It's a bit of a strange one. As far as i am aware they are wild caught.
It dose seem to be out of my hands why they are dieing. I have taught about the parents, or one of them been the problem. So when i get a chance i will borrow a male or female and see if it is a problem that comes from one of ...

Thank for that.
I had a feeling my fry were not growing properly. 1 1/4" after 6 months.
Most would die within a couple of weeks. They would go pale shortly before dieing. See photo.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a171/platty252/MonteDeradofrydieingL411.jpg
I have tried them in a hatchery in ...

Well done and congratulations st24.
I am breeding these myself at the moment, but i'm having trouble with the fry.
Can i ask whats your water chemistry for raising the fry?
How old is your oldest fry and what size?

Just another brief update.
Today i found a male Hypancistrus sp. L66 king tiger pleco fanning some eggs.
These are a couple of days old so the fish would have been still verry sick when the spawning took place.
I cant imaging the female looking at the male and saying "i'll have some of that ...

Sorry for the delay getting back to this tread. I had been away for a few days and then i couldn't find the tread on the forum. I am new here so i am still finding my way around.
I didn't want to treat with antibiotics while i was away.

Update; I came home Monday evening after been away and ...

Hi Barbi. I can see where you are coming from regarding fighting or cave damage, but this is not the case. This is a photo of only one pleco in this condition. The problem is wide spread in the tank and not just on one pleco. I have watched the infection progress from nothing, no signs of bites ...

Tank 125L. Water stats; Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 5ppm, PH 6.4, TDS 170 max, temp. 27.5c
Filtration. Juwel internal and tetratec 1200 external. Plenty of surface agitation and extra aeration.
Most fish have been together except the L134 (2 months in tank), young L333 (1 month).
Fish list ...