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by timd
02 Jun 2019, 09:40
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: When to release L183 fry back to main tank?
Replies: 6
Views: 1462

Re: When to release L183 fry back to main tank?

Thanks, will give them a bit longer before they get sent back to live with their parents :-D
by timd
01 Jun 2019, 14:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: When to release L183 fry back to main tank?
Replies: 6
Views: 1462

When to release L183 fry back to main tank?

My L183s unexpectedly spawned but kicked the eggs out of the cave, so I’ve raised them in a floating breeding ring. They’re coming up 4 weeks old and about 1cm in length, eating spirulina and tabs once they’ve softened up. How big will they need to be to fend for themselves in the main tank? (80x ...
by timd
12 Sep 2018, 22:19
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Tips for feeding wild-caught Sultan L264 and H. contradens plecos
Replies: 12
Views: 2716

Re: Tips for feeding wild-caught Sultan L264 and H. contradens plecos

Another vote for Repashy (specifically Bottom Scratcher). My mini-colony of Sultans and L400s devour it, assuming they can get to it before it’s covered in a cloud of shrimp. The downside is the frankly appalling stench while making it. There’s very little that makes me gag, but I have to make sure t ...
by timd
18 Aug 2018, 19:13
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Bristlenose does'nt eat cucumbers?
Replies: 10
Views: 1901

Re: Bristlenose does'nt eat cucumbers?

None of my bristlenoses have ever shown the slightest interest in cucumber, but they fall on courgette (zucchini) like it’s crack cocaine. I’m half-sure they’d take it from my fingers if I offered it that way...
by timd
02 Jul 2018, 19:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Ideas for setup & stocking of a 300l / 80g, anyone?
Replies: 0
Views: 444

Ideas for setup & stocking of a 300l / 80g, anyone?

hey all - I'm in search of some ideas here :-b I've just picked up a secondhand 300l 150x50x40 (I'm in Germany, but that's 80g, 60x20x16" for the analogue folks :d ) and I've decided it's time for a catfish-centric tank. I've cleaned it up, and at the moment it's got a very thin gravel substrate, is ...
by timd
17 May 2018, 21:15
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: I tried Repashy food, and now I think I might be getting divorced
Replies: 14
Views: 3688

I tried Repashy food, and now I think I might be getting divorced

I’ve read a lot of great reviews about Repashy food, so I figured I’d give Bottom Scratcher a try. The fish love it - it’s like someone dropped crack cocaine into the tank. But OMG, the SMELL :YMSICK: :YMSICK: :YMSICK: . Even a dead rat that got trapped behind a pipe in the cellar doesn’t come close. ...

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