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Hello, well this is mi question.. I would set inside of the tank a lof of driftwood and bogwood on the gravel.. because I want to create a habitat of maccus ... Would you helplme??? Iam interesting to breed this sp.

Thanks..

Well I'm no expert but since they only get to around 4" and are pretty peaceful then I think you could have at least 10 in there.

Hear is some good info on them http://www.planetcatfish.com/cotm/2001-11.htm

Good luck on breeding them, I actually have a pair but its a community tank so they wont breed(I wouldnt be able to do the whole dry/wet season simulation with the other fish I have in the tank).

try to use this:
Stocking levels.
Tropical
Multiply length x width in inches and divide by 12.
This gives you total body length of fish you can safely stock.
Example: 24" x 15"=360 divide by 12=30 inches of fish.

i borrowed it from tims corydorasworld.com site

Hola Pleco33 y saludos de Colombia,
The main problem with P. maccus is not their size but the fact that, as wood eaters, they are very dirty fish. I kept eight in a 40 gallon tank for two years and they did well but I used heavy filtration and 60-70 percent weekly water changes to keep the "sawdust' (poop) under control (photos of these fish are in the Cat-E-Log). I am currently keeping four LDA 68, which is closely related, in a 20 long with heavy filtration and I find that 70 percent wekly water changes are not enough to keep their waste under control. They need lots of driftwood and are very happy eating cucumber and zucchini.
-Shane

Thanks.. Saludos desde México Shane


I´m going to try to breed them.

Bye