The fry have now no yolk left & they now have black & white colour. The male was still in the cave a few days ago, & was going to take him & the cave out of the hatchery tank, but I shinned a flashlight in the cave & saw some fry swimming around in the cave, so I left it. This mo...

I finally got a good pic of one of the 3 month old fry

So far I have 28 fry out of the cave now & have lost 3 more. The male is still in the cave, so there is still more to come. Here is a pic of some of the fry cuddled up together.

A good place to get free wood is at the river or creeks & the bark & sap is already gone from the wood. You just need to make sure it's clean. That is where I get my driftwood from & my Pleco's & catfish love them, just not my sponge filters after a few days. lol.

You will need a couple of caves & know the size of cave(s) you will need for them to breed. I have found with trial & error, my Pleco's like this style of cave the best as they can rest on the edge. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Fish/DSC03314_zps22efd4f1.jpg http://i103.p...

The fry started hatching yesterday morning & had my first wiggler from this batch at dinner time last night & now there are 8 little fry so far out of the cave. I'm hoping for around 40 this time. Especially now that the male has done this a few times.

As long as you have enough filtration, places for them to hide & enough wood, you'll be fine. In my 135G tank I have 17 or 18 different species of Pleco & around 50 all together in the tank & they are fine together, so you should be ok. I would suggest for when the Royals get larger, to ...

UPDATE The last clutch of fry didn't make it, something went wrong with the heater in the tank & it got too hot. The female laid another clutch of eggs on May 6 & the male has been guarding the eggs since. The male has been very active in the cave today so they must be starting to hatch &...

Yesterday morning the female left the cave, & I looked inside the cave & the male was guarding another clutch of eggs, so I moved him with the cave & eggs to the 2G tank again. So here's to hoping for another 30+ babies in a few days.

This morning I noticed that the male is in the same cave for the third time with one of the females & it's been one month to the day since the fry started hatching, so they seem to be on a 5-6 week cycle now. Since I had a good success rate with the last batch, I will do the same this time as we...

Here are the little guys on Monday when they were 21 days old http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02815_zps7c7320b7.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/aceda507-6a80-4d22-9666-f652101b42ab_zps22f595f3.jpg Their bellies have now gotten ...

Here is a pic of one of the fry today Mar 6 at 17 days old now. I am feeding them a mixture of crushed flakes, algae wafer powder, shrimp pellet powder & brine shrimp fry. I also added a few baby Mollies to the 3G tank to help take care of any leftover food. The fry at night time are all over th...

here are the little guys at 13 days old http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02796_zps936a7a40.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02795_zps11f35aa0.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02790_zps03d...

They are about 4" long head to tail, & the body is 1" tall & 1" wide. The cave they use is 4.5"L x 1"T x 1.5"W & they can fit all the way in so they are not longer than 4.5"

same here, looks like 2 fat females that look ready for a male.

I think I found out what they are, even the fry & juvenile pics look the same.

Hypancistrus sp. (L471)

Here are the fry now Feb 26 at 9 days old http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02752_zpseff00ce4.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02746_zps542e3922.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02748_zps5...

The male does resemble L136. Here is new pic of fry at 7 days old. It's hard to get their pictures as they don't stop moving. I still have all 30 & are doing well. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Pleco%20Babies/DSC02702_zpsca948d99.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vi...

in the second pic it looks like 1 female (bottom right corner) & the other 2 are male

Yea I was looking & I don't think they are L201's either. But not quite sure which they are. I was told they were L201 like most are sold that are black with spots. I do have a L201 in the tank & it is different for sure. Thought maybe L142, but mouth is too small to be L142, so not exactly ...

Just over a week ago I was lucky enough to get a pair of my Pleco's spawn for the second time in 2 months. But this time I've been lucky enough to have the baby's hatch & are doing great. They are 6 days old & I have 29 babies that have survived & their yolk sacks are almost gone & t...

I just got this nice looking Royal but need help with the L# & name of this guy. He is 10"-11" long. It looks like maybe a L027 but not too sure. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Fish/DSC02027_zps5292bd9f.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Fish/DSC02...

The poor little girl didn't last the night :(( The tank has very good airation & I tried treating for fungus but must have been too late. The little Petricola's never get bothered by any of the other fish. The tank they are in is a 135G & has mostly Pleco's & other Synodontis in it. This...

I have this poor little Petricola that has a swollen mouth area & it's whiskers are not looking normal either. It was eating till yesterday & today looks worse. If anyone can help please let me know asap. I have never had any of my Synodontis sick before this one. http://i103.photobucket.com...

That is one nice looking fish & is going to be one BIG fish. You could do some catch & release fishing from the comfort of your lounger, just toss a rod & lure in the tank & have some fun, plus you wouldn't have to buy a liscence...lol.

That is the same fish from my previous post. Is it possibly a L102? The shot in the catalog are hard to tell, but looks a like

I have been trying to figure out what has been happening to my red ramshorn snails in my tank. I know that loaches eat them, so I moved the loaches to another tank. Then this morning I found another group of snail shells with no one home, then I found this monster sucking the snails out of their she...

LMAO I don't know what happened, I copied the name & thats what was posted instead, I meant a L83

it is a Leopard Sailfin aka Baryancistrus sp. (L084)

The first one looks like a LDA031 but the second one I still haven't been able to pinpoint it's id. I have asked before about it & now got some belly & mouth shots of it, as it rarely goes on the glass even at night. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/vicwheels/Fish/DSC05306.jpg http://...