I've always liked and enjoyed plecos and am strongly considering using an empty 40long tank for trying to breed some.
Here's the setup (used to be W.African rapids tank):
Fairly heavy filtration/current on it. (2 aquaclear 150's, 1 aquatech 5-15, 2 400 gph powerheads connected to aquaclear 110 sponges). Water current from the powerheads moves left to right (intakes on the right, plumbing under the gravel leads to both powerheads on the left). I have several pieces of driftwood (one with 1.5" holes drilled into it) and many rocks to create caves. Pea gravel on the bottom, light levels fairly low (30 watts of florescent lighting)
Here are my questions:
1 - What are some easy plecos to start with? Bristlenose?
2 - I've heard that you should start with 4-6 to see if they pair up. How many of each sex should I keep?
3 - Could I put a divider in the tank and try two sets of breeding plecos? Bad idea? Do I need a divider if I try that?
4 - Could I try two different species of pleco in the same tank?
Here's the setup (used to be W.African rapids tank):
Fairly heavy filtration/current on it. (2 aquaclear 150's, 1 aquatech 5-15, 2 400 gph powerheads connected to aquaclear 110 sponges). Water current from the powerheads moves left to right (intakes on the right, plumbing under the gravel leads to both powerheads on the left). I have several pieces of driftwood (one with 1.5" holes drilled into it) and many rocks to create caves. Pea gravel on the bottom, light levels fairly low (30 watts of florescent lighting)
Here are my questions:
1 - What are some easy plecos to start with? Bristlenose?
2 - I've heard that you should start with 4-6 to see if they pair up. How many of each sex should I keep?
3 - Could I put a divider in the tank and try two sets of breeding plecos? Bad idea? Do I need a divider if I try that?
4 - Could I try two different species of pleco in the same tank?