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[wet-handed, posts: 58]

been lurking on here for awhile now an got got this crazy idea one day to try an breed some clown plecos when i seen a supposedly proven pair of them at lfs, didnt research them got the pair for 20 bucks an bought like 6-7 more inchers, an am reading they are somewhat difficult to spawn ive been doing planted tanks for a while now so not to sure what to do. there in a 75 with whole bunch slate caves lots wood few annubias, the tds is around 130-180 leading upto a w.c. ph round7-7.5. lights are on timer for 8hrs, fx5 at one end of tank seio pump at the other temp 79-82f what do i need to change or do how difficult is it really to simulate dry,rainy season ,do i need to or just leave them to themselves ''set it an forget it'' also i picked up some hypans at a different lfs but having trouble distinguishing them between 129 or 270 the lfs had them labled as 204 soon as i seen them i new they werent but didnt try to argue with the employees they know everything at this one. but i asked what they could get on there list an they didnt mention the 129 but they did the 270 i kinda think thats what these are but not sure this is actually the first hypans ive even seen in real life,sheltered i know. ive heard people commenting things on how to tell them apart but iam not well versed enough to know what there even talking about somethin about some e-shape somewhere, an thickness of lines eye heighth ect. any help would be apreaciated sorry for rambling its 4am an just got done doin overtime at work ,to all a goodnight

[wet-handed, posts: 58]

just heard of people giving up on spawning there fish an when they look weeks,months later whatever they have lil fishies while not trying

[Richard B, posts: 6306]

Welcome to Planet Catfish

[Shane]

Did you read this article?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... que+maccus

-Shane

[wet-handed, posts: 58]

thank you for the reply, ive actually read that article over n over an just about any other i can find i do a lot of research but cant seem to get any action out of them they have been in there home for about 3months maybe it is me who needs the patience. ive also added a total of about 8 other sub-adult maccus an have noticed some of them to look a little different as in a maybe a different panaque iam almost sure two are what i think r "gold stripe" i think, there very orange an there face has lots of scribbles insteaed of lines an dots i know its off topic just thought id share this i bought them as clowns maybe they are but they look quite different but the same if get what i mean, maybe there from different region ,no idea