Matto Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 im looking at breeding some red spot plecos how big do they need to be and how do you sex them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Hi Matt, red spot plecos (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) grow to about 45 cm and would be very difficult to breed in an aquarium. Sailfin plecos (includes redspots, gold spots, and common plecos) have an unusual breeding habit in that the male burrows into a muddy riverbank to lay and brood their eggs. This would be very difficult to set up in an aquarium. Common plecos, red spots and gold spots are all bred in large numbers in outdoor ponds in commercial fish farms in Asia and North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 thanks well that was a bad idea! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 thanks well that was a bad idea! lol No idea is bad - some are just very hard to do. What about creating an outdoor pond and covering it with something like a tunnel house, that way you could keep some warmth in and have an area big enough to try breeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 im not allowed another tank so like i am going to be able have a heated pond lol thanks for the idea though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 is there any similar plecos that breed differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Bristle nose's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 got them but no breeding lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 got them but no breeding lol the only time that mine bred was when I had an algae bloom in my tank for a couple of weeks and I couldn't see the fish or wood (it was so green). When it cleared there were young bn everywhere. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted February 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 aww ok good plan but the female looks to small anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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