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That. Tank. Is. GORGEOUS!

I have wigglers today!!! ….though as I was watching, the parents started grabbing a bunch in their mouths. Really hoping they’re just moving the nest, not eating them.o_O

I agree with chromedome52 that it's definitely not a BN. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with many other pleco species, so I can't help with a further ID. Certainly looks beautiful though!

Well, it’s certainly possible he’s overdoing it this time. Last time he just kicked them out way, way too soon, which is why I consider it an improvement. But good point on them needing to eat - which is why I plan to do exactly what you suggest and shake him out either tonight or tomorrow at...

I’m so glad mine haven’t had such large spawns! Definitely lets me be a bit lazier in my water changes. :D

Eggs haven’t been eaten yet, and definitely look fertilized! Woohoo - already an improvement over the last few attempts. Fingers crossed that they successfully reach the wiggler stage in the next couple of days! :)

A few of the new BN babies have now left the nest! It does look to be a super small batch again, though hard to tell since the male is still blocking the cave and some are still in there. Still, I’m not bothered by small batches since I have such a small breeding setup here. Just happy if I get...

Did a water change today, since I needed to transfer some tank water when I moved some BN fry to their own tank earlier. One of these I need to spend more time pruning and adjusting the plants, since some things are starting to run rampant. The Hydrocotyle tripartita is weaving its way through...

I moved the 10 gallon ram spawning tank today, since I was organizing my three fry tanks all onto one stand together. To move it, I ended up doing about a 75% water changed (moved tank only 25% full). Ram tank is now on the right; the two on the left currently have BN pleco fry and a few...

Finally decided to move Quasar and his brood into a 5 gallon fry tank today. He's still guarding the nest and hasn't kicked any out that's I've seen - so he's doing MUCH better than the first time around! I think it's a small batch, but hard to tell since he's always in the way. Guessing they'll...

Welcome! I think many of us were long time lurkers before joining - but it's a great community to be a part of!

Welcome to Fishlore! Can't wait to see how your tanks progress!

Any updates as to how this tank is doing? I'm still in awe of your aquascaping skills :)

Ended up getting an additional two females and one male, for a total of 3F:2M. The original female ended up doing just fine, so I was clearly worried for nothing. Right now they're all in the Spec V for breeding, but at the least I plan to move the second male and possibly 1-2 females to another...

Good luck finding the female! Are you also planning on super reds, or another color or species? I'd offer to sell a female if I had one to spare, but all I currently have are the super young unsexed offspring plus the extra male. --- Here are a couple photos - sorry neither is great quality...

I could move the eggs to a 5 gallon next time, but thought I’d avoid shocking them if possible. I’ve been planning to eventually move the pair of rams to my 75 gallon anyway, but had been hoping to at least get one batch of fry to rear from them.

Overdue report to say that I still have at least 4, and possibly 5, of the original baby plecos. Given we were out of town for over a week due to the holidays, I’m glad they’re still hanging in there. Hopefully I’ll get some pics in the next day or two. I’m also happy to report that Quasar is...

Argh! The pair just laid fertilized eggs again yesterday, and then proceeded to eat them almost immediately. Given the length of time since my last post, I’m guessing this has happened multiple times. :( Deciding whether to try to wait for one more batch and then immediately move the parents...

I'm happy to report the tank has also stabilized - no more ammonia! Whew! I've been consistently seeing 5 baby plecos in the fry tank. They seem a bit skinny to my untrained eye, but as it's my first batch I'm not sure. They seem to largely ignore the repashy, algae wafers, and veggie sticks...

Plants are all spoken for, no longer available. But I imagine I’ll have more in a month or so. :)