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by Baardman
17 Dec 2022, 23:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Clown Pleco (L104) Spawn
Replies: 1
Views: 428

Clown Pleco (L104) Spawn

Im so happy After 2 years of on and off trapping I finally have eggs in a cave. What a year it has been spawned two new plecos :d :d :d
by Baardman
06 Dec 2022, 06:45
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L168 feeding
Replies: 4
Views: 1517

Re: L168 feeding

My L168 eat anything including blanched zucchini, chopped shrimp my males are big above 15cm and do breed regularly form early spring till late summer
by Baardman
07 Jul 2022, 07:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Repeat spawning of Dekeyseria picta L052
Replies: 47
Views: 39297

Re: Repeat spawning of Dekeyseria picta L052

mine have gone dormant they should start back up around September hopefully ill have them settled in their new tank in the next couple of weeks
by Baardman
05 Jan 2021, 08:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Spawning Sterbai
Replies: 3
Views: 1980

Re: Spawning Sterbai

bekateen wrote: 05 Jan 2021, 07:49 Excellent! A good spawning story is always a win!

Cheers, Eric
Scaly buggers laying eggs allover the tank including on the leave litter :d
by Baardman
05 Jan 2021, 05:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Spawning Sterbai
Replies: 3
Views: 1980

Spawning Sterbai

Good morning Catfishers ….I had a single pair of sterbai spawn every week or so for me( about 20 or so eggs every 6 days) One of my friends had about 6 giant sized sterbai who never spawned for him, I jumped at the opportunity to add more adults to my spawning pair. Just after i added them to my tan...
by Baardman
05 Jan 2021, 04:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L104 Spawn!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3255

Re: L104 Spawn!!!

fishguy1978 wrote: 29 Dec 2020, 03:03
Baardman wrote: 29 Dec 2020, 01:09 patience pays I guess ill be waiting
Congrats, my fingers are crossed for mine to spawn.
Well we are at trapping attempt nr 1765249 (at least it feels like that) i just leave them alone now and feed and do my water changes waiting for the fry 8-}
by Baardman
29 Dec 2020, 01:09
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L104 Spawn!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3255

Re: L104 Spawn!!!

patience pays I guess ill be waiting
by Baardman
28 Dec 2020, 23:36
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L104 Spawn!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3255

Re: L104 Spawn!!!

6 trapping attempts later still no eggs lol breeding plecos is sooo much fun
by Baardman
08 Dec 2020, 05:43
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L104 Spawn!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3255

Re: L104 Spawn!!!

bekateen wrote: 08 Dec 2020, 05:03 Good luck! Don't be disappointed if they break apart for days and restart.

Cheers, Eric
first 12 hours are done and the are still trapping (not exactly sure when they started), I felt a bit pervish staring at the vibrating tail :))
by Baardman
08 Dec 2020, 04:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: L104 Spawn!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 3255

L104 Spawn!!!

I finally have a trapping hoping its a successful one. You can not get the smile off my face. Thanks to Eric and Lars for all the advice and guidance :d
by Baardman
09 Nov 2020, 06:48
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Re: Leopard Frog dilemma

Markw thanks for the share on your post it just shows you they will breed when the want to
by Baardman
09 Nov 2020, 05:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Re: Leopard Frog dilemma

today will be the 5th consecutive 30% water change then ill stop i had a lot of issues over the weekend power cut of 9 hours my cycled crashed lost my 2 lda074 plecos saved the tank by moving a cycled sponge filter over from another tank. I must say the L387 in the tank are tail wagging like mad fish
by Baardman
04 Nov 2020, 18:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Re: Leopard Frog dilemma

thanks buddy ill keep doing what I'm doing Ill do 5 consecutive waterchanges this week and then back to normal fo two weeks and see what happens
by Baardman
03 Nov 2020, 20:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Re: Leopard Frog dilemma

28 degrees Celsius closer to 30 being summer, Twice a week the get chopped prawn
by Baardman
03 Nov 2020, 20:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Re: Leopard Frog dilemma

mixture of zucchini, chopped prawn, hikari carnivore pellets and maybe some left over flakes that the dither fish don't eat
by Baardman
03 Nov 2020, 19:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Leopard Frog dilemma
Replies: 10
Views: 3540

Leopard Frog dilemma

Last year breeding season my males where tail wagging but no females where interested. This year I added another adult female, males are wagging again females are definitely getting bigger( assuming they are producing eggs). Im using RO mixed with tap ph around 8 tds 38 gh 1 kh 1, tank water is ph7 ...
by Baardman
22 Oct 2020, 06:54
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Venezeula Black
Replies: 6
Views: 2990

Re: Venezeula Black

Thanks buddy
by Baardman
22 Oct 2020, 05:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Venezeula Black
Replies: 6
Views: 2990

Venezeula Black

Hi guys silly question i cant find them on the c list or the cw list any help? :d
by Baardman
22 Oct 2020, 05:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Amazing Bristlenose Catfish Documentary
Replies: 4
Views: 3651

Re: Amazing Bristlenose Catfish Documentary

I finally had some time to watch the whole 3 part set. I must say well done!!
by Baardman
21 Oct 2020, 14:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Finally
Replies: 7
Views: 2924

Re: Finally

So what your saying it will take time to neutralize, I will try to keep my tds count stable between 50 and 60 I really need it to go down to the low 5's. On the butterfly plecos the ph influences the incubation time of the eggs if its to high they hatch prematurely. Thanks for the massive reply slow...
by Baardman
21 Oct 2020, 08:19
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Finally
Replies: 7
Views: 2924

Re: Finally

Thanks ill wait +- 7 days and test again
by Baardman
21 Oct 2020, 06:22
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Finally
Replies: 7
Views: 2924

Finally

Finally got a RO filter going did my first changes did small 30% changes My L168 tank tds is down to 60ppm GH1 KH 1 but the ph is still stuck at 7.6 how long before i can expect it to stat dropping? Will the drop happen gradually? I do have lots of wood in the tank and also added some liquad tree le...
by Baardman
12 Oct 2020, 07:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: How many years have you known the zebra pleco?
Replies: 5
Views: 2601

Re: How many years have you known the zebra pleco?

up to about a decade ago i never knew about other pleco species accept for the common sailfin pleco, This site has opened my eyes to all sorts of catfishes. I even started a whats app group called Catfish South Africa to start getting a catfish community together. Learning and growing my hobby is wh...
by Baardman
29 Sep 2020, 21:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: 4 weeks old fry Dying one by one for years
Replies: 5
Views: 2237

Re: 4 weeks old fry Dying one by one for years

how closely related are your breeders? might be that they are inbred so much that the genetics are weak
by Baardman
26 Sep 2020, 23:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Documentry
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

Re: Documentry

thanks buddy
by Baardman
25 Sep 2020, 20:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Documentry
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

Re: Documentry

think it was posted a month or two ago cant find the link
by Baardman
25 Sep 2020, 17:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Documentry
Replies: 4
Views: 1621

Documentry

Does anyone have the link to the documentary on Ancistrus?
by Baardman
26 Aug 2020, 07:56
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Peckoltia lineola breeding project - spawned, but...
Replies: 35
Views: 18059

Re: Peckoltia lineola breeding project - spawned, but...

At least they spawned buddy. I have faith in you, you will succeed
by Baardman
14 Aug 2020, 07:11
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Crashing Cycles,power failures and Covid....
Replies: 1
Views: 2123

Crashing Cycles,power failures and Covid....

What a terrible year so far! 2020 has become like that cousin in prison we don't talk about! At least spring is in the air and i can see some of my plecos Starting the flirting rituals

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