here's my main reason for breeding bristlenose --- it's not the only thing breeding in the same tank, i have 1 color morph of bristlenose + 1 species of goodeid + some color of cherry shrimp + java moss in each tank, 4 things to sell for each tank set up.

Well said and I understand your reason but Please never forget bristle pleco because with out them you dont have Zebra pleco like today. All your benefit you have right now is from bristle nose pleco . Yes you can stop bread them but you should and always keep them. Without them you dont have today ! Never forget where you come from and always keep the past specially a beautiful memories with Bristlenose pleco .

You yearn for the challenge - I’m way inspired and impressed! Thank you for sharing!☺️

Thank you for this video, i was confused last year when you got rid of em, but now i understand

I’ve been waiting for this video

Such a fabulous lesson in breeding economics - thank you!

Love this video, quality matters for sure ❤❤❤❤

Thank you for an informative video!! Excellent knowledge.

Totally Agreed with your idea. I personally have a friend who breeds Red Tiger Shrimp for $80-$100 a piece instead of Crystal Red Shrimp for $2.75 to $8 a piece. Same Set up, Same Equipments, Same Maintenance…. I’m now into L046 also. Hope to see more tips from you soon :)

I've definitely seen the trend with the SR BN (I just had my first batch of fry btw!). About two years ago I bought my two males at an inch long for $40 then a couple weeks ago found an adult female for $25. That being said I have only ever seen SR at a few hardcore fish stores here in SoCal (which are rare as is) so its local people keeping the supply available for others to have the chance to buy. However like you they eventually move on to other things and suddenly the supply drys up and prices go up. Even at the places I have seen SRs and other fancier plecos and fish I have never ever seen green dragon variants. I would love to get some of those.

I literally was just thinking of getting into breeding super red and yellow BN Plecos. I also had the dream to do the zebra plecos but the price of the breeding group has made me think twice :p I think i will get there one day as you did, i just need to make a lil money and save up. I was also thinking green phantom, but i heard they are REALLY hard to breed.

Well, I been keeping and breeding bristlenose plecos for over 15 years. I have the original strain of super red plecos that were imported from Germany back in 2007-2008 by Todd Apel. Matter of fact your longfin strain originated from us most likely, as we introduced the super red strain here in the U.S after breeding them and then created a longfin version. It all depends what you like. If you’re breeding strictly for profit, you won’t last long in the hobby. It becomes work and not enjoyable. If you enjoy keeping certain fish and enjoy breeding to enhance the line or strain, then it remains fun and exciting. After 15 years of breeding and selling super red plecos, I still enjoy it and still try to improve the line. I don’t breed for profit, I enjoy keeping them and making a profit from them is just an added bonus. If your sole purpose is making a profit on fish, you’re definitely in the wrong business. Just enjoy the hobby and keeping fish and meeting new people. -Jay

@FoisyAquatics, I started a 65 gallon tank back in June 2023. I bought 23 Mbunas along with a Super Red and Albino Bristlenose. Over time I didn't think they were getting enough to eat because the Mbunas were gobbling up everything. So I took them out and put both in a 15 gallon Fluval Flex tank that I had in the hopes that they would get their weight up where they could hold their own and I could put one back in the 65 gallon and one in the 90 gallon that I'm getting that will have all male Peacocks. I change water in my tanks every week. This week after changing the water and cleaning the substrate the next day my wife called me on my job telling me that she has found babies (Fry) in the tank. "WHAT?" I thought they were both males. They are about 1 1/2- 2 inches. Now I have to make a decision. My 90 gallon (acrylic) won't be ready for another 4 weeks and I still have to cycle it. I could put one in my 55 gallon with my peaceful Neon-Glo Tetras but I already have a full grown Super Red in there and he AKA Chewy is the tank boss in that 55 gallon. I'm just worried that I might have a couple hundred babies before I can separate them into their permanent homes. Any advice would be very helpful to a new hobbiest who had no intentions in becoming a breeder. My wife has found approximately 8 babies. I could have accidently sucked some up when cleaning the substrate. They are see through and hard to see.

zebra plecos are 1000 a pop here in australia

I guess it also depends where your located. here in aus zebra plecos cost 900 to 1200 aud for the fry so if you get some and grow them out then you’ll get some good money. However, super red long fins also cost around 120 to 200 aud per fish dependant on their quality. It differs from place it place. Thanks for the update, keep up to good work

What are the small plecos eating?

It's great from the breeders perspective! I wanna know who buys 10+ Zebra Plecos in one go! These Plecos are very cool, but I think the hype has far outpaced the fish themselves. $100+ per fish is just insane to me for freshwater. I've got some Hypancistrus and I justified the rather high cost by telling myself I would be able to sell the fry for so much $$$. They have yet to spawn once, so props to you! It is an accomplishment. I've had Gouramis, Cichlids, and Rasboras spawn for me before but never any catfish or pleco. Maybe I will try Bristlenose first if they really are easy. Not sure what I'm doing wrong with my Hypans I guess its possible they are all male or all female, really hard to sex.

What is yellow food for the baby plecos ? Tha one that looks like ginger

Great information! I'm down to only breeding longfin super red BNPs myself, but have considered moving on to a more profitable, easier to keep species. I am also SICK of daily HUGE water changes on 6 tanks, and burning through green beans, zucchini, romaine lettuce, etc. I'm an absolute pleco fan, so I'm listening closely to your advice as I look for my next pleco obsession. Thank you for sharing your hard earned advice!

I like zebras, but I just saw a few common/super-red hybrids that have mostly dark brown body and rich orange highlights around the mouth and the fins that are jaw-dropping. It's all preference, but those fish have a colorations that boggles my mind more than zebras

To use a phrase "a hand full of diamonds is worth more then a truck load of sand"

yeah my plan is to only breed some L183 starlight and L134 leopard frog pleco for now, at least i can sell them back to cover some cost whenever they breed for me. thanks for the video.

Pleco is cute in tiny size if its grow too much its a monster to others fish and surroundings if the breeder consider the way to stop it baby size its could gain more popular in this kind of fish.

Can you tell me what temp. You can your Bristlenose Plecos at. Thanks.

Ya true

100% agreed .. plus the market is now saturated.

Do you have any L046 ready to sell now?

I was more thinking like if a bristlenose died u just get another one but if a zebra pleco dies u just lost a lot of money😅

What do you feed your L333s

Pain in the ass, no money and way more upkeep. Good way to work up to where you wanna be but theres no challenge to it

What do you have for sale now?

Are L numbers rare/complicated?

INTERESTING LEARNING PROCESS :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

So what do you breed these days

what should i do if my plecos will not stop breeding…

Please anybody tell me about red eyes bristlenose placo lifespan?

I know you stopped breeding bristlnose thats fair but tbh super reds in australia right now and 70-90$ each for juvies its good money haha

So basically, expensive plecos are getting cheaper and bristlenose are getting more expensive

Isn't it easier to find someone who can afford $10. Than someone who has $100 for 1 fish ?? I guess it depends what circles one travels in

I’m doing this backwards!

Why were the Snow White plecos sensitive? It could be inbreeding.

So you went from being a Hyundai dealer to a Bugatti dealer......

I only keep 1 male super red with my hypancistrus wouldnt like to try sell the bristle nose. So many about

I understand your thought process, but if you lose one L046, that's $100 loss. BN keep the lights on, hypancistrus buy you steak dinners. Also, where the heck were you getting $8/ea wholesale for Super Red BN?!? That's essentially retail for a 1.5" fish.

At what stage of life do pleco start breeding I don't keep to breed as I think I've a baby male in with the 4females that seller sent id asked only females as males kept killing other male fish in my tanks so got these it was just a mistake the male as all were v young n hard to sex but its been a while one's bigger and has just killed my leopard guppy male and is earing him😩he was a pain in the butt but he was such a friendly guppy loved to play & seemed like he had thr zoomies almost to with another male long high tail they'd hunt together for shrimps so his pals lonely well of male company I need to give away alot of females coz way to many & idw to just euthanise them I couldn't only twice but for s valid reason it'd have been creul to just keep them suffer while dieing & I cried I felt evil 🤦🏻‍♀️so yeah idw an outbreak of the albinos none bristle nosed how can you tell there wanting to breed to? &,at what age?Am v sorry to ask so much

I am moving so all my fish half to go tell I move to new house