatched brine shrimp.

Diet:
Weather loaches are great vacuum cleaners, sucking up virtually anything that falls to the bottom of the tank, and spitting out what it doesn't care for. They are particularly fond of fish eggs, so keep that in mind if you are thinking of breeding egg laying fish in the same tank. In the wild their diet consists of insect larvae and small worms. However, they will also readily eat fresh vegetables. Peas are a prized delicacy, but should be skinned before being placed in the tank.

[Abbeys_Mom]

They are still spawning every few days. I have not seen any fry yet, but I have not dug around in the tank either. They could be hidden, as I would imagine loach fry would. My female is currently getting ready to spawn again (being a pale golden loach, you can see the eggs). I worry that they have been eating the eggs themselves. I have a sponge filter in the corner of the tank that isn't running, so I hope the fry can hide under that if any manage to hatch.
We are moving on the 29th, so if I don't have any sign of fry then, it will have to wait until next spring, as I will need to drain the tanks.