My favorite cat...

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This isn't a very good shot but plecos are just plain difficult since they hide.

This is a L174 (spotted zebra) that I picked up a long time ago at frybabies....

My favorite out of all my plecos. I don't really have them in a good set-up to breed at the moment. But, I do have a pair... so some day :)

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They are on the "no export" list... so not that many will show up any more :(
 
Lively

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Why are they on the no export list?

Is it really that blue hue? I love blue fish... sigh... getting partial to yellow ones, too lol
 
Sonny Disposition

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Really neat, Sarah. Do you give him spirulina wafers, or is the tank algae enough?

Here's my favorite catfish. He's from the feeder tank at Scales:

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Brazil has cracked down on all undescribed species being shipped out of their country.

It's not blue... it's white and black.

I feed them black worms, pellets, decap brine...

Anything really.... they are carnivores.
 
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longstocking said:
Brazil has cracked down on all undescribed species being shipped out of their country.

It's not blue... it's white and black.

I feed them black worms, pellets, decap brine...

Anything really.... they are carnivores.
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Random but does HOT get black worms in on mondays?
 
George

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I really like that one Sarah. Are they supposed to be as difficult as the zebras? I assume they take as long to mature.

George
 
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yeah.... same deal as the zebs.

Yes... very slow at growing and maturing. Although, I think mine are old enough now. Just need to find an open 20 lol.
 
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Ok, I'm silly excited...

Doing water changes and checking in on my pleco's today...

I saw that these L174's were hanging out really close to each other in two caves. So, I got curious and took them out with the caves and water. Grabbed my flash light... and low and behold... I have wigglers!!

I am so happy! These guys are silly hard to breed ( found out, they are harder than zebras at the catfish convention !!! ) Only a few people in the world have bred them from what I heard at the convention. And since I am no pleco expert and just play around with them my hopes had been squashed when I heard how hard they are to breed.

I am super lucky and a super happy girl today in my fishy world!!!

And it makes me feel really good as these are ones of those fish that will most likely be extinct in a few years due to the dam they are building in Brazil... so I am helping the hobby too :)


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
George

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Very cool! Sometimes skill looks like luck. Good job Sarah.

George
 
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