BREEDING Snowball Plecos - Over 100 Babies Made!

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Ай бұрын

In this video I discuss the secrets of breeding L201 Snowball Plecos! These are my tips and techniques for successfully breeding these charming freshwater fish, from setting up the perfect environment to caring for the adorable fry.
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@rrotley1 Ай бұрын

The best thing about this video is Nick's obvious pride and excitement in his achievement. It is not just a business for him, it is a passion. Thoroughly enjoyed watchig this.

@rickfromthecape3135 Ай бұрын

While I can appreciate the sentiment for not selling them, you're sitting on a gold mine that will enable you to expand your operation there to do so much more fun and important things. I say important because I think you may be one of the more important tropical fish breeders out there figuring out how to breed hard fish. This could be super important in saving natural populations out in the wild or just saving rare species from extinction.

@mousedeer7837 Ай бұрын

Truer words have never been spoken 👏

@jeffhines73 Ай бұрын

Also just keeping the prices high for everyone else

@usnavyseal77 Ай бұрын

Remember that on rare fish, there are only so many buyers. So they might go for 70 bucks but there might only be 20 buyers in Australia

@shibibi1 24 күн бұрын

@@usnavyseal77 some of those buyers will buy multiple fish as they want to breed them as well. And as there's more breeders, the fish become less rare and more in demand. The sell price also drops, which boosts demand more.

@justinread4381 Ай бұрын

Bro, as someone who has broken so many rules of fish breeding, all I can say is, " You hit the nail on the head." People need to relax and stop stressing, let the fish do what comes naturally to them & that is breeding. I can't tell you how many so called impossible fish I have had breed simply because I stopped giving a shit and let them do what comes naturally to them.

@australianbiotopes4563 Ай бұрын

This is my favourite L number tank of yours, it's always busy, they don't just hide in the caves they are always out and about unlike some of the others, I know the others are worth a lot more but I don't really like keeping fish you never seem to really see, Great video! 🙂

@mildredpadilla5734 Ай бұрын

Those plecos are so pretty 😍

@fuckkevin9922 Ай бұрын

Yasss

@brents4l1s93 13 күн бұрын

My dad and I just got back into fish/aquariums after a long break from it all. Besides Oscars, Plecos, Bristlenose and all breeds of of ‘sucker fish’ abroad at my favourite of them all. Just the different colourations, sizes and traits you could say they have is amazing. Not to mention they’re a placid fish. I’ve been looking at trying to find a couple Snowball and Zebra Plecos for my dads tank last couple weeks or so l, they hard to find & they do tend to get pretty pricey you’re not wrong there but at the end of the day it’s all worth it imo wether you get fry from them or not..

@OGBarry16 Ай бұрын

You have helped me in my journey in starting my first tank and now I am so excited to watch every upload 😂😂😂 plecos look amazing

@aquapucci Ай бұрын

All of your patience and hard work paid off. This is beautiful man, congratulations.

@JJLewin1 18 күн бұрын

Well done, they look amazing.

@Matttheprat Ай бұрын

These are my favourite videos off yours, great work 👍🏻👍🏻

@kennym83 Ай бұрын

Awesome mate, stoked for you!

@bababooey360_ Ай бұрын

true the best thing to is just to wait and watch their development

@justinherbert8942 Ай бұрын

Another great video Nick keep up the great work 👍

@bonniegoodwin5653 Ай бұрын

Wow I’m just so happy for you! I know how much heart you put into them. 😊

@suegalton9519 Ай бұрын

They are just gorgeous! Your enthusiasm is contagious Nick, thanks for all your videos.

@glenn3762 Ай бұрын

I have ~16 plus the juveniles with a two tier system with a sump, keep them dark, regular water changes, and some common bn in the tank to help.

@trudyrantall9692 Ай бұрын

Super stoked for you Nick! Awesome to see how chuffed you are whist being so humble aswell. Oh and kudos to the little plecos! Lol 🎉

@Admiral_tintin Ай бұрын

Congratulations! 🎉🎉

@mousedeer7837 Ай бұрын

Your advice had inspired me to breed sparkling gouramis, and your tips have helped me grow them up, thank you so much!!! 🙏

@danvanmuizenberg6650 Ай бұрын

A mate of mine used to breed lots of catfish back in the day, separating the fry without disturbing the process is always tricky, so he used to put all the caves(holes and cracks in big blocks of bogwood for some) on the one end of a 40 long, and then he used to feed the babies at the empty end of the tank so that he could take them out easily, if I remember correctly they were small groups or trios and he would disturb them once a year and feed them up for a couple months till the rain started.

@franciscofaria8187 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this videos. Such an inspiration.. Cheers from Portugal 🙏🙏

@janemarriott3389 Ай бұрын

Amazing! Thanks for this!

@xioping4327 Ай бұрын

Fantastic man great videos!

@Ishan.patel. Ай бұрын

Man Nick yo make masterpieces every video is perfect

@darrylmoore5847 Ай бұрын

Congratulations on the beautiful fish.

@denisgoulding4004 Ай бұрын

brilliant- well done

@stuartparsons2060 Ай бұрын

We can clearly see the enjoyment you get from the breeding side of the fish Keep doing your thing nick don't change your such a inspiration to help people breed I have a group of 201 and 102 so this video helps Fantastic job keep it up 🎉🎉

@TheWildInternett Ай бұрын

Jeez man haven't watched one of your videos in so long. I got out of the hobby whilst i went to university. I messaged you on instagram 4 years ago now probably and you replied giving me some tips on content creating. I'm going to give it a proper go now ive finished studying! Glad to be back watching

@garageaquatics2023 Ай бұрын

I was at a talk on catfish by Dr. Eric Thomas outside of Phoenix, Arizona a couple weeks ago. He mentioned using bamboo as caves for plecos because the wood actually provides a first source of food for the newly hatched fry while they're still in the cave. Just a thought.

@Spicy_Kiwi Ай бұрын

Wooo another pleco vid!!!!

@lizzymassey21 Ай бұрын

I know some people think fish aren't cute but these little guys are absolutely adorable!!!

@michaela-be4le Ай бұрын

Wow well done 👍🏻

@YellowLeafAquatics Ай бұрын

beautiful fish!

@bullseyek Ай бұрын

Very Very Nice!!!!

@Mrhawaiupt Ай бұрын

Great job. Wish I could get some from you.

@Andyroo-sy8rd Ай бұрын

Hey Nick I reckon you should give KZfaq shorts a try It would be a cool way to see the progress of breeding fish in short form

@tjs114 Ай бұрын

I remember watching videos from Goliad Farms in Texas where they have Plecos that are literally a foot long or longer about how they had the roofs of their greenhouses get ripped during a hurricane and the rain flooded their system and caused the Plecos to go absolutely nuts breeding. Charles said something about how Plecos can be prompted into breeding with fast running fresh water. They are really interesting videos if you want to see seriously giant fish breeding.

@georgeyboyhowe1685 Ай бұрын

i got myself a pair of clown plecos they are brilliant and small do not grow to big well done mate

@markfranklin8831 Ай бұрын

Thats amazing. Id love to spawn some

@michael-nq8rm Ай бұрын

Best youtuber

@merofish Ай бұрын

beautiful

@richardbernard6845 Ай бұрын

fascinating - please post more:-)

@klausoxen6597 Ай бұрын

Great Job! Greets from the Center of Germany.🙂✌

@markferguson8075 24 күн бұрын

have breed plecos my self but not these well done buddy they look cool

@WilhelmNation Ай бұрын

Watching from Colorado 🤘🏼 love to see the progress!

@ESF19791111 29 күн бұрын

CONGRATULATIONS :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

@DuM4R10 Ай бұрын

Vejo seus vídeos aqui do Brasil , parabéns seus vídeos são ótimos

@Cowbell_Catboy Ай бұрын

damn its so weird hearing you talk about upcoming winter when its April xd but these plecos look amazing man, its crazy how many there are right now I have to get rid of a 240l tank, because I really dont like the dimensions, but I will so get a pleco tank soon just because of you especially with the L plecos and breeding and stuff, I mean you have to take into account that most of these are actually endangered and the hobby is keeping a lot of fish alive that already would have been wiped off of the face of the earth... its just amazing seeing these updates now, thank you from the bottom of my heart, big reason I got back into fish since my Oscar died a year ago xd

@BadlydrawnBen Ай бұрын

Awesome 👍 maybe trade some fry for green phantoms and gold nugget plecos

@anthonylezama-cx9hf Ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@PizzaPastaitaly Ай бұрын

Thanks fir the video I've tried to do this for a years😂

@Aqu181 Ай бұрын

i just sub to your channel im in new zealand

@Lego9215 Ай бұрын

I have a pair of L280 they always together hopefully have some babies soon

@michelwolfde7789 Ай бұрын

Nice sir

@mildredpadilla5734 Ай бұрын

Hooray#1 today 🎉🎉🎉 ❤❤love your videos

@williammitchell2846 Ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant, I have some juveniles myself im growing on, im sure this video will help when it comes to breeding them, thanks. Just wondering if your bug buffet will be available in the uk in the future, I've priced up what it would be to buy it from you, it would be about £40 that $76.50 for your smallest pack. Again brilliant video thanks

@user-lh8hl4et8f Ай бұрын

I am currently thinking of trying this, only my water is straight from the cold tap through the hma filter and the water going back in is pretty cold (uk).

@TixPham Ай бұрын

Nick, i see you learnt to be heaps more patient, my dude. Let mother nature take her course, and look how much it's rewarded you. Of course, there is always going to be a bit of human intervention, but nature always knows what's best. Good on you, Mate

@its_elser Ай бұрын

wow very nice fish. hopefully the price will drop with so many around. would be great to get them into more peoples hands.

@bwoogie Ай бұрын

how do you dechlorinate during an auto water change?

@96tahoe2dr4 Ай бұрын

We need more videos and more breeding videos please

@deepsankarsen Ай бұрын

Currently attempting to breed these guys. 🤞

@HelloInterloper Ай бұрын

Could you make a video about betta deformities? Nobody has a video on how to tell a bad quality betta apart from a good one!

@tonycamplin8607 Ай бұрын

Congratulations on your success. You say that you're not really interested in selling them. Of course you are, you're in the business of selling fish and you'll make a fortune out of them.

@mcashw Ай бұрын

Very pretty fish - but have seen mine 2 times since I got it 8 months ago in my 125 gallon

@kirahsmiley Ай бұрын

@9:09 thanks for mentioning that thinking too much about the money can effect decision making and is an emotional trait. Some men I've noticed only call things emotional when related to topics they deem for women or feminine.

@coltwill1430 Ай бұрын

First to see these beauties

@Spicy_Kiwi Ай бұрын

W vid

@michelwolfde7789 Ай бұрын

From the Nederlands

@kysonng1649 Ай бұрын

Orinoco angel plecos are one of the most beautiful plecos in my opinion, id choose an l201 over any zebras. [prob because they're like $25 here]

@ryuga_dx Ай бұрын

Would u ever get salt water

@kalebhope5714 Ай бұрын

is there any platforms i can reach out to you on to ask a couple questions about my plecos ?

@carriethorpe6234 Ай бұрын

How do you tell the male from female? I love your videos.

@mildredpadilla5734 Ай бұрын

How big do they grow?

@xuethaoadventure1321 Ай бұрын

Bro, im so jealous

@dirtyfiendswithneedles3111 Ай бұрын

So awesome. Robs Aquatics just got a good amount of these that aren't quite breeding size yet I dont think. He was just homeless. It will be awesome to see him succeed

@Joko761 Ай бұрын

Hi bro i m your big fan watched alot of your video, i wish to open a fish aquarium store

@geovanilara8182 Ай бұрын

Where can I buy your fish band? Or website

@guadaguppy4798 Ай бұрын

hmmm could it be that harlans trio are not related and that could have been a better match cause there were not close related? I have plecos also like this no success for so long then i introduce a fish that i know is not related(much older) then boom.

@dennisdewith134 Ай бұрын

noice fish

@sueschulz7948 Ай бұрын

Are they available

@larsbremen7176 Ай бұрын

Do you trade the fish for genetics?

@tankthetortoise5650 Ай бұрын

Ello there

@WatermelonJiki Ай бұрын

Wowl those L201s are clean! ! Your batch of plecs are one of the nicest I’ve seen in a while! This video reminds me of an experience I had a few years ago.. I knew this guy known as “GarlicNoji” he was friends with Kalichi. He was a cousin of Kalijigi, who studied at Django Kiyoji. He moved to a place called Crustiji, where he met Mrs Kanishki. There they had a kid name Gobi, who grew up to become a Blazing Pillpoji! It was a cool experience overall

@kidtuber3407 Ай бұрын

3$ each here in China

@hockysa 24 күн бұрын

Dumb questions but the female lays the egg and the male hatches them?

@Ishan.patel. Ай бұрын

How can I increase the survival rate of my betta fry

@toriwilson6961 Ай бұрын

I had much better luck once I set up "deans fry system" with a little bit of constant water flow.

@dandybounddandybound1064 Ай бұрын

You might wan't to tell people how you clean your sponge? Cleaning a sponge for me is to rinse it out in water i take from tank so you don't kill bacteria.

@michelwolfde7789 Ай бұрын

Did already have more. Zebra babbie s

@steffanjansenvanvuuren3257 Ай бұрын

polka dot pleco.

@TJ_Southwick Ай бұрын

What…. $70 each??? In the USA I sold them for $30-$50!!

@sedgythurgo4381 Ай бұрын

50/50 mix males and females out of 9 adults :D 4 and a half males, 4 and a half females.

@WesleysFishClub Ай бұрын

Make sure to give the male a break, otherwise he might starve.

@gasperkanoni8838 Ай бұрын

They learn how to breed from the parents so if they dobt have anyone to learn then they become … sad…

@gasperkanoni8838 Ай бұрын

Maybe is the catch in let them with the young. When you pull eggs out of a man is not a man anymore?!

@Druppelsgewijs Ай бұрын

listen listen listen, you got the room, grow out 50 of them, and let those 50 breed, that way you get tons of them, instead of keeping 2 breeding pairs or something, good idea?

@saltyoldbasturd Ай бұрын

Hello there its always good when I see a notification on your video just waiting for me ty

@mikeneilsen6694 Ай бұрын

Is it normal for a mollies to give birth to unfertilized egg's and undeveloped still born babys only 6 were born alive

@geoffsteever Ай бұрын

@keepingfishsimple - I placed an order in March (order #5979) and it still hasn’t arrived. I’ve tried reaching you via your website / contact us a few times but no one has responded or gotten back to me. I love your channel and was excited to use Bug Buffet product but I’m growing frustrated with the situation. Hopefully this reaches you and someone will respond to me.