Thanks for the tips and break down. How much should I expect to pay for a breeding pair/group?

Ok, so can anyone chime in with what size his Tandanus Tandanus is and how long he's had it?

What living conditions they are would also be helpful.

Well, for a breakdown of questions:

1) What would be the ideal setup to induce/encourage breeding amongst adults?
2) What factors can contribute in larger spawns?
3) What would be the ideal parameters for maintaining the babies?
4) How should I go around in making the babies grow bigger?

Just wanted to know the best way to breed the Zebra Pleco. Considering that some people in Brazil have been given the permission of building dams in the lower part of the Xingu River, I start worrying about the future of the fish and feel that keeping them on this planet requires captive breeding ...

Whilst you do make a good point, the problem is whether we are capable of giving them EXACTLY what they need. Most people who are responsible enough to keep large fish normally are just able to give them things that, whilst very good for the fish, aren't exactly like their wild populations. And even ...

No, that's not exactly what I mean. I just need to point out that I wish to know what sizes of these animals normally appear with those who have worked with them and/or kept them. I haven't heard of any stories of these fish regarding growth rate, size after 3 years, compatibility, decoration ...

Just wondering out of curiosity. The E-Log says 33.5" is its max, but I'd like to hear from people who've worked with or kept/are keeping these fish to know how big they regularly get, especially in the aquarium setting.

No, but regardless if its an Arowana, an ID Shark , or a Bichir, one thing common among these three (And all other somewhat big fish (BTW, monster is now being used for any fish that grows higher than 13 inches)) is that captive stunting will always occur. We can't exactly replicate the water ...

Despite growing to massive wild sizes, I have seen a number of ID and Paroon Sharks that have never reached anything close to the sizes of their wild conspecifics. As far as Aquarium fish go, they still get big, but stunting seems to affect them more than an Arowana.

Got this experience from my two ...

Thanks for the info, sidguppy. Will try looking for one of these guys for an all Cats setup.

I'll keep that in mind, but considering that my pot is a community pot, I can't hope to breed them. I've got a Siamese Fighter, 3 long-finned leopard/zebra danios, and some Guppies in there.

Still, I'll get more of the Julies.

One more question, will normal/Long-Fin Bronze cories school with ...

Ok, thank you for the advice. Will try and see whether I can go for the additional ones anytime soon.

Yes, that's the species. So would adding 2 more suffice?

So, would I need more Julies? Or would they school with the Bronze?

How many cories of a single species should I have per aquarium?

I mean, I have a large ceramic pot as an aquarium and placed 5 albino Bronze Cories and 2 Julie Cories. Was wondering whether they would need to school or whether the Albinos would school with the Julies.

Ah crap. Does that mean that keeping them with Doradids, pimelodids, and synodontis is out of the question?

So, is this only between members of their own species or any other Giraffe cat species period?

That's affordable.

Thanks for the assist.

Ok. So how much are the tools for measuring SG?

So, how many teaspoons/tablepoons/cups per gallon would that be?

That sounds too good to be true.

That aside, how much salt would I need for Hexenamichtys Seemani and the most commonly available Ariids?

Wait, so your saying they won't touch 1 foot fish?

Didn' know that they could achieve 1 meter. Any that only reach 2 feet?

What is the most commonly available species of Giraffe Cat?

Also, would any of the larger Giraffe Cats comm successfully with any fish that is around 1 foot?

Freshwater Ariids!? Are you serious? I thought they were only brackish at the minimum!

So, it's different for each of the individual species of Ariidae Catfish?

How much salt would I need to put for an Ariidae Catfish for it to live properly? As in, how much is needed to make it Brackish?

The bathtub would be nice for some other, smaller catfish like cories, plecs, and the like, but for something that's RTC-Grade?

You'd better get a pond for that one.

Depends on the fish, actually.

I'm trying for some that would be ok in somewhat neutral water.

Also, despite each of their habitats, most fish seem to be ok in a certain ph band, ie, 6.4-7.5.

Well, I don't really have that many specifications apart from having a representative from each continent save Europe, the Northern US States, and Antarctica.

So, besides an Eel Cat, a Silurid, a Clarid, Cats from Africa, some other Asians, and some SA representatives, I'm pretty vague. Would a ...

Mixing well is more of my concern than fitting. That said, if I have to stick only to certain size range with the fish, I will.

So, any Clarids or Silurids that would mix well with others (Catfish)?