Hello all

I have a pair of L124. Both mature, a male of +20 cm, the female slightly smaller.
Kept them since feb, 2009.

About a month ago I settled them into a 600 L tank. After a week of acclimatising the male started his new active behaviour.
Swimming around easy, but also sometimes slightly ...

Personally I always treat Ich with UV-C and raising the Temperature. Why UV-C? Ich has in its cycle a stadium of free swimming. In this stadium they infect the fishes and only in this stadium medical treatment is possible. Sadly it's only during some few hours.
They then search the light, so ...

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From my database - counting the last 12 months, and in this case only selecting the 10 most bred Plecos:

Loricariidae
1 : L 401 - Hypancistrus sp. - 692 Jungtiere
2 : L 134 - Peckoltia compta - 435 Jungtiere
3 : L 201 - Hypancistrus sp. - 254 Jungtiere
4 : L 411 - Hypancistrus sp. "Monte ...

Oh, thats okay - you helped me a lot allready I thank you a lot.
Perhaps somebody else will know.

Best regards
Line

Hi Viktor

Yes - you're right there. Do you know the exactly Spot where they are collected in Peru?

Well, you probably have to get them again They are such nice fish, I think. But probably often "misunderstood"...

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Line

Zebra only tanks work well - and tanks with a lot of companion works very well too.
Never lost a zebra due to companion or because of starving.
Bred them for 9 years by now.

Sometimes (or in my opinion mostly) - it even works better with companion - making the zebras feeling more secure and safe ...

Hi Viktor

Thanks a lot.
There is then hope and light for the project b-)

I was wondering.. most vids are showing rather non-current tanks. I had expected more current would be right for pictus.
Also I would give more warm temperature (http://www.weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall ...

Thx all
How big were / are the tanks? Nice groups or rather small groups?

Hi Viktor

*smile * nice point of view. I get your point.

Can I give som examples?
This video - is this gracefully and normal? Too me this fish is looking for a way out of his prison. Well - he is alone !
http://www ...

Hello all of you

I'm considering to buy this beautiful fellow - actually a nice group of them. But I always had the same concern. Their reputation for beeing hyper active.

Tank should be roomy enough with 230 cm length and a total of 575 litres. Not overstocked. No small fish.

Beyond reading all ...

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I think, it's a rather boring way to keep these beautifull fish. For you, I mean.

I gave mine a huge tank, some company from Parotocinclus sp. "recife", Corydoras and tetras. They have all the usual stuff, and plants, light etc.
A nice tank for me and a nice tank for them. Light isn't a problem ...

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You are so right!
I think though - it is typical for them. If they are mixed up with others.

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Line

Hello all of you

Just wanted to share this little video of some of my zebras. Hope you will enjoy..

http://www.welse.ch/video/zebrafilm2.wmv

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Line

Turnover of appx 20 per hour isn't nessesary. Perhaps its even of disadvantage.
Food is smashed around. And covering all hardscape.
With less turnover the zebras have a better chance to eat and clean up.

I bred a lot of them - it really isn't nessesary. Oxygene is important - not the turnover.
I ...

Hi Amy

If you go eat a nice dinner, what are you going to pay for this?

So the seller once said to me. I ended up buying two Zebra plecos. Clever guy.
Carrying them home as precious diamonds.
I've never regret it.
If you really badly want this pleco - go for it.
If you think, you are ready to ...

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What's the turnover of the tank per hour?

Increasing the turnover clean up the hardscaping a lot.
Secondly.. removing most of the wood helps a lot. They don't really need it anyway.

I run several zebra tanks, and came to following suitable (besides tetras) companionship: Corydoras sterbais and ...

Extremely nice. I'm very impressed ! Awesome looking Tank.

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Line

Hello fellow schwiitzer :D

I use/used the 160 Liters setup for a long time.
A group of 15 adult zebras would be maximum and requires good discipline as to waterchanges.

I prefer more and more to socialize the zebras with other fishes. They are a lot less shy and thrive better.
F.ex. just now, I ...

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I think, you have a nice pair. The male is a little young, thats why he is tricky.
Good luck with them.

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Line

Hello

Thank you very much.
The Roots have no soil, they are just swimming in the water.
I don't trim the roots. It's funny - but they don't get that massive at all.

Here you see the beginning and the trick :D
fraoven.jpg

The emerse plants profit from the aquarium light too. I just removed the ...

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You could use emerse plants => no worries about co2 then

I promise you - I had absolutely no nitrate in this tank. Actually.. emerse plants do a much better job.
And the roots are looking good and very naturally too.

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Line

Hello

This is my new tank with Biotodoma Cupido, L124, L239 and L200 HighFin.

http://www.malleforum.dk/uploads/81/575L-hele.jpg

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Line

Hello

And I have S. Festivum too and several others own them too. They are quite easy to id when they are fully grown - since they on all fins have the long filaments.

http://www.welse.net/SEITEN/sturallg.htm

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Line

Hello

It is difficult, when most people somehow agree upon using things in a special way.

Most time I thought myself, that F1 was the first generation after wildcaught. (btw these are actually also F1's :D )

Perhaps it is worth to notice the tiny little word " may ":
From the Glossary (Help! in ...

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I think you are wrong. I was wrong myself stating that they just weren't related.

F1 ist simply first generation after the parental generation. Parental Generation doesn't have to be wildcaught.

From Latin filialis pertaining to a son or daughter, from filius a son.

Parental Generation is ...

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ooops.. didn't really notice that featur
Thx.

Isn't it so, that F1 is also 1. generation of captive bred non-related parent? That F1 just indicate that the parent aren't related?

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Line

Hello everybody

I hope you can help me with this one:

what is the correct term for fry of wildcaught parents?
Do you call it F1?
Some claims that F1 is just a term of non-relative parent - which not necessarily have to be wildcaught.

thx in advance.

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Line

Hello Jeffrey

2 ft is a very little tank. I would only recommend one sort of pleco.

And if you want to breed, it's always better to have more of a kind.

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Line

Hello

If I'm not to tired...

I do have powerhead (5) for 2000 l/hr, but not smaller. The tank conatins 54 l, so I would blow the water arond 20 times an hour

then I would claim, this makes a 37 times an hour.....



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Line

Hello Francisco

If you really would like to breed, I would recommend you some other species.
Forget L128. You will probably never achieve any success here.

First thing: describe your tank.
Waterparametres, Temperature, current, tankmates etc etc.

You see, if you would like to have a full ...

I mean overcrowded in every point of view !

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Line