Good morning everyone, So I am attempting to familiarize myself with the two recommended Plecostomus species: Hypancistrus contradens L201 Unfortunately I am having a bit of a hard time… I will be placing an order in the near future with Segrest farms for several species of apistogramma and wanted t...

H. contradens is widely bred by hobbyists. I have done it myself a couple of years ago. It's not difficult. Just not reported I guess. There is a picture of fry from a breeding on the species page. Another species that is very similar is L201. They are very similar to H. contradens and may even be ...

Thank you to everyone for the incredible feedback, I am truly appreciative of all of the insight being provided. I don't think that any of the other plecos that breed even modestly easily are "prolific" breeders. A single Ancistrus clutch can have 200-300 eggs (I speak from personal experi...

... but another plecostomus I had planned on breeding was the clown pleco, not so much for profitability but for my own personal usage (love having a janitorial staff on hand). I forgot to add this: Panaqolus of ANY kind are NOT "janitorial staff." They are wood eaters and POOP MACHINES l...

...snipped... Cheers, Eric First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to discuss this with me, your input is incredible valuable to me as I am a novice when it comes to Plecostomus breeding. I’ve been told the same thing about bristlenose Plecostomus by my LPS owner (Rick Pruess of Pruess Pe...

In terms of species with white spots and black bodies, I think all the varieties you named have been spawned in captivity. However, Most loricarids have small broods and take a long time to grow to market size. This makes them not really commercially viable for aquaculture. Which is why most you se...

...This list includes all catfishes, not just Loricariids, but it's the best place to start... Cheers, Eric Fantastic, that is exactly what I was hoping for; thank you for making me aware of this forum feature. :d And thank you for the Welcome to the community, I look forward to long future as a me...

Hello Planet Catfish users, Before I get to my question I feel I should provide a tiny bit of background. For the past year I have been breeding South American Cichlids and have been thoroughly enjoying the experience; however, when I originally planned to begin breeding fish I wanted to focus on Pl...