Hopefully you have got you Nitrites and Nitrates readings the wrong way around otherwise your Nitrites are way to high.

I'm looking for a female adult L128 (Hemiancistrus sp) must be 5-6 inches (12-15cms) SL (length without tail),
I'm in Stafford and willing to travel a reasonable distance, but no silly prices please, or could possibly exchange for a Male.

I've had mine for just over six years and the are approx. 150mm (6") body length (SL) maybe a little more, they have only recently shown signs of pairing up, male checking out cave and resting close to the female, then again maybe wishful thinking. if your male is 5" TL (total length) then...

Hi, hard to tell 100% from the pictures but it does look like a young male, maybe to young to breed yet but hard to tell the size, and it's Odontodes by the way
Males have longer odontodes behind the gill covers and on the pectoral-fin spine.

yh i just wanted to check becuase some websites say that the minimuim volume for them is 30 - 35 gallons and my tank is 35 galons so i wanted to double check the information was correct. and also how do you know i wrote the same qeustion on practical fish keeping :)) :)) Hi, Like most experienced f...

The advice given on the Practical Fishkeeping Forum that you have asked this question is correct.

Well done, nice to hear.

e)Ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, levels = 0, 0, 40 (always been a high Nitrite level in this tank)
Are you mixing up your Nitrite and Nitrate readings? 40ppm Nitrate is quite normal here in the uk, but 40ppm Nitrite is really bad.

Hi, do you mean the shape or the colour?

Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:10 pm was the original Post date so unlikely.

Very nice, I have 4 of these myself, one of my favourite pleco's, although mine are always hiding

Hi thanks for your interest, I'm based in the UK and don't post abroad as it works out expensive,
It is also just a hobby as I have a full time Job and just make a few as and when I can,
sorry to disappoint.

Yes thanks, they are not Adults from what I can tell, But don't know their age, I have had them for 6 months and have another 2 of similar size showing the Blue finnage,
Like you say, I will see how they mature as time goes by.

I've had them from early April and originally bought 4,(WC) two of which died within a couple of days with sunken belly and eyes not sunken but not great, I know Baryancistrus are hard to acclimatise and took a lot of care with them, They are well settled in now and eating well, maybe in time the Bl...

I have 4 x L239's (Baryancistrus Beggini) Blue fin panaque, 2 were purchased in early April from a reputable Aquatic shop, and 2 were purchased early May from a private sale, My query is that the first 2 have never shown the usual blue tinge to their finnage, unlike the other 2 and others I've seen....

Sorry to hear of your loss, Baryancistrus can be difficult to acclimatize and as a previous poster said probably too late from the signs you described, if you decide to get another one at least you know what to look for, I always keep some stones that I rotate from tank to outside and back to tank i...

Welcome to the Forum Leigh

Hi, I have qty 3 'D' shaped handmade ceramic Pleco Breeding Caves for sale. all measurements are in the photo's. Suitable for ancistrus (BN sized fish etc) They are made from mixed clay and are £15.00 total cost ( includes 1st class p&p). or can be collected from Stafford (ST16) for £11.50. http...

Hard to say, but I would tend to say it should be ok provided it has enough room to shelter from any threat, if the L333's are established in the tank it may be a good idea to move things around a little so that they have to make new territories, mine is ok with L200's L128's and L144's in a 400L ta...

Hi, I tend not to stick to a schedule as such but I don't feed them one night a week, a couple of nights will be fresh veg ie Courgette(zucchini),sweet potato, b/nut squash, yellow pepper, and remove the next morning apart from sweet potato as it tends to keep better, one night some times two will b...

Had my L018 GNP for about 4.5 years and I would say it's omnivore, It loves Courgette/Zucchini, sweet potato, butternut squash, etc,
I've also seen it scraping on prawn but it is mostly out at night and lights off so I've never really studied it.

Well done, great to see, thanks for sharing,

Well done and good luck with the L128's

Not very obvious just love the Road Runner cartoons (beep beep), aka mrdduck and mrmmouse

Thanks for the welcome guys

Welcome (back) to Planet catfish :-BD At present I'm breeding L144's I take it this is Ancistrus sp(4) - the fish commonly called L144 (by pretty much everyone)? [Mod edit: Add clog-links around expanded name of sp(4). --Mats] Yes thats right Richard, I tend to say L144 as it's a bit confusing expl...

Hi all, just re-registered, so just saying hello and hope to join in with the forum chat, At present I'm breeding L144's and waiting for my group of L134's to do the same thing, and waiting zzzzz, also have a few other Pleco's not in the same Tank of course