The L200 has improved further and no longer fans its fins, at the same time its body has recovered.

When ever I have had any plecs that have fanned fins when not with eggs its not been a good thing ! either low oxygen or a parasite on the fish.

Thanks for everyones feedback on this. The L200 has improved in that its skin is almost back to normal now having used the Interpet Number 7 treatment which controls Velvet, Flukes, Costia and Chilodonella. The L200 is still fin fanning somewhat but atleast it seems to be over the worst of the skin ...

Thanks for everyones replies. So far have treated with Interpet Number 7 treatment for slime diseases and velvet. Have also done water changes and also treated water with melafix. So far things have got worse in a way as some patches have taken the colour from the fishes skin. Its still fanning its ...

Hope someone can help.
I purchased some Discus from a UK outlet around 2 weeks ago. All seemed fine but then I noticed a fine scattering of small whitish dots on them which then appeared to spread to some clown loach. Closest conclusion I could come to on that was velvet because having treated them ...

Well abour 10 days ago because the female kept moving over to the males cave and sitting under a rock next to his cave - but with him showing no interest I did a series of water changes - one each day to try and make them think the rains had come - to trigger him to have more interest - the result ...

Shocking totally shocking !

Well DaveJ has this L134 breeding down to a fine art ! those of us with L134's but never a fry in sight can only look on longingly ! Well done DaveJ !

Thanks Mats,
Based on that link I would say my female is a minor snub nose.

Thanks for everyones feedback on this which is really interesting - clearly a great debate ! has anyone got a link to some pictures of snub nosed zebras ? I am quite sure one of mine fits the description but would like to see some pics of others if possible.
Thanks

Hello,
I have three zebras (have posted about them in a recent thread called my little zebra group) one of the younger ones seems quite short in the nose dept compared to others I have seen. At what point would you conclude its a snub nose and is there actually anything wrong with that ? I am ...

Looks like wrong sex from what people are saying but nice fish all the same !

Thanks for your reply Andy, have you had any previous success ? just wondered if between us we were not pressing the right buttons so to speak as water wise we are not a million miles away from each other - your Sheffield UK area and I am down in Derby. For my young female to keep coming across to ...

I am getting a bit frustrated with my zebras in recent weeks the young female moves from her home the other side of the tank and hangs out for a few days at a time under an over hang right outside the males cave entrance but nothing ever happens ! (it must have once as I saw a fry months ago). I ...

I found this a really informative thread so thanks for posting - got 4 L134 myself - no breeding though.

Forgive me Mike and Racoll but I dont work on your principle that its somehow ok because there are plenty more elsewhere. For my cities local biodiversity that particular species is rare as it is found nowhere else (its noted to be declining nationally) - I just wanted to show that even here in the ...

No mike your ignoring what I was highlighting - it wasnt the fact they were relocating a species in my case a lizard it was the fact that having done so nobody was made accountable for their actions - irespective of how "common" it may be considered. That was my point if there is no accoutability in ...

I find it so sad that an iconic fish such as the L46 is under such serious threat because of this. Some have said it wouldnt happen in Europe. In europe alot is said about the environment and bio diversity but here is a classic example I have had involvement in.
I will keep it quick because its not ...

Thanks for your reply twotankamin I have never seen any agression with my L134's towards the zebras - even when added the two younger zebras - I was surprised how bold the young zebras were actually ! As you suggest I think really I need to split the L134's from the zebras but tank wise thats not ...

Thanks for everyones continued replies. When I move the fish - sometime in the next month I guess I must get pictures of all 4 L134's - I clearly have a male - he is covered in spines at times its the other lurkers I am not sure about but the general view is this particular fish is a female. Any ...

Hi fishboy the zebras have spawned atleast once because I saw a fry (which I lost) - the male must be atleast 10 years old now ! the young female keeps coming from where she lives in the tank and stays close to his cave for a day or so but nothing happens - she just goes back home again. Whats the ...

Hi MatsP thanks for your reply, Currently the tank is home to 4 L134's and 3 L46's along with a lone discus. I am just about to move and the discus will go into another tank leaving the plecs. Its the same tank that my zebras which I have covered in another recent thread are living in and a few ...

Any takers for this ?
Thanks

So two members have said they think the fish is a female - I know atleast one of my fish is a male so I wonder why there has never been any breeding attempts ?

I currently have three zebra plecs in a tank with 4 L134'S. One has been in the tank around 10 years and the other two are youngsters from a local breeder. It was a shock to find a zebra fry a few weeks ago because I had not realised anything was taking place ! sadly this was the one and only fry ...

Thanks Matti2uude for your suggestion. Are there any other takers for this sexing ? I wondered if it was a female but its never got down to anything with the male I have.

Hello there,
I would be most greatful if someone could sex my L134 for me please.
I attach a picture
Many thanks

Thanks for both of your feedback. I was just pondering if genital sexing was a valid method of sexing. Knowing my luck I will have 4 males - I am usually pretty good at buying all the same sex lol. I have to move the fish in the coming months so at that point I will get some pictures and post them ...

Nobody able to comment on this ? I thought I read somewhere that viewing the genitals was a method of sexing loricariidae fish.

I dont know if this is possible but can plecs in general be sexed by their genitals ?
I have yet to look into sexing my four L134's but it would be useful to know if sexing by the looks of their genitals is a valid method and if so what do you look for ?
Any thoughts on the attached pic that I ...