genes's pleco tank

[desmondekker]

pardon me if i am wrong.
i was researching about zebras online.
they said to leave the eggs with the dad?
so whats the practice?
also, what is the recommended substrate?
like what would you guys recommend?

hi, i understand from our local breeders that the eggs do get kicked out of the cave. although it's good to leave the eggs with the dad, the aquarist have to standby to take care of those eggs that got rejected. just my 2 cents worth

[genes]

Yes desmond. they are in a breeder box in the same tank as the parents.

[genes]

Here are my first batch of baby zebbies!


This is the damage done by the zebras. This male L144 had been very territorial himself even though he is smaller then the L46. I guess one of the zebras decided to whack him real hard. Damage seen here, hard spines of the fins been snapped into half, mouth got ripped out, and on the head, a large part of the skin/plates shaved off. He did not survive the onslaught.



I should name this post... of life and death...haha

[jerrywll78]

Hi Genes
Just curious how is your breeding box looks like, care to take a picture too... & what do you give the pleco fry eat??

[stormhawk]

Poor bristlenose, but those baby L46 are coming along fine. New factory for zebras Eugene?

[genes]

Factory? I don't think so. I'm just your average hobbyist.

[stormhawk]

Well at least it's a factory in your own home for your own enjoyment.

I read previously that L46 fry are sensitive to water changes? Is this true? I've not seriously kept plecos apart from a random bristlenose some time ago, so I wouldn't know.

[genes]

@ jerry
i do not have picture of the breeder box. Its the normal type that cost afew dollars here. And i feed them hikari tabs once they deplete their egg yoke.

@stormhark
Yeah, i was cautioned over that too. My regime is still the same with the fries. Water change about 10% to 15% once every 2 to 3 days depending on how much i feed them.

[desmondekker]

Here are my first batch of baby zebbies!


This is the damage done by the zebras. This male L144 had been very territorial himself even though he is smaller then the L46. I guess one of the zebras decided to whack him real hard. Damage seen here, hard spines of the fins been snapped into half, mouth got ripped out, and on the head, a large part of the skin/plates shaved off. He did not survive the onslaught.



I should name this post... of life and death...haha

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[p.albert]

hey genes, do you plan to like sell any of the future offsprings? like afew months down the road kinda thing.

[barmby]

Thanks for sharing the ordeal of male L144. It is an insight.

Water change - try your best to house a tank of water, cycled with fishes and filter the water. Use the water from there. Best if the tank of water has sand. Somehow, tank with fish, filter, sand and good amount of aeration is excellent for daily water change into the fry tank of my 5uckerfishes.

MY water change regime

25% daily
50% twice a week

Feed wisely

[genes]

Wah, thats alot of work colin to change water daily. I change water direct from the "diamond" water product. No addition of anti-chlorine or any other additives.

[barmby]

Yes, I have to. I am on sponge filtration. And I do not wipe the tank surface, just hope that it cultivate bacteria there

[genes]

Wouldn't it be better if you were to leave ceramic rings in the tank as hiding places as well as for bacteria culture?

Just found an escapee baby in the main tank... and it survived for so many days in the 3ft. Just scooped it up and into the breeder box. That makes my fry count to 8 for this first spawn.

[barmby]

genes, thanks for the recommendation. this weekend I am going to do that thanks..

Good for you. Found another fry. They do zip around like F1 car (quote soltari007)

[genes]

2 males kept fighting recently. Scraping the black lines off from each other body. Am i suppose to add more caves? There should be more then enough caves for them currently and not all are occupied everytime.

[desmondekker]

learn from a master that fighting is a good sign of breeding.

[drakeho]

If there is a pretty girl in the island with 3 guys . I guess the guys would have to fight it out to have the girl right ?
If you are the girl , I guess you would prefer to make it out with the toughest guy right ?
I guess same same for pleco too . Hahaha

[soltari007]

No wonder all girls want to make out with Drake

However for zebras, just careful with too many aggro males in the same tank cuz they do not go to jail for killing one of their own kind

[drakeho]

Hahaha . One small mountain cannot have two lions .