A simple and reliable method is described for breeding spined loach, Cobitis taenia Linnaeus, 1758, under laboratory conditions. Three 40 L aquaria were each provided with a thick tuft of moss placed on top of a gauze-covered plastic box to serve as a spawning site. Ovoposition always occurred in the most densely available vegetation. The nonadhesive eggs fell through the gauze into the box. The spined loach is a fractional spawner releasing eggs in 14-18 batches at intervals of 2-23 (median 6) days. The total number of eggs per female was 2905-4282 during the reproductive season of 101-120 days. Yolks measured 1.14 ± 0.07 mm and eggs were 2.54 ± 0.22 mm in diameter. Total larval length was 5.03 ± 0.34 mm at hatching and 6.77 ± 0.34 mm at the beginning of exogenous feeding. The method allowed the rearing of numerous young for conservation measures and experimental investigations.
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Bohlen, J. (1999). Reproduction of spined loach, Cobitis taenia, (Cypriniformes; Cobitidae) under laboratory conditions. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 15(2), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0426.1999.00122.x
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