I decided to venture into the world of hypancistrus again. The store where I bought this guy quarantines their stock for a month, so they are reliable. This guy ate from the start, and is very outgoing, unlike my other plecs. I know that he is a hypancistrus, because I saw his teeth. He was labeled ...

Have you asked them how long they expect to live?

Mine also comes out when there is very little movement around the tank, so I can see him at least once a day if I stay still for a while.

I found the pleco dead today. The wierd thing is that its dorsal fin was torn in the middle. There are no other fish in the tank with him so what could have happened? The powerhead intake is blocked by a sponge. The ammonia is .25, would that have killed him? Nitrite:0 Nitrate: 10

On aquariumboard, I was told that he looks more like an L66 or an L333 because of the pattern. What do you think?

I gave him a shrimp pellet and it looks like he ate it. He was on the glass by the powerhead output and he has a nicely rounded belly.

What is the most accurate way of sexing L134's?

I put the potato in the microwave for 30 seconds. My clown plec goes for it after a few minutes.

Thanks, I didnt see mine eat the wafer, it was spread across the tank, but it didn't look like any was missing so it was most likely just the current. He didn't touch the sweet potato either. Tonight I will try bloodworms.

He seems pretty active and I can see him moving around after lights out.

I got a new L134 yesterday. He was in the lfs for over 3 weeks and looks healthy. He's in a 20 long with a rio 600 powerhead, sand, caves and plants. The temp is 80. Yesterday I fed him a sweet potato, and I plan on feeding him fresh vegetables and hikari algae wafers. How often should he get meaty ...

I plan on keeping them alone. When I had the powerhead just barely under the water, it still blew the sand on the bottom. I have tried a lot of different placement options and I get the same problems. As long as they do not need strong direct current, I will try putting a spray bar at the top. That ...

Once I sell my apisto juvies I will probably go ahead with the leopard, this guy seems to be in much better shape than the l260 and obviously must be eating. Do they like some veggies in their diet? Or is it just meaty foods. For water temp, will these guys do ok in 85F or is this only when they are ...

How about a leopard frog. I know they have different dietary requirements, but do they have the same housing requirements. IE strong current, lots of caves/hiding spots and sand substrate? My lfs has had one for a week and I havent seen it eat since it is in a planted tank, but it always has a ...

I know what you mean. If I had more time and a pleco that lived, I would love to try and breed these guys. I am considering getting the one at the lfs if it starts eating regularly. Thanks everyone for all of your replies.

Today I found him dead when I got home. He hadnt eaten anything and was badly sunken in. There was a clear thing hanging out of each gill. This is pretty frustrating. The other queen at the lfs from the same batch is still alive and is eating a little.

I will keep using the garlic soaked frozen bloodworms and leave the temp at 85 and if anything changes, I will post. Thanks for all the help.

There are plenty of blackworms stuck in the sand, wiggling around and that is the main food I have been giving it. So far he ignores the worms. Would a dip in garlic kill the worms?

I dont have any driftwood, but there is a rock cave, which he ignores most of the time. Mine doesnt hide at all, every time I go check on him, he is stuck to the glass. Yesterday was the first time I saw him in the cave. I raised the temperature and I also dipped bloodworms in garlic juice for a ...

He is in a 20 long alone. Originally I wanted to keep him in a 29 with my other fish, but decided to leave him in the 20 since he doesnt seem to compete very well. Using advice from an old thread on this forum, I tried force feeding him, which worked, his belly is now full (previously it was very ...

Im not sure if its a juvenile, it is about 1.5 times larger than the other one at the lfs and already has pronounced bristles on its pectoral fins. The lfs owner said that it might be wild caught. I put it in a small container with bloodworms and live blackworms a few minutes ago. This method worked ...

I have had an L260 for 2 weeks and he does not seem to be eating. His belly is very sunken. I have tried cucumber, carrot, live blackworms, frozen glassworms, shrimp pellets, frozen bloodworms and freeze dried tubifex worms. I put him into a small container for a while and put blackworms right by ...