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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Looking for Zebra Plecos
Does anyone know of any stores/breeders in upstate NY that sell Zebra Plecos? | 
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| I hope uve got lots of money cos they cost hundreds..... have you tried doing a websearch? | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Yes I'm aware of how much they cost and yes, I've websearched them, but havnt found anything local.  | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Hmm they're not local (to you or me) but they're on aqua-bid, will ship to the states, and usually have a pretty sweet selection of plec's... www.canadianaquatics.com | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Their is a breeder in central ohio who breeds them. If you'd like I can track down his website. He is usually on aquabid selling red cherry shrimp but he has a ton of zebra plecos. His website is incredible - you should see his setups! | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| http://www.brianstropicals.com/
there is his website. definitely check out his setup even if you don't want to buy fish from him. its beyond incredible!
EDIT: He is not adding anyone to the waiting list, unfortunately. Still check out his set-up. I can't say it enough! Sorry about him not taking orders!
Last edited by uprightandlocked; October 7th, 2009 at 10:58 PM.
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Thanks Red and thanks upright  its all good about him not taking any more orders, atleast I know who to talk to about them. | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Your welcome and good luck | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| All I can say is WOW! That guys set up is incredable! | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| yea im still drooling over it... he MUST be wealthy if not before the setup... now he is becuase he has a whole room devoted to zebras 200 bucks a pop....with a list out the door...money! | |
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October 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Welcome to Fishlore m-corbett1. You have to be careful over your keyboard when you go to that website....drool and electricity don't mix well. | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SWilkins  Welcome to Fishlore m-corbett1. You have to be careful over your keyboard when you go to that website....drool and electricity don't mix well. | Haha thanks.  | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Welcome to Fish Lore MCorbett.  Best of luck in your hunt for the Zebra Pleco.
Ken  | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Holy cow that guy must be loooooooaded. Geez I wonder how many of those he sells in a month.
Anyways good luck on finding zebra plecos. | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| That guy is my hero!  | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Its a common myth that breeding zebra plecos will make you rich. Breeding fish in general really. But if you've ever looked into spawning Zebras you will see that the number of fry they produce and the amount of time it takes them to reach sellable size negates any real profit.
Good luck finding them, i've always wanted some. | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| I heard they give of 9-18 fry and can do it again in 19 days..... and can be sold after 6 months.... are my sources incorrect? | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| From what i have read, 9+ would be a very nice spawn for a female. I heard the average is 5 or so. Maybe my sources are dated and fish are becoming more fertile. Regardless, add in water bills, food bills, etc...and its hard to see any profit. Without those, sure. | |
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October 8th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| According to http://www.zebrapleco.com/ Females reach sexual maturity at 2.5 yrs and males at 3-4 yrs. That's a long time to wait for fry after the kind of cash outlay that is required to purchase these beauties.
If you can find them and afford them I wish you all the luck in the world but don't expect to get rich
Welcome to FishLore !
Carol | |
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October 9th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Yes, its getting them to sexual maturity thats the work and wait. | |
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October 10th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
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Originally Posted by Aldric I hope uve got lots of money cos they cost hundreds..... have you tried doing a websearch? | They actually go around $700 to $1,000 they are very very rare. Quote:
Originally Posted by uprightandlocked Their is a breeder in central ohio who breeds them. If you'd like I can track down his website. He is usually on aquabid selling red cherry shrimp but he has a ton of zebra plecos. His website is incredible - you should see his setups! | How does he raise them? they are one of the hardest fishes to breed and you have to get them from the wild usually. Is the breeder place that sells them cheap? Or does he sell them for an expensive price?
Last edited by Shawnie; October 10th, 2009 at 11:45 AM.
Reason: Please use the Multi quote button for multiple quotes...TY :) | |
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October 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
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Originally Posted by Neji They actually go around $700 to $1,000 they are very very rare.
How does he raise them? they are one of the hardest fishes to breed and you have to get them from the wild usually. Is the breeder place that sells them cheap? Or does he sell them for an expensive price? | Are they legal to import into Peru? It seems ironic, I was just watching a presentation by someone who has made numerous trips to Peru to collect and bring back fish.
Tank-raised juvies sell for around $200 USD here; what does that come out to after currency exchange? | |
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October 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Zebra Plecos are no longer being imported. Any young ones you see for sale are pretty much tank bred. There have been many successful spawnings. Problems people have is just acquiring enough of them to start a nice breeding group.
I just missed a deal to get them at $200 each through my local club. They went for $500-700 at the ACA in Atlanta in 2008. The guy selling them had a tank full (15+). If you look in the right places you can still find some for $200-250 each. | |
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October 11th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| if u look harder u can get them for cheaper ;] | |
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October 12th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
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Originally Posted by m-corbett1 if u look harder u can get them for cheaper ;] | Okay now I am already on a pleco kick....where can you find them cheaper? Like I need more fish. Of course I do get to setup some more tanks when we get everything moved....hopefully by the end of the week or maybe even before. Keep us posted on your search for the zebra pleco. | |
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October 12th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| okay so i gave up on the zebra pleco search... but through my efforts i did find them =] ... but I decided to just not get them. If you all want a good deal on them go to canadianaquatics.com ..... email the guy and ask about them... he gave me a great deal if i wanted them... 3 for a little more than the price that he posted for one haha. I hope that I have made your endless search for these beautiful fish much easier... and maybe if you get them and breed them off you could send your good ol' friend mikey from NY a nice lil' token of gratitude ... *cough.zebrapleco.cogh* .. jk... unless ur not.. haha .. anyway thanks for everyones help. | |
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