breeding in a 60x30x30?

justfishenator · Post by **justfishenator** » 05 Nov 2006, 00:49

Is their any chance if i got a pair of
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 691978.htm

that I could breed them in a 10 gal? they would be the only fish and great filtration and that, but i didn't think that tank size was good enough?[/url][/list]

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 05 Nov 2006, 02:58

I know that fish, and especially wild imported plecos are very expensive. Aren't there more attractive fish than this one for much less? I am not sure which one this is but it looks a lot like L075, Para pleco. If that is what it is, it gets too large for a 10 gallon tank. I think they grow to 6 or 8 inches TL, so a 75 gallon would be closer to meeting it's spatial requirements. Otocinclus or Paraotocinclus species would be better candidates for a 10 gallon breeding project and some of them even come with spots, too.
I think they are affordable even at 'down under' 'over-the-top prices'. I really feel for you. When you take into consideration that losing some fish is always part of keeping fish it would be hard to keep up one's enthusiasm to pay a couple hundred dollars and then lose one or two.

justfishenator · Post by **justfishenator** » 05 Nov 2006, 07:04

can you give me links to these fish you are talking about.

They look pretty similar?

apistomaster · Post by **apistomaster** » 05 Nov 2006, 13:02

Check out the fish listed under breeding articles in Shane's World feature of the planetcatfish site.
I already gave you a L075 to look up and even better, the names of the smaller genera suited for the small tank.

plecoboy · Post by **plecoboy** » 07 Nov 2006, 00:08

Looks like L205 to me. There are no stripes on the tail of the L75. Some Peckoltia males can get aggressive like the L134. I wouldn't put 2 L205s in a ten gallon. I'd go with a bigger tank like a 20 long.