Suggestions On What Plecos To Breed

GlockFu · Post by **GlockFu** » 05 Aug 2005, 23:59

Hi, I am looking for a couple of different pleco species to breed and was wondering what you would suggest. Space is some what limited for now although if I had to, I could dedicate a 60 gallon tank. My main motive is to breed these beutiful creatures for money. Can you please suggest some plecos and why you suggest them? Thanks!

Post by **Shane** » 06 Aug 2005, 01:26

Take a look at this thread.
http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... hp?t=12277

-Shane

GlockFu · Post by **GlockFu** » 06 Aug 2005, 05:55

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention that I am looking to breed rare species of plecos since I want to breed them for money. I'm fine with it being a somewhat more difficult species as those are what will probably be worth more.

I'm currently working with L46 and want to add a few more groups to start working with. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Post by **Janne** » 06 Aug 2005, 08:53

You have to breed a lot if your purpose is to make money

but practical all species of Hypancistrus will not be so hard to spawn...so just choose the one you are interested in. Sturisoma species is economical to breed when they give a fair amount of fry and they grow quickly and the payment is really ok but the challenge is to raise them the first weeks...one spawn gives around the same money that you get from one spawn of L46 but in much shorter time.

Janne

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 06 Aug 2005, 13:33

If I were you, I would look on aquabid and wait till a trio of L287 popped up. If you have a good LFS, you could give them each baby for around $40. In fact, if I were you, I would go bid on the one that is about over.

GlockFu · Post by **GlockFu** » 06 Aug 2005, 22:30

I might just do that... thanks for the heads up!

Any other suggestions?

Fish Soup · Post by **Fish Soup** » 06 Aug 2005, 22:43

You will need more than one 60 gallon tank if you plan to grow any of them to a sellable size. But the 60 would make a good size grow-out tank. You might want to breed the smaller species in a 20 or 30 gallon tank and move the fry to the 60.

Don

GlockFu · Post by **GlockFu** » 06 Aug 2005, 22:48

I will definately get more tanks later as things progress but for right now I need help trying to figure out what to breed. I don't have to use my 60 gallon to do it but it is already running so I wouldn't mind.

laurab5 · Post by **laurab5** » 06 Aug 2005, 23:07

So the auction almost over. Are you going to try and get them.

GlockFu · Post by **GlockFu** » 07 Aug 2005, 06:18

Im still debaiting weather or not I should. I have been sort of succesful in breeding the L46 (I say sort of because I've only had one sucessful spawn so far) so I don't know that I want to breed something so similar. I'm leaning more on the no side right now also because I don't have a tank set up for them as of yet... Although I may end up regreting it...

racoll · Post by **racoll** » 07 Aug 2005, 14:45

If you want to make money then i suggest you breed what sells! ask your LFS what sells. Hypancistrus are very popular (and expensive.

my advice is to build up your experience with other Hypancistrus (L333 or L260 maybe?), and start getting that zebra production line rolling.

that's where the money is!