There was no mention of Sooty actually having them or of them being bred in Aus. Here's the thread to refresh your memories -

http://www.plecofanatics.com/forum/show ... light=L250

Great, cant wait to see pics of the fish and their tank. When will this all be happening?

Why dont you list what they have and we'll be able to help you Zeb. Much easier to get the help if you provide the info.

Good luck then - hope you have a better time of it over here on PC.

Congrats Kev!
Have you any pics of the parents set-up?

Zeb, are you sure it's the albinos that have bred? It's HIGHLY unlikely that they're mature at 4cm (they're probably only 6months old). That's also a LOT of eggs for a 4cm fish. Who's fanning the eggs? You say the common has his eyes on them, is it possible they belong to him?

Hope these pics from my collection are of some help -

L104



LDA68



L015


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G'day Col,
There is always a lot of debate over what we have in Aus in the way of 'Ospot BN'. There is a lot of breeding done with them in Brisbane where they are fairly common - I suggest that you drop by the Aus section of Plecofantics.com and see if any of the members there can help you out with ...

He is HUGE!! Good pickup and best of luck with them breeding.

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Here you go -

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... atfish.htm

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Dont get to upset Larry - Im pretty sure I have seen this exact photo before and it's not from the USA. It was caught in Europe somewhere.


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My larger male has fin extensions on his tail, but I wouldnt go as far to call them filiaments. Can you post some pics for us to check out??

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This was labled 'bull nose pleco' and is about 13cm.



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Doesnt sound like much fun at all Shane... I too have to move every couple of years with work, thankfully it's just interstate!
What have you got lined up in Pretoria??

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Beautiful fish Gavin!!
Hope you can find them some girls to play with

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My guess is L52. Check out this thread for some really good comments from Shane.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... light=l168

A boy and a girl - sure hope you bought them both!

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Sounds like the hobby is in a good way down there Do you get to see many oddities? Just wondering how they go for price...

I haven't seen any advertised up this way as L162.

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Yeah, it's gotten pretty crazy over here with mixed bag shipments slipping through. I've made sure that mine are kept separate from my L104s so there will be no accidents.

Totally different diets is the biggest thing i've noticed between the two.

They're not as good looking as the L104 but are ...

What a fantastic idea!

G'day Kimbo.
They snuck in with the original shipment of L168s and were then mismatched as L104. Picked them up in Brissy.

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Thanks for the help, the member has been id'd as Waldo and I now have the link to his website.
Yay!

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Hi all,
Im looking for a website of one of the members but I cant remember the name, or the web address....

It's a wholesaler/retailer from south/central america that sells L#s and apistos by the box. The website, i think, is usually in his signature.

Can anyone help me????

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Ok, my TDS meter arrived the other day and I have been shocked to discover what my water parameters really were....

Tap water - 360ppm
RO output water - 23ppm
Tank after daily 15% RO water for 7 days - 560ppm. WTF.

Did some further testing and have found that the likely culprit is Seachem ph7.0 ...

Yep - just how the heck am I going to sneek them into Aus....

Giving this one a *bump*
Surely there are more LDA68s being kept out there?? C'mon people, please share your experiences with them so we can all learn a little bit more :)

Thanks Panaque - my group are starting to use the caves I have provided but generally hide upside down in the wood for most of ...

This thread is proving to be a very informative read

Are there tables anywhere that list what sort of TDS we should be aiming for when trying to breed different L#s?

Sorry Shane, im not familiar with the scale 'uS'. Is this the measurement a TDS meter will give us?

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Very nice fish and awesome photos. Good luck with them!

Shane, the L144s im referring to havent been confirmed yet - they're being advertised as bushynosed bristlenose but are definately not Sp#3 albinos. They are a recent 'import', if you know what i mean.... Im trying to track down some more details.

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Thanks Barbie, mine is on order and should arrive this week

Now I just have to research what figures I should be striving for!! Love this game

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WOW! :shock:
Much cheaper than over here where you can pay up to $1k for a L046. Depending on where you get them we generally pay $1per cm for BNs. The bottom has just fallen out of the albino/gold BNs and they're being found in LFS for $3.50 (2cm). L104s - up to $220. Most of the rarer stuff is ...