| No. | All keepers listed by when they started keeping this species. The longest an individual has been kept is 9 years, 0 months. |
| 1 | Bacce (k: 10) since 2010-03-30 to 2016-02-06, that's 5 years, 10 months |
| 2 | Koen (p: 2, k: 91) since 2015-04-10 to 2024-04-27, that's 9 years, 0 months; who writes, "First time breeding 27/2/2016" |
| 3 | Engel60 since 2015-12-10 to 2017-12-10, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 4 | victorlee90 since 2016-01-23 to 2018-01-23, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 5 | Lars Jamne (k: 7) since 2016-03-06 to 2018-04-06, that's 2 years, 1 months |
| 6 | Embee since 2016-03-09 to 2024-04-27, that's 8 years, 1 months |
| 7 | Junglejason since 2016-03-25 to 2018-03-25, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 8 | HansM since 2016-05-16 to 2017-06-01, that's 1 years, 0 months |
| 9 | Lars since 2016-07-02 to 2018-07-02, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 10 | kim@8700.biz since 2017-02-12 to 2017-08-19, that's 0 years, 6 months |
| 11 | Mistyotis since 2017-07-01 to 2017-07-14, that's 0 years, 0 months |
| 12 | gehandylan since 2017-09-05 to 2019-09-05, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 13 | Koi-fantast (k: 6) since 2017-11-21 to 2021-01-03, that's 3 years, 1 months |
| 14 | cpit225 (k: 3) since 2018-02-02 to 2020-10-02, that's 2 years, 8 months |
| 15 | Loc since 2018-03-08 to 2020-03-08, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 16 | Kenneth Wong since 2018-04-18 to 2020-04-18, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 17 | josteinP (k: 21) since 2018-07-12 to 2020-08-14, that's 2 years, 1 months |
| 18 | burgercats (k: 6) since 2018-09-13 to 2020-09-13, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 19 | Vandandorj (k: 4) since 2018-11-08 to 2021-12-22, that's 3 years, 1 months |
| 20 | heroin_nee since 2019-01-06 to 2021-01-06, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 21 | Zulumovski since 2019-02-23 to 2021-02-23, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 22 | ChassyH since 2019-03-09 to 2021-03-09, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 23 | Haitom (k: 8) since 2019-09-26 to 2023-05-19, that's 3 years, 7 months |
| 24 | Gpellis since 2019-11-08 to 2021-11-08, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 25 | Rick Gorski (k: 4) since 2020-05-11 to 2022-05-12, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 26 | Catfish417 since 2020-05-22 to 2022-05-22, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 27 | Eberti since 2020-08-30 to 2022-08-30, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 28 | manicmonday since 2020-12-18 to 2022-12-18, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 29 | MarcW (k: 2) since 2021-03-29 to 2022-03-20, that's 0 years, 11 months |
| 30 | seb47 (k: 5) since 2021-04-04 to 2023-04-07, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 31 | fishyfish00 since 2021-04-11 to 2023-04-11, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 32 | asaw74 since 2021-05-02 to 2023-05-02, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 33 | andieb (k: 3) since 2021-05-26 to 2024-04-27, that's 2 years, 11 months; who writes, "Previous set up: They were very inactive. Hardly ever left pleco caves, especially when lights were on. 20 gal long, substrate was half smooth gravel and half carib sea super naturals premium aquarium sand. ~81ºF. Rocks (shale), driftwood, small pleco caves. Aquaclear 20 HOB filter. Sparsely planted tank. Co-inhabitants: reed tetras, snails, red cherry shrimp, 1 dwarf pea puffer (non-agreesive, never interacted with the plecos). Never came out to eat while lights were on. Fed frozen foods (adult brine, blood worms) or sinking pellets. Current set up: This is a well-established tank (set up ~2 years prior to writing this) that they were moved into around 2 months prior to me writing this. Immediately after moving them to this tank, they became way more active at all hours, they explore the tank frequently, and can often be seen sitting out on rocks and drift wood. Still shy when disturbed but they come out to eat when fed. Not sure exactly what caused this incredible change in behaviour so sharing all the details of the new set up, since they seem much happier now and are much more enjoyable to watch since they no longer hide all the time. 35 gallon tank (15x15x38"), aquaclear 50 HOB filter. ~79ºF. Substrate is carib sea super naturals premium aquarium sand. Moderately densely planted tank. Exact same shale rocks and pleco cave arrangement from previous set-up. Same food/feeding routine as old set-up, except also have access to eat sinking algae wafers and spirulina flakes now. Cohabitants: 2 honey gouramis, sterbai corydoras, hill stream loach. Temperature, water current, water parameters (KH, GH, pH, Nitrates, Nitrites, Ammonia), and brightness are all unchanged. Some might assume that the absence of the pea puffer would explain the change in behaviour, however the pea puffer never interacted with the plecos and was a later addition to the tank (the plecos were shy before the pea puffer was added). Notable differences between previous and new set up: slightly deeper tank, more plants, all sand (no gravel) -they are often seen digging in the sand by rapidly waving their tails-, more bottom dwellers sharing the space in new set up. More carpeting plants (dwarf sagitarius). Was considering selling these when breaking down the old set up, but instead decided to move them into my main display tank. Rediscovered a new love for these fish, since they are now active and more visible." |
| 34 | lordprettyplecojodye since 2021-05-29 to 2023-05-29, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 35 | aquawildcat_yyc since 2021-06-12 to 2023-06-12, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 36 | Todd Welch since 2021-07-25 to 2023-07-25, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 37 | Crasna (k: 4) since 2021-08-23 to 2023-09-02, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 38 | Wullie115 since 2021-09-12 to 2023-09-12, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 39 | Fishlady-UK (k: 2) since 2021-10-04 to 2024-04-27, that's 2 years, 6 months |
| 40 | Aquachris1136 since 2022-02-11 to 2024-02-11, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 41 | SK6Blue (k: 6) since 2022-03-16 to 2024-04-13, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 42 | BigBen since 2022-04-26 to 2024-04-26, that's 2 years, 0 months |
| 43 | Duxdad since 2022-05-18 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 11 months |
| 44 | GreyOps since 2022-06-28 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 9 months |
| 45 | andysmith1392 since 2022-08-16 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 8 months |
| 46 | jcover (k: 5) since 2022-09-16 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 7 months |
| 47 | -jeff- since 2022-09-17 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 7 months |
| 48 | Catfish-ologist (k: 3) since 2022-10-20 to 2023-09-11, that's 0 years, 10 months |
| 49 | Biiteotb since 2022-11-26 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 5 months |
| 50 | swright135 since 2022-12-07 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 4 months |
| 51 | Jhonny since 2023-02-08 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 2 months |
| 52 | bear361 since 2023-02-10 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 2 months |
| 53 | Pitchiri (k: 36) since 2023-03-09 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 1 months |
| 54 | Marioj98 since 2023-03-17 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 1 months |
| 55 | aposa1 since 2023-04-21 to 2024-04-27, that's 1 years, 0 months |
| 56 | ZephyrCove7 since 2023-06-28 to 2024-04-27, that's 0 years, 9 months |
| 57 | BamBam (p: 2) since 2023-08-26 to 2024-04-27, that's 0 years, 8 months |
| 58 | Tony4143 (k: 11) since 2023-11-17 to 2024-04-27, that's 0 years, 5 months |
| 59 | debaker since 2023-12-22 to 2024-04-27, that's 0 years, 4 months |
| 60 | Gary@Utopia since 2023-12-29 to 2024-04-27, that's 0 years, 3 months |
