While trying to get some photos of 6 week old Devario sondhii fry to see if the dark cleithral spot behind the gill opening was visible yet, I found a very pleasant surprise in the tank.
The L183 plecos (Ancistrus dolichopterus) that I picked up from Steve Parlin at the CAFE BAP auction back in April 2013 have fry! I haven’t been paying them too much attention because I thought they were still too young to spawn.
![L183 Fry](https://i0.wp.com/ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/1024x768_fry_001.jpg?resize=660%2C495&ssl=1)
I’ve been keeping them in 99% rain water with a large piece of drift wood. The tank is heated to 82 °F.
![L183 Fry](https://i0.wp.com/ballaquatics.com/ba-wp/wp-content/uploads/800x600_fry_002.jpg?resize=660%2C505&ssl=1)