In my view 5-6" if you want to breed them faster. Smaller ones would allow you to buy a larger group likely still for less money and let them grow out and pair off. Jools Thank you for your input. I was told that their growth rate slow significantly once they reach the 4inch mark. I am leaning...

I have recently taken an interest in L264's and am tempting to purchase 6 of them to start a breeding colony. I located a source that sells wild caught at 5" to 6", and another source with 4" to 4.5" for quite a bit less money. Obviously the 5" to 6" would be more matur...

Got it, I was planning to do a big water change the day before, but I will do it two days prior instead. Good info on the water change upon my return, I will change only 25% instead of my normal 50 %.

All great advices, thank you all!

Thank you for your replies, I did not know that they can go without food for that long. But then again, I have just began keeping Plecos, definitely a lot to learn still. I have kept African cichlids, flowerhorns and guppies before. Every time I went on vacations, I would come home with some dead fi...

Hello, I will be out of the country next month for 19 days, just trying to get some ideas to keep my fish alive during that time. I currently have six 40 breeders with different L numbers. During my absence, I will have my niece come over to feed my fish every 5-6 days with dry food individually por...

Anyone has those new reverse L333's in the US up for grabs?