New L-75 Para Pleco

[Newguy5]

Just picked this little guy up from my LFS and was wondering if anyone has experience keeping these and could give me some pointers. I'm not new to exotic wild plecos but have never kept these before. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Matt

[lilu]

Mine has been very friendly with other fish (corydoras, plecos, non-catfish) after the first couple days of him settling in during which he got spooked easily (even walking by the tank was enough for him to start swimming around the tank at full speed running into everyone else). Since then he's settled in and doesn't mind if someone walks by or observes the tank. He seems to enjoy hiding in a cave for part of the day but is out and about the rest of the day. He's a true omnivore - I see him eating the fresh zucchini but equally goes after cory pellets, brine shrimp pellets and the soilent green Repashy gel. I don't seem him on the glass very often, he prefers to hang out on the substrate or the wood. He doesn't eat the plants but he does on occasion uproot the ones with shallow roots if he's 'digging' around (usually when he's trying to squeeze through some of the tunnels in the wood pieces) He's been a great addition to the tank

[jp11biod]

I have a group of 5 adults in a 125 gallon community tank. They are awesome fish, they get along nicely with everyone, are very active, are omnivores and are beautiful fish. Get him some friends, you will love them! They do like to hide part of the day but they often are out and about in light.

[zeebo]

also , you can go to the top of the main page , click on catalog numbers, then click on L numbers, there is some good info there, tells what water they like, food, decorations/scape that is natural to this kind of L, lots of good info there. He is pretty . Georgie

[Richard B]

Hemiancistrus sabaji

http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/cotm. ... cle_id=159

http://www.planetcatfish.com/shanesworl ... cle_id=358

[Narwhal72]

I used to keep a group of 5 of them in a 57 gallon tank. They did uproot plants but didn't really eat them. I found them to be quite active and chasing each other around in the daytime more than any other Loricarid I have kept before.

Andy

[Newguy5]

Thanks for all the feedback and great articles too!


Matt