Hello, I recently acquired 4 Rhinotocinclus isabelae and 6 Nannoptopoma sp Peru "Robocop". Received them ~2 weeks ago. I have them in a very mature 20 gallon tank using Amozonia soil, lots of plants and some driftwood. The tank "had" a lot of algae and biofilm buildup due to the...

I would like to get a breeding group of otocinclus. I’ve bred common otos but I’ve seen and heard a lot of hearsay about these beautiful Rhinotocinclus isabelae. I have a mature 60 g breeder, lots of plants with a good build up of green spot algae, and good tank mates - Rhadinocentrus and Scleromyst...

I haven't seen anywhere that the L075 are particularly hard to care for and I have seen the information here and on another Pleco forum. I just wondered if someone who is presently caring for a group could give me some ideas as to the number and any vagaries on the setup. With their larger size ok w...

Appreciate the replies everyone. I think Clown Plecos make a lot of sense. Maybe start there then expand out to a Hypancistrus.
If you were going to recommend a first Hypancistrus which would you recommend?

I recently posted about the trouble I had with my L204s. They were my first non ancistrus L# plecos. I’ve certainly learned a lot from my mistakes. When I look online there are tons of reported experts touting which l# is best to start with. Wondering in your opinion which non-ancistrus L# would you...

I agree in cleaning out the tank and removing the decor there was way too much organic material under around and in the hardscape which would explain the water quality issue. They were unsalted freshly steamed. Even dipped them in Repashy Super Green. Expensive lesson. Will lick my wounds and plan o...

Also they were wild caught.

I purchased a group (6) of L204. They passed suddenly this morning. They had been in my care for 14 days. They received med trio (Ich-X, Maracyn, Paracleanse) and I had planned to do Expel-P this weekend. I think there was a problem in the setup. I am new to L# plecos (lots of experience with ancist...