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by de221ck
24 Feb 2017, 14:54
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

Re: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???

will figure it out thanks! btw, i have two royals in the tank and 1 looks IDENTICAL to the one in your icon profile, i posted a pic of him somewhere 2 years ago here. the other one is a much darker color and does not have the horns both about a foot big and since i feed meatier foods i been contempl...
by de221ck
24 Feb 2017, 05:44
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

Re: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???

thanks your advice seems to be what i was told here 2 years ago so i been putting this off hoping they would work in the 240 gal without me finding the eggs, i suspect one cave one of my breeding larger king tigers who has a bigger belly seems to hide in all day, so if i remove this cave and find eg...
by de221ck
24 Feb 2017, 02:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

Re: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???

i was reading about them building a dam where these fish are wild caught, it was being put off forever due to tribes fighting and lawsuits, ect, but they are expecting to finish it in the next two years. so i hope you keep breeding them in case because from what i read it could make these fish in th...
by de221ck
24 Feb 2017, 02:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

Re: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???

Hi. My breeding king tiger males are at least 10 years old (I have had them for 9 years) and they still breed regularly. They generally have about 30 eggs in a batch but they can have up to 50. I find that if I leave the young in the tank very few survive. I think they have trouble competing with t...
by de221ck
23 Feb 2017, 05:21
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???
Replies: 7
Views: 1688

L666 King Tiger breeding - update after 5 years here, ???

hello planet catfish, i got a lot of help breeding my king tigers here and wanted to see if anyone knew if i should try something suggested years ago but have one or two concerns. i had started with 3 of king tigers from a fish store at basically fry, after 5 years they finally had babies. i had tho...
by de221ck
25 Sep 2015, 17:32
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: how hard is it to ship?
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

Re: how hard is it to ship?

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by de221ck
25 Sep 2015, 17:12
Forum: For Sale (USA & Canada)
Topic: how hard is it to ship?
Replies: 2
Views: 1147

how hard is it to ship?

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by de221ck
03 May 2014, 04:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: How to prepare veggies for plecos?
Replies: 16
Views: 22828

Re: How to prepare veggies for plecos?

my royals occasionally get cucumber as a treat, i just stick a fork or spoon through it to sink it. thats all they really took a liking to that i tried...
by de221ck
03 May 2014, 04:44
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?
Replies: 11
Views: 2851

Re: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?

on a side note, if anyone knows any tricks to help king tigers breed please do share, ive not seen babies in awhile... most are 2+ inches now, i hope they didn't break up/divorce? :P
by de221ck
29 Apr 2014, 18:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?
Replies: 11
Views: 2851

Re: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?

im worried about the filtration, i'm going to start doing more water changes because it may be awhile before i can afford better, im in a rutt financially. i also do not want to kill any baby king tigers, considering you can sell them online i think, i want as many as possible just flourish in this ...
by de221ck
26 Apr 2014, 17:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?
Replies: 11
Views: 2851

Re: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?

thanks for the quick response and welcome. :) the tank is 8 feet by 2 feet, oh 2 feet high. i use a outdoor pond filter canister w/ two extra thick sponges inside. the pump running the cannister is 550gph. i also run two pumps for current that are around the same maybe a little less powerful, becaus...
by de221ck
26 Apr 2014, 16:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: king tiger, how many is too many in tank?
Replies: 11
Views: 2851

king tiger, how many is too many in tank?

i have a breeding pair of king tigers that i raised for years and can see up to 20+ ranging from all sizes in my 250 gallon tank. the tank also is home to too large royal plecos, 5 inches maybe? the entire tank is full of places for them to hide and the young ones seem to prefer groups, the elders s...

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