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by Jobro
08 Dec 2019, 16:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Panaqolus sp. "L397" Spawning Footage
Replies: 3
Views: 2112

Panaqolus sp. "L397" Spawning Footage

Hello folks, I am back again with some pleco p0rn :)) X9AB14OOe3U Watch and enjoy. Feel free to share the link with other hobbyists. Again, I'd like to emphasize that the female is actually forcing it's way into the males cave at the beginning. There is evidently no "trapping" going on. Th...
by Jobro
01 Nov 2019, 09:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Feeding Repashy
Replies: 19
Views: 6192

Re: Feeding Repashy

No, I did not feed it for most of the summer time. I don't want them to get too fat. It's best to give them some time with lots of veggies and less protein based foods. I think you can use most Pleco foods from the big suppliers for this period. Just don't feed too much to your adults. Youngsters on...
by Jobro
31 Oct 2019, 21:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Feeding Repashy
Replies: 19
Views: 6192

Re: Feeding Repashy

Well at least I feed it for 2-3 days untill it is gone. Depends on my mood whether I am up to make it every third day all over, again. So they get some breaks in between. I feed it mostly when I want them to spawn, or rather when I expect them to spawn again soon. Like now, when winter and rainy sea...
by Jobro
31 Oct 2019, 21:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L168 Sexing delemma with update!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 3330

Re: L168 Sexing delemma with update!!!

Jess, I did never witness my L168 spawn (only ever had 1 spawn). But I found the word trapping being mostly missleading. I think it's more often the male refusing to let the female in than the female actually not willing to spawn and therefore being trapped by the male forcefully. It's especially th...
by Jobro
31 Oct 2019, 20:47
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Feeding Repashy
Replies: 19
Views: 6192

Re: Feeding Repashy

I take an old big tea cup with hot water and boil it in the microwave. Then add the powder and stir well using a spoon. Once hardened, I will feed it using a spoon to make portions of what I assume would be appropriate for the tank. One tea cup usually is enough for two or sometimes three days. That...
by Jobro
05 May 2019, 17:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sick L024 what to do?
Replies: 4
Views: 1371

Re: Sick L024 what to do?

Hey Tom, the picture really makes it look horrible. I hope it is in better condition than the picture suggests.

I think we need a better picture for now.
by Jobro
11 Apr 2019, 16:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sexing L-14
Replies: 13
Views: 2842

Re: Sexing L-14

I don't like derailing this thread, but I wonder what happened there now @stuby ?
by Jobro
08 Apr 2019, 17:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sexing L-14
Replies: 13
Views: 2842

Re: Sexing L-14

The description of a male L14 having the square jaw/head and the female having the more pointed jaw/head shape is actually backwards.... the female has the square jaw shape and the male is more pointed! https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=44635&p=304112&hilit=l14#p30...
by Jobro
05 Apr 2019, 18:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sexing L-14
Replies: 13
Views: 2842

Re: Sexing L-14

Head looks not pronounced enough to be male for me. Body looks round, too. The interopercularodontodes are a little in between. If this is a big specimen of 10 inches or more I would say female. If it is still smaller, it might just grow a more angular / edged head and be a nice male though.
by Jobro
30 Mar 2019, 08:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Treatment for Fish Lice That's Safe For Scaleless Fish?
Replies: 8
Views: 1802

Re: Treatment for Fish Lice That's Safe For Scaleless Fish?

JBL Aradol Plus 250 works good against argulus. As always I don't know if it is available in the US. It's based on Diflubenzuron . It stops the argulus from growing new "skin" so they die during molting. Also affects shrimps and other crustaceans. Snails showed no signs of problem though. ...
by Jobro
29 Mar 2019, 19:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Panaqolus sp. (L397) care/tips
Replies: 21
Views: 4632

Re: Panaqolus sp. (L397) care/tips

stuby wrote: 27 Mar 2019, 11:08 nothing bad is in it but could make a mess of the tank.
You got that wrong. It's the panaqolus making a mess of the tank :)) :)) :)) :-J
by Jobro
28 Mar 2019, 18:01
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L200 hemi/bary
Replies: 15
Views: 2946

Re: L200 hemi/bary

Basically, your cave should be a little longer than the male at least. If one fits, it is very likely two will fit, too ;) Some plecos prefer very narrow caves, others wider ones. It depends. Baryancistrus are some of the trickier to breed. You might look into some of the L177 spawns that are record...
by Jobro
27 Mar 2019, 19:12
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: my real Hypancistrus "Zombie" - returned from the dead
Replies: 3
Views: 1480

my real Hypancistrus "Zombie" - returned from the dead

Here comes a story that is a little sad, a little happy, a little unbelieveable and yet very true. Yesterday I swapped some fishes between tanks. Mostly because the L183 tank seemed to be a major letdown. PH just never went below 7, even though the water was super soft and KH was below 1°. I tried f...
by Jobro
25 Mar 2019, 19:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: H. inspector growth/fungus?
Replies: 6
Views: 1387

Re: H. inspector growth/fungus?

Marc, some months ago I found one of my L397 males with completely reduced interopercular odontodes. All that was left was a white stump. Reminds me pretty much of what your fish shows there. Though I did not see the early stages (he is a real cave dweller). He was perfectly healthy otherwise and ev...
by Jobro
24 Mar 2019, 09:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L200 hemi/bary
Replies: 15
Views: 2946

Re: L200 hemi/bary

Chris helland wrote: 23 Mar 2019, 16:41 So ive bin told, but then ppl keep telling me that the fins need to connect which they dont.
There seems to be an inconsistency about the fins. Like a natural variation within the species. That's why you should rely on the mouth.
by Jobro
23 Mar 2019, 13:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L200 hemi/bary
Replies: 15
Views: 2946

Re: L200 hemi/bary

Hey, best way to make the distinctioin is to look at the mouth when its attached to glas. Lowfin - Hemiancistrus http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/files/9/1/3/l_welse_com_l_200_17cm_600.jpg Hifin - Baryancistrus http://www.l-welse.com/gallery/files/9/1/3/l_200_hifin_bild03_600.jpg Source: l-welse.com
by Jobro
23 Mar 2019, 09:19
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding large plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2104

Re: Breeding large plecos

I would think using nonburned clay/loam/silt would be the best option to provide a digging ground for plecos. Filtration will be another challange, though muddy water might not be a real problem for the fish, right?
by Jobro
22 Mar 2019, 13:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding large plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2104

Re: Breeding large plecos

Hello,

the reason why there are no reports is that there have been no recorded spawnings on L27 and L95.

Cheers
by Jobro
14 Mar 2019, 11:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sick L134
Replies: 21
Views: 3846

Re: Sick L134

Sad to see this continue.

You might want to provide a picture of your tank. What is the water volume? How many L134 do you keep in there?
by Jobro
19 Feb 2019, 19:38
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Ancistrus sp. (L107) lookalike?
Replies: 1
Views: 983

Re: Ancistrus sp. (L107) lookalike?

Haha, after looking at him in my tank I came across the idea that he looked like stardust, googled "ancistrus stardust" and came up with Ancistrus sp(l100) . And the spots seem to be pretty "spot on". (pun intended). Not sure if the caudal fits, though :/ Could use some better pi...
by Jobro
19 Feb 2019, 19:30
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Ancistrus sp. (L107) lookalike?
Replies: 1
Views: 983

Ancistrus sp. (L107) lookalike?

Hey everyone, I bought a group of Ancistrus sp(l107) about a year ago. They were really small back then and had quite some variation in size and pattern. First of all, I have my doubts about the source of the fish, since he said he had them from a friend and I couldn't see the parents and he also ta...
by Jobro
17 Feb 2019, 19:34
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Marc's fish room build
Replies: 288
Views: 225174

Re: Marc's fish room build

Yes keep it up.

I was so close to buying a Vectron Energy MultiPlus (Inverter+Charger+Auto/On/Off) before and might now just go for it. Had a devastating 8hours power outage some years ago and am still very afraid of it happening again.
by Jobro
08 Feb 2019, 09:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)
Replies: 45
Views: 2003

Re: Ancistrus sp. Rio Ucayali spawned. :-)

Nice to see many striving fry :D
How are they doing now?

82°F is still pretty low temperature for it's habitat. Wouldn't expect that to be a major problem. If you had enough successfull spawns at this temperature I would love to see a control experiment on higher temps again.
by Jobro
07 Feb 2019, 16:01
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Why fish keeping never ceases to amaze me
Replies: 1
Views: 591

Re: Why fish keeping never ceases to amaze me

Haha :D what a pleasant surprise.

It is indeed always great to find a fish you did not expect.
by Jobro
07 Feb 2019, 15:58
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L128 Spawn!
Replies: 151
Views: 39805

Re: L128 Spawn!

Marc,

if you keep experiencing dropped eggs, I would strongly consider dropping the male :D

Move him to a different home and see if one of the remaining males will fare bettter.

(And when I say different home I mean a different Tank in your fishroom)
by Jobro
01 Feb 2019, 16:11
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L168 Sexing delemma with update!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 3330

Re: L168 Sexing delemma

bekateen wrote: 01 Feb 2019, 15:00 I'm attempting to use @jobro 's fin pics to sex your fish. I agree that your group is male heavy, but I can't decide if you have one female or two.

Good luck, Eric
Same here, I tend to think there are 2 females in the group. But it should be easier seeing them in real.
by Jobro
01 Feb 2019, 13:55
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L168 Sexing delemma with update!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 3330

Re: L168 Sexing delemma

My experience with this species is, that both genders will develope strong odontodes. I tend to look at the ventral fins for sexing these. Males will have way longer ventral fins than females have, when ready to breed. Pictures are from: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=...
by Jobro
28 Jan 2019, 11:47
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Bristle Nose Super Red lying on back
Replies: 4
Views: 982

Re: Bristle Nose Super Red lying on back

I would worry about any pleco lying in the open, upside down or not
by Jobro
17 Jan 2019, 19:26
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Farlowella Platorynchus?
Replies: 8
Views: 4150

Re: Farlowella Platorynchus?

The revision of Farlowella can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9usj4wkmz43t7r8/retzer1997_farlowella.pdf?dl=1 Oh man, thank you very much... I'm reading and reading... I'm no biologist though. Not used to these papers :D Well I can tell, 2 are very likely platorynchus or at least with...
by Jobro
16 Jan 2019, 08:48
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Farlowella Platorynchus?
Replies: 8
Views: 4150

Re: Farlowella Platorynchus?

Hi Jobro, Neat! How do you identify them? Cheers, Eric Wow Eric, you are fast :)) I use the abdominal scutes and also the net like pattern on their body and head. I go by this: http://loricariinae.behrenart.de/genus.php?id=7 Scroll down, then read 1a and 1b, click on the links on the right (2, 4) b...

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