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by AussieSam
27 Apr 2018, 12:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding pair in small tank
Replies: 4
Views: 977

Re: Breeding pair in small tank

Thanks for the pointers,

I ended up putting a pair of 333s in the tank. I did have a few Espi Rasboras, but quickly found out they jump and put them back.. so Its just the 333's and 7 or 8 cherry shrimp.

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by AussieSam
24 Apr 2018, 17:12
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Breeding pair in small tank
Replies: 4
Views: 977

Breeding pair in small tank

Hey guys,

Ive recently scored myself a nice little 65L tank that is going in a very nice spot in my house.

Now I've got a bunch of L's in my shed that I'm trying to breed, and was wondering if the tank would be big enough for just a pair?

Tank size is 40x40x40cm (16x16x16 inches)with a great ...
by AussieSam
07 Feb 2018, 22:26
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Feeding Help with L333,L201,L134 & L046
Replies: 2
Views: 958

Feeding Help with L333,L201,L134 & L046

Hey guys,
Pretty new here, just wanting peoples opinions on diet for my Ls.

I have 4x Lots of Ls, All in their own Tanks (each 4Ft Tanks, with minimal Plants, plenty of caves, etc).
4x L201s (I think 3x Males and 1x Female, but one male may be a female.)
4x L134s (I think 2M2F)
7x 333s (only just ...
by AussieSam
27 Jan 2018, 13:53
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Pleco should I get?
Replies: 4
Views: 1097

Re: What Pleco should I get?

so far the 201s and albino longfins are in a 4ft. the 134s and pepps are in another 4 ft, the 066s get their own 4ft, and my missus has her own 4ft to keep hers in
by AussieSam
27 Jan 2018, 12:03
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: What Pleco should I get?
Replies: 4
Views: 1097

What Pleco should I get?

Howdy all,

Just starting out with trying my hand at breeding, and aquired some breeding fish.
I've gotten:
2x Peppermints
4x L134s
2x L201s
3x Albino Longfins
and pickup next week a colony of L066s

Now my missus wants a tank for her to try as well...

Anyone got any suggestions? We want something ...
by AussieSam
27 Jan 2018, 10:38
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

And this is one other guy...
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by AussieSam
27 Jan 2018, 10:37
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

Alright.. I got all 4 together.. this is them..
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by AussieSam
24 Jan 2018, 11:04
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

Heres another one:
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by AussieSam
24 Jan 2018, 10:59
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

When I got them the tanks they were in were the worst ive seen.. Nearly completely Black. (attached a photo of the cleanest of the 5 tanks I found... they all maxxed out my test kit at 200ppm Nitrate.. so god knows what the actual amount was)

Found plenty of skeletons in the substrate. many dead ...
by AussieSam
24 Jan 2018, 06:54
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

Heres one of the other fish:
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by AussieSam
24 Jan 2018, 06:49
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

among the other crap i aquired with these fish was a piece of paper with these numbers on iy..

L202
L201
L080
L134
L144
L168

does that help?
by AussieSam
23 Jan 2018, 13:41
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Re: Newbie with no idea on what this is...

Awesome! Thank you so much...

Being new here, am I best to just keep replying with each fish? Or start a new thread?

I've got a few more I need help with (I just got given a ton of L numbers and Im trying to ID so I can feed correctly and setup a nice little home to breed them (not that i've ever ...
by AussieSam
23 Jan 2018, 11:32
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Newbie with no idea on what this is...
Replies: 19
Views: 2822

Newbie with no idea on what this is...

Hes a little stressed so colour may be a bit off. But wondering if anyone knows what this guy might be? Type and Sex?

Hes one of half a dozen L's I've got to try and Identify.. Any help would be awesome!
by AussieSam
14 Jan 2018, 09:34
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Help with ID'ing a "hopefully" Breeding Colony of 4
Replies: 1
Views: 619

Help with ID'ing a "hopefully" Breeding Colony of 4

Okay Long story short, but I ended up buying a guys entire setup in order to get his tanks, and there was a heap of L's that he had been breeding, but didnt know the species. Judging by the condition they were kept in (Nitrate over 200ppm and water nearly black), he obviously didnt care about them ...

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