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Sounds pretty good. I think everybody does things just slightly differently so paying attention to your fish and noticing results is best.

Maturity is said to have been reached as soon as you can see sexual differences between males and females. I usually see some action a few months after the males first get their whiskers, which seems to be about a year of age. Bushy nose plecos will put on a lot more size as well if you...

I wouldn't sell any until you can separate them into "groups" that you hope to breed. And even then dont sell until you have confirmed them to breed. I have many males and females of different colors that are fully mature and have yet still to breed. Out of 13 super red I ended up only with 2...

Doesn't look bad. Drift wood is suggested and many times they prefer at least some currant. A diet of meaty foods as well as algea/ veggie based meals will fatten them up for breeding.

I don't know angels first hand, but i would suggest buying 2 to 3 more of a likewise size. How big is your current fish? Also, This may require a tank upgrade

Bobs right. Most success will come from temps 78 - 82. Mine all breed at around 78 every about 5 weeks

You'll be waiting a while to sex it. If you're going to be waiting I suggest you go buy a few more. They are cheap enough and as you raise them you'll see the differences sexually and then get rid of the extras rather you trade them back to you lfs or give them away

Bristlenose fry will be fine with other fish fry. Keep in mind that they are eating machines and take a few months to reach a decent selling size. Keep an eye on your water quality and they will grow faster in a tank with more room as well as competition for food gets to be an issue. You will...

If she was holding they have been spit then eaten by others or eaten by her. It's not uncommon

I wasn't saying you we're foolish. But the fact is that a person working at or running a fish store probably gets the "hey this one is beating up that one!" Comment a hundred times a month about fish outside of bags probably more than inside of bags. So I think the reply back of "yeah they do...

Check your friends adults for bristles. And if he takes a cave and is no more than 4 to 5 inches. Also the pattern of a common pleco is a lot like puke where as bristle nose are usually a solid color (albino, blue eye yellow, chocolate, green, red and there is also a calico but their pattern is...

I was thinking red top as well. Hard to tell sex by color of only two fish

Hard to say what was going on unless you were there from the start. More than likely fins looking like that didn't happen in the few moments that the fish were in the bag. The lfs was probably re-homing the fish from a tank where the Demasoni was already bullying the others, the owner didn't...

What types of peacocks are these? Typically female peacocks are drab brownish or gray with some barring. Never are they colorful. Dragon blood females can have some color but they are still pale pinks and reds and so on. Are you able to post pictures? You'll see very shortly that if these...

What do you want to breed for? If you like the strategy of it then start cheap and easy and work your way to slightly harder fish to breed as you go skipped the live bearer step and went straight to mouth brooders. There a lot of enjoyment in watching the fish grow and then mate and raise their...

Why the interest in breeding common plecos? They grow quite large and as such are slightly less desirable to the knowledgable buyer. The method bob described is more directed towards the awesome ancistrus "bushy nose" pleco who's maximum size is 4 to 5". Also a prolific breeder and algae assassin

I agree. Transport in 5 gallon buckets then combine in your trash can afterwords. Move fish separately from decor and if you have established gravel you plan on housing them with in their temporary home keep an eye on your ammonia levels for the few days after the move. Stirring up that gravel...

Looking to trade for hypancistrus l134 or l46. Have super red bristle nose, adult l260 and l262 fry for trade. Let me know if interested. Located in the United States

Yeah. Just if you can keep your fish warm with plenty of air. Pretend you just bought then from a lfs. Get your new tank watered and dechlorinated then heated ahead of time then put your decor and filters in. Then in go your fish. They will be just fine with all new water as long as your...

Uh... Yes fish fry can survive without parents. Depending on the breed, getting them to survive and grow healthily can be next to impossible or as easy as pie

Look into what is popular in your area. Lemon jakes seem pretty popular everywhere as well as a good looking dragon blood. Do a 1 to 4 ratio of male to females. 79 degrees yields the best results for me with a good quality shrimp mix flake and and pellet. Make sure to ease them into it as a lot...

You are doing things very backwards. If you are cycling your tank still then you need to be doing less water changes. If you don't have a cycled tank then the heavy high protein feeding you are doing is quickly turning your water poisonous. So to keep your fish alive you must change water. But...

Leave both "caves" in. He may change his mind and if not it won't hurt anything either

Yeah. Part of their natural instinct. they choose a tight area in which they can block predators from getting to the eggs

She does look pretty good! Looks like a good hard belly. If you can catch a look of her from above usually good gravid females you can easily see a clear difference between the lines of net "normal" body and that of her bulging with eggs stomach. Before she pops. The male will have to be...