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by scatz
23 Jan 2011, 18:07
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Sturisoma Sp. Aff. festivum eggs
Replies: 8
Views: 1975

Re: Sturisoma Sp. Aff. festivum eggs

congratulations on the spawn, they are like pringles, once they pop, they cant stop lol, you'll probably be getting a new batch of eggs every 10 - 14 days.
I too had the same issues as mats as far as feeding goes, but i have a large supply of 100% spirulina powder that i mix with some agar agar and ...
by scatz
22 Dec 2010, 12:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Panaque maccus
Replies: 17
Views: 3435

Re: Panaque maccus

I think i'd stick with your original idea and try p. maccus, i have a breeding group and i get far more satisfaction from them than i do from my sturisoma. Neither are the easiest to get viable spawns/ fry from, but then thats the challenge
by scatz
25 Sep 2010, 10:00
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: sexing pseuda's from side shots
Replies: 9
Views: 1843

Re: sexing pseuda's from side shots

One of the tricky things with sexing plecos is that they either need to be VERY clear sexual dimorphism - like Ancistrus... Or you need a large number of fish, and then you can usually pick out "that's a 90% certain male, and this one looks like the most female in the bunch". And probably play the ...
by scatz
24 Sep 2010, 23:52
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: sexing pseuda's from side shots
Replies: 9
Views: 1843

Re: sexing pseuda's from side shots

Probably need "from above" shots...

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Mats
thats what i figured, as with most plecs, but wasn't sure if there was any validity in being able to sex by the dorsal shape.

they never cling to the glass, so i'll have to remove them to get a shot from above, wanted to avoid that if it was possible ...
by scatz
24 Sep 2010, 21:55
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: sexing pseuda's from side shots
Replies: 9
Views: 1843

Re: sexing pseuda's from side shots

they should be sexable, the chunkier one is 9" SL, the pretty, slimmer one is 7" SL, and the L65 is about 7" too
by scatz
24 Sep 2010, 21:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: sexing pseuda's from side shots
Replies: 9
Views: 1843

sexing pseuda's from side shots

i know its not normally the best profile to sex plecs from, but is it possible to sex pseuda's from the side profile?
I gather that the fins show a difference between the sexes, but i'm not sure how relaible a method this is.
if anyone feels its possible, please have a crack at these for me:
very ...
by scatz
13 Oct 2009, 18:03
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: where did plecofanatics go?
Replies: 72
Views: 17560

Re: where did plecofanatics go?

CanadaPleco wrote:I am not getting onto PF, I am using google cache, and its a royal pain in the butt to get these articles, but I figured it would be worth it. Beats them being gone forever.
do you have the permission from all of the authors of the articles to put them on your forum?

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