I just got some L082. I know this thread is a little dated but like you it was one that I have been trying to obtain for a while. Are the ones you got wild or tank raised? I could not afford wild ones. Joe's Aqua had them on ore sale for 40$ each. But they said they could not get them after all. Th...

Some pictures I've been taking when I thought about it. I did date them to show how long it is taking for them to get the spots.

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Chuck

Thank you. They seem to be eating well and exploring their new home (after lights out mostly). Gave them some black worms the first night just to make sure they ate and some pellets. All were gone by morning.

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Chuck

I don't have any good side by side.... but well fed mature adults are easy to sex. Females will have some odontodes but nowhere near and much as the male has. Females are also wider in the mid section.

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Chuck

Picked up some L82 yesterday. They have been on my wanted list for many years. ~3" to 5.75" TL.... looks like I have both sex in this group but are still very young.

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Chuck

I bred some of them and kept 1 that I grow up.... turned out to be a female and a friend of mine needed one for his male. He was able to breed it in less than a month after he got it. It was ~15 months old when she bred..... I keep a group in a community tank and have bred them several times..... bu...

They are all doing well and seem to be eating good. Still look drab...but I am sure they will start coloring up in a couple weeks. Some pictures I took of them and some tankmates.

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Chuck

Thanks Chuck! I've been offering some bug bites and earthworm sticks but tough to know if they get to them since they never leave the leaves while I'm there and there's ramshorn snails in the breeder net. They're growing and don't seem skinny so they seem to be eating enough. I had a bad experience...

Congratulations on the fry! Some flake foods or meatier type pellet foods should be offered too IMO. I do find Hypancistrus fry like to eat off leaves and wood much more than most adults. The fry will often eat some algae as well.

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Chuck

You've just reminded me the fry are pretty unicoloured at first, which is odd for such a pretty fish. They look healthy mind you - great work! Jools Thanks Jools! I agree, very odd. I can't think of any other pleco that is like this..... any other pleco that I have bred have at least some spotting/...

They look great keep the updates coming! they already look quite slender will be interesting to see how the pattern develops Will do. Day 13... A few pictures I took today. Let them loose in the tank. Egg sack is almost gone and it's a fry only tank...... tankmates are all ~1 month old or less so n...

Thought I would update with some pictures. Day 11 (5 days after they hatched) and they are starting to get some color. Picture of the one I think is the mother too. Hope you enjoy and if you want me to keep updating, please let me know.

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Chuck

The new one looks male to me... I agree the first one looks female.

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Chuck

Not the best picture but I did want to risk moving them just to take a picture.

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Chuck

That's terrific! Good luck with them. Cheers, Eric Thanks Eric. Awesome. How big are the breeders? Thank you. They are not full grow yet.... at a guess I would say 7" TL female and 8" TL male. My guess is there was ~45/50 eggs laid, and I got ~35 wigglers. I did have some fungus and the m...

I picked up some F1 L124's from Eric Bodrock back in May 2019. 5 days ago, I found a male with eggs. I removed the eggs to hatch.... I found an egg outside his cave so thought it best to pull them. Hope you enjoy.

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Chuck

It's a Hypancistrus...... I would say L471.
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Chuck

I have 2 groups of L397's...... one I got as juvies in 2018 the others were adults, I got in 2019 so no idea how old they are. Both still spawn often. My oldest plec I still have are L174 and Peckoltia zwerg I got in 2004 and 2005. Both still breed and produce fry.....

HTH
Chuck

Picked up what looks like a male and female plecs a couple weeks ago. They come in as L14..... to me they look like L253's but would like to see what you all think. They are both around 7" TL.

Thanks,
Chuck

Like Eric said.... he needs some other foods. He is more of a omnivores pleco than an herbivore, but I would also feed more often too. Skipping a day every so often if fine but every other day isn't (IMO).

Hope that helps,
Chuck

Found another batch of eggs this morning. The first batch I pulled from the male... this one was kicked. Look to be in good shape and a good amount.

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Chuck

Chuck, Just out of curiosity, what does the water bill look like? Off the top of my head I am calculating just under 4,000 gallons a month for water changes. -Shane I am on a well so no "water bill". But my electric bill is way up there. Right now, I have both fish rooms running as far as...

Nice! :) Also nice looking mini plecos in the other post) How many and how large are the tanks aprox? Have a good weekend! Thank you! So far, I have 30-40 breeders (~151 liter), 6-75 gallon (~285 liter), 1-90 gallon (~340 liter), and 4-~50 gallon (~189 liter) tanks set up. I still have more I need ...

bekateen wrote: ↑12 Aug 2022, 14:24 Looks good Chuck!

fishguy1978 wrote: ↑12 Aug 2022, 14:39 Wow, super cool.

Thank you both.

I did collect some yesterday so will try them out next time I have a reason. Beautiful plecos indeed, looking forward to updates. Thanks for putting up with my questions! No worries, I am happy to answer any questions so feel free to ask! Decided it was time for them to go in the main tank. I've tr...

Sorry for it taking so long...... Just wanted to show the progress of the fish room. Still have more stands to make and tanks to move but I have been taking some pictures as it progressed. I will update as I get more done. If you have questions, feel free to ask.

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Chuck

The safer they feel the more they are willing to come out in the open. Give them lots of hiding places..... caves, rockwork, wood, ect. Maybe some top or midwater fish wouldn't hurt too. I have discus, rainbows, and angels for different tanks for people to look at and keep it more interesting... HTH...

What's the problem with picking them from the ground? They are quite abundant in the area where I live so could pick(actually got a branch standing outside the door for decoration). Thanks for the tips, I am using almond leaves in some of my tanks but would be better not having to spend money on th...

I should add that Almond leaves do the same as Alder cones from what I hear.... but I have never tried them.

Cool! How did you hatch the eggs? I don't like egg tumblers. I take a large glass jar with 7/8 water (so it will float) in the tank they were bred in and an air stone. The first 12 hours or so I have Alder cones in with the eggs.... after I do 100% water changes several times a day till they are re...