Do L046 Zebra Plecos Need Water Current / Flow to Breed?

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Foisy Aquatics

Foisy Aquatics

2 жыл бұрын

In this video I'm sharing my personal thoughts on whether L046 Zebra Plecos need water current, flow, or movement in order to breed / spawn. Let me know your thoughts on this topic in the comments below. If you have any questions at all, feel free to email me at FoisyYT@gmail.com and be sure to subscribe to see more amazing aquarium videos!
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@yorkshireaquatics9537
@yorkshireaquatics9537 2 жыл бұрын
Great video man! I have been experimenting too with water current and pleco spawning conditions over the last couple of months and it's great to learn from your videos to help me progress. Keep up the content it's high quality and you are very factual.
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
That is awesome to hear!! Thank you for your support!
@rbear4574
@rbear4574 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video.
@condesdelicafe5982
@condesdelicafe5982 Жыл бұрын
Great video love you Plecos
@jimmyhfishes
@jimmyhfishes 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, one day I will try my luck with a group...trying to breed green phantoms at the moment..👍
@joeprovenzano4362
@joeprovenzano4362 2 жыл бұрын
Your entire set up is bad ass. Mine is based on yours with a few cheaper changes like cinder block. But I am installing same water system. Yours is probably the nicest set up I’ve seen
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!!
@garrettfamilyaquatics6704
@garrettfamilyaquatics6704 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I feel like the big KZfaqrs and breeders of rare plecos, spread rumors like this to try to make it seem really hard to spawn them so less people try to be honest.
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
I think for many it is difficult, but their issues are rooted in other factors such as poor water change schedule, inadequate bio filtration, immature or wrong sex fish, etc
@zebraplecofans
@zebraplecofans 2 жыл бұрын
Really good video 🤩🤩😍
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
@Mae-nr7wr
@Mae-nr7wr 2 жыл бұрын
when i grow up i want to be a pleco
@ConcreteBombDeep
@ConcreteBombDeep 7 ай бұрын
Almost exactly ten years ago I bought 9 zebra plecos with the goal of breeding them. They have been in a 40 gallon breeder species only tank with just rocks and pleco caves (bare bottom) for that entire time. To my knowledge they have never bred. I would like to get them to breed. So any advice would be appreciated. Also I'm curious about their lifespan as mine are about 10 years old and to my knowledge I only lost one fish (3 months after getting them). They are in 40 gallon breeder with two Aqua clear 70's on either end of the tank. There are 3 air pumps feeding a sponge filter and multiple air stones. Temperature is around 82 c. I have never done a water change and just fill the evaporating water every couple months. I've also never cleaned the tank as the Bio load is so low (8 zebras in a 40 gallon). I also stopped adjusting PH as my tap is consistently about 7 but I do condition the water. I really hope there is still a chance of breeding the. A part of me just hopes one day that I will see babies in the tank but I admit that I rarely ever see the fish at all even though the tank is in my living room.
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 7 ай бұрын
I would bump up the temp to 84F and definitely start doing water changes. Only topping off can leave a lot of pollutants in the water as those don't evaporate with the water. See my recent video about which caves work best for zebra plecos. I have heard that they can live 15-20 years!
@georgkashuba-xc3dh
@georgkashuba-xc3dh 5 ай бұрын
50% water change every day for a week should do the trick
@flexintonsaquatics
@flexintonsaquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have 14 zebra and I split the groups. One with 3 males and 4 females and the second group have 4 males and 3 females. I’ve had two trapping attempts but they still a little young.
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
I wish you luck!
@_t_h_o_m_a_s_
@_t_h_o_m_a_s_ Жыл бұрын
Jesus! 14 Zebra plecos, that's a lot of money worth of plecos, how many liters is your aquarium?
@flexintonsaquatics
@flexintonsaquatics Жыл бұрын
@@_t_h_o_m_a_s_ There in to 40 g. Breeder tanks. I just made an update video on them breeding. 👍
@_t_h_o_m_a_s_
@_t_h_o_m_a_s_ Жыл бұрын
@@flexintonsaquatics oh I see
@StarD435
@StarD435 Жыл бұрын
@@flexintonsaquatics how old were your zebras?
@kachunchan247
@kachunchan247 Жыл бұрын
Hi I'm in Hong Kong Can you help me improve my tank of l46 breeding?
@fahadhasan2740
@fahadhasan2740 2 жыл бұрын
Nice information. Thank you. Do you let the eggs hatch and fry grow with the parents or you move the eggs/fry to breeder box/grow out tank?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Let the eggs hatch but then immediately move the wigglers from the cave to a floating breeding box so they don't scatter all over the tank and I can easily move them to a growout tank eventually
@fahadhasan2740
@fahadhasan2740 2 жыл бұрын
@@FoisyAquatics thanks for your reply. I will hopefully do that once they breed.
@FishingUrbanOntario
@FishingUrbanOntario 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Foisy Aquatics, what would you say is the proper male to female ratio when it comes to breeding L046? Do you drop your PH level with leaves to ignite spawning triggers?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
I do nothing special to trigger the spawns, just leave them be and let them do their thing! Very good question regarding the male to female ratio, and one that I don't actually have an answer to yet to be honest. I'm still figuring it out myself, but I personally like 2 males to 2 to 3 females in a 20G long.
@garybailey5902
@garybailey5902 2 жыл бұрын
Is there any uk breeders?
@NicoleShalan-ue3yw
@NicoleShalan-ue3yw 10 ай бұрын
Eggs? U can hand span plecos like goldfish?
@miguelgalan3947
@miguelgalan3947 Жыл бұрын
anyway i can get a colony?
@antoniopereira5605
@antoniopereira5605 Жыл бұрын
wow very nice, can i to keep in the 81-82 degrees fahrenheit ?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 11 ай бұрын
Yes you can! I keep mine at 84F
@smokingrex
@smokingrex 2 жыл бұрын
What is your temps & water parameters you chose not to talk about it but I'm sure more than myself would love to know.
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Temp is 83F to 84F, pH is usually right around 7
@smokingrex
@smokingrex 2 жыл бұрын
@@FoisyAquatics Would love to see a video about feeding. Keep up the great content.
@corydoraszoneaquatics
@corydoraszoneaquatics 2 жыл бұрын
Did you try this with L260 or L333?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
I did, they spawned in these conditions as well
@corydoraszoneaquatics
@corydoraszoneaquatics 2 жыл бұрын
@@FoisyAquatics Thanks, good to know.
@harryyu1322
@harryyu1322 Жыл бұрын
how old were your zebras when they first spawned?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics Жыл бұрын
Tough to say as I did not raise them from fry
@waterlifepets3964
@waterlifepets3964 2 жыл бұрын
What do you feed them?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
A few different foods including Hikari carnivore pellets, New Life Spectrum Thera+A, and a few others. I may do a video on it soon!
@smokingrex
@smokingrex 2 жыл бұрын
@@FoisyAquatics please do
@StarD435
@StarD435 Жыл бұрын
How big is this tank?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics Жыл бұрын
20g long
@miggs3211
@miggs3211 2 жыл бұрын
do u HAVE ANY L046 FOR SELL?
@FoisyAquatics
@FoisyAquatics 2 жыл бұрын
I do on occasion
@jonasmendonca4541
@jonasmendonca4541 6 ай бұрын
@@FoisyAquatics do you have some 046 for sell!
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