My TDS is around 150ppm. I’m just now having a tough time with kH test, but I believe it is about 3dKH....I need to get a new test and confirm. For my 75 gallon tank the plecos came from a LFS and from other hobbyists. I have one 6 inch sailfin pleco that has survived for about 6 months but he has r...

I am looking for ideas. In the past I’ve had a tremendous success keeping plecos. I’ve bred many bristlenose varieties and bred zebra plecos for years. Since I’ve been at my new home in Dallas, Texas, I’ve tried several kinds of plecos and can’t keep anything alive. The pattern is always the same, t...

Looking for some L253s. I'd be happy to buy adults or juveniles. If interested, I'd also be willing to trade for some zebra place (L046) juveniles. Please message me or email me at mistern2005@gmail.com.

Looking for some L183s. I'd be happy to buy adults or juveniles. If interested, I'd also be willing to trade for some zebra place (L046) juveniles. Please message me or email me at mistern2005@gmail.com.

If anyone else has information that could help, please let me know.

Actually I have both...along with home address and place of employment.... The issue is that our communication went from great to non-existant. Just wondering if anyone else has heard from him or knows another good way to get in touch. I'm trying to save myself a wellness check request to the police...

Thank you very much for the info Dave.

If you or anyone else hears from him, please ask him to contact me. I'm quite concerned...

Hey everyone, I need some help. Recently I moved from Texas to Arizona. As part of my move, I had to figure out logistics to get my zebra plecos moved. As part of the move I shipped pleco_breeder (Larry) my zebra plecos to look after. We had an agreement and everything. He was very good about stayin...

That is just too cool.

I've confirmed that some (or all?) are just hiding. I've captured four and spotted another two. They hide super well in the main tank. Hopefully there are more and not too many were "converted" into snacks!

Well talk about throwing a wrench in the plans.... I purchased some API General Cure Anti-Parasite (250 mg Metronidazole and 75 mg Praziquantel per packet). Each packet is supposed to treat 10 gallons. Before taking apart everything, I sequestered one poor leech in a 1/2 gallon container and added o...

All are very good points - I do plan to remove as many of the leaches that I can possible get my hands on before I start treating the tank. These guys do in fact congregate under rocks, in the substrate (which I have very little), and tight places in general. Absolutely - for every 1 you see there a...

Thank you both for the most recent posts. I am thinking it is time for chemical warfare....

Don, I am going to follow you recommendation on Praziquantel. Thankfully there are no other inverts in the tank to worry about. I'll update the thread with my progress....

I know this is an old thread, but I am looking for new ideas. After a long period of joyful bliss, I suppose these leeches have reached their tipping point. The oldest adult leeches are dying off - to the tune of several per day. One might think this a good thing, however I am having to remove bodie...

A triple red cac I could see eating fry - slightly larger mouth, more attitude. But rummynose tetras...wow...in my tank they only half-heartily go after small live foods. Lesson learned...time to shuffle some fish around. I'm hopeful they are hiding... Do you think it possible the father ate the fry?

First time experience happened to me on Saturday.... Normally after precisely 15 days, I remove my zebra pleco fry from the cave with dad and put them in a breeder trap in the grow out tank. Generally speaking, after such move I sometimes lose about 10-15% of the fry over the next few days. To mitig...

Believe it or not I hadn't heard of the Catfish Convention. I looked into it and it is, hopefully, something I can start attending next year.

There are SIX juveniles available for sale.

UPDATE - 10/10/2012 L46 juvenile zebra plecos are available for sale again that are about 1.25" TL. Pictures of fish from a previous spawn are shown below. Keep in mind the diameter of a quarter is nearly 1 inch. They are F2 generation fish bred in my home aquarium. I'm asking $100 per fish, p...

Two things I'd like to mention:
1) These are F1 generation zebra plecos.
2) I'm willing to negotiate a better price for serious buyers looking to purchase both.

Please PM me or email me if interested.

For sale are two mature adult zebra pleco males. These males are subdominat mature males from my colony. They are approximately 5 years old, hence full grown. They are not breeders in my colony. I am selling them because of the infighting with the two dominate males, these guys need to find peaceful...

Here is part of a PM I got in response to this thread: "I was wondering if you could give me soem details about your spawning and dry season. Temp food pH of tap water etc. " I'll answer the questions here. Temperature - I hardly pay attention to temperature. My heater is very reliable and...

I’d like to give a special thank you to pleco_breeder for his helpful advice in getting the second round of spawns triggered. My zebra plecos have started a second round of spawning. After 10 months of continual spawning, they took off nearly 8 months. From my anecdotal research I knew 11 spawns ove...

I am looking for a MALE Ancistrus sp.(4), or what everyone calls a L144. I'm very much after a long finned version.

Please PM me if you can help make a deal.

I'm having the same issue with my 2076 Pro 3e. It leaks from the power cord connector. There is a FAQ about this on the Eheim site. I love their filters, but their tech support is nearly impossible to contact and their website is terrible, especially the parts website! If you get this resolved, plea...

Of the seven listed as female, I think at most there are three females there.

That's super cool...I keep hopeful that I'll have an L46 fry look like that.

I'd recommend against feeding bloodworms to juvenile zebra plecos.

If anyone is interested, I have another group ready. The problem is the weather is tricky this time of year. I've had a great luck shipping in insulation lined double boxes with heat packs. Please PM me directly if you would like to work out a deal.

Here is the thing, if I start sucking them up while alive and miss a few (which I will inevitably do) I'll be back to where I started from. I'd greatly appreciate a suggestion of some sort of "safe" chemical warfare I can wage to prevent their return.

I have 8 more juveniles available for sale this season. After these sell I do not plan to have any until Spring 2011. PM me if you are interested.