Hi Nick, Great name btw (also Nick). With hypancistrus I was having the same issue and switched my methods. Wait for the fry to absorb thier yock sac then instead of almond leave use Mulberry Leaves as they are a bit softer. I let them rasp on those and small parts of wood for about two weeks. After that start feeding Spirulina for a 10-14 days for the next week or two start mixing in good protein foods. Once I started this method I only will lose fry ususally to my own mistake of not changing water enough. I hope this helps, keep up the great videos.
Hey Nick I had a video idea for you, instead of hatching out brine shrimp try using moina eggs or magna daphnia they’re fresh water versions of brine shrimp and I believe they hold higher protein, they’ll also survive until they get eaten so there’s no way of them dying and fouling up the water hopes this reaches you
Ive raised 100+( L333 & L201) what i noticed is that they all stick to wood and eat the film on it, really early on. Even with yellowsack still on. So has to be a piece of wood that has started to get that biofilm. So ive started to Always have that and some moss/plant for protection for all my spawns.
Hi Nick, thanks for the fish room update. Great to see all of the successes at the moment. You have to focus on these as the failed attempts are just par for the course. We all face those challenges. If there were no challenges, this hobby wouldn't be as satisfying as it is when something does work out right. The best advice is to learn from past mishaps and re-design your mechanical systems so that they are improved so that any failures are kept to a minimum. Keep up the good work and living the dream.
Hi Nick, for the L134 plecos if you want them to get colder you can freeze some water bottles and then put it in the tank, the good thing about this way is that if some fish need a low/lower temperature for breeding then this would be perfect and it only last for couple hours and then your tanks would go back to room temperature so it doesn't shock your fishes
I make the same mistakes, dumb or not, and have the same bad luck too. I don't think you're beating yourself up, you're simply being honest about the failures that happen in this life. This is one of the reasons you're growing to be my favorite Fishtuber. Your honesty comes across as genuine and helpful. Some of the biggest Fishtubers lose that when their channels get big, and they only show exciting, new, fun things on their channels. Its not real, and its not worthwhile to watch. Thank you for staying true!
Hey Nick, keep up the good work. We all make mistakes, and that's how we grow up, by overcoming them. Is life long process. If I were you, I will probably make mistakes even when I am 99. Your channel is so fun to watch because it FULL of life. It is awesome. Be yourself. You got my full support!!!
A tip for breeding your placo's, you might want to use bigger cages. I had a pair of bristlenose placo's that spawn each month in a big log and I left dad take care of the young. Once I say one of the young started to leave the cave I got them out. From just 1 female i got 120 young every month. I also came a cross this th-cam.com/video/sVxD17xj-4k/w-d-xo.html video what was really interesting I don't no if you seen it or not. Good luck with it
Loved the vlog buddy really enjoying the style . Sorry for your bad news but it’s only a mistake if you don’t learn from them , and you obviously have . If it was easy everyone would be doing it . Keep it up and hope you had a good Christmas 🤶
Hi Nick! Thanks for another great video. A tip for the l134 breeding. My local plecobreeder keeps them at 26°c and when he wants them to breed he feeds them alot for a couple of days and then does a 20% waterchange with colder water (aprox 22°c). If you are having problems with males eating the eggs, keep in mind that some plecos get stressed out when you flash your light at them in the cave and that can trigger the egg eating. Love from Sweden 🇸🇪
I feel you there I'm in Tassie and have 10x L007 vampires 10x L201 10x L333 10x L033 15x L397 All my favs and quite successful to raise fry easily. Took forever to get successful fry. Try DRP foods. I'm a stockist in Tassie for it. It's amazing Pleco food which help with fry and egg batches in every lay
Thank you very much for your useful information. I'm using a triangular cube, will it be a problem for reproduction? I have been looking for fish for a long time, but I did not get any fry. I mean pleco L201 and L333.
can remember selling the L46 for £8 English pounds cant believe the price know..when you think they were expensive when we first imported them about £40
I know im going to sound weird but i think your breeding success is a cross between atmospheric changes particularily the rain storm/drop in temp but also check your moon cycle. The moon cycle affects alot of aquatic animals (and humans). Just track it if your interested, even though they are in a conrolled environment you will be surprised how much the moon affects behaviours and natural instincts
Hey Nick any advice on raising black skirt tetra fry i have no trouble spawning fry but they drop off quick and left with a handful at the end which doesn't help with making my videos
Nick you’re so awesome! Very informative and entertaining to watch but I have to listen at a higher volume so I can hear your voice but the background music makes it hard to hear and bothers the ears a little bit. Not sure if I’m the only one with this problem..
Hi Nick ! Is there any specific reason you keep more caves than your plecos in your tanks? Shouldn't you keep one cave for every pleco or maybe even less since males need trapping?
ADD SOME POLYFILL TO HELP ABSOEB AMMONIA AS WELL IT CHANGES COLOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AMMONIA TO A PURPLECOLOR.SHRIMP BREEDER USE IT WHEN SHIPPING SHRIMPS.
Hi nick, i want to get a hold of you. As i need some advice to get my midnight rams to spawn, im from Canada. I wanna try to breed them on mu water parameters without altering the ph and tds.
Love the videos you’ve honestly inspired me to start posting my own videos… they don’t get any views but my TH-cam shorts are almost 100k total views so thank you for the Inspiration!
Good work bud keep it up!!! Just went to purchase some rams off ya but being bloody WA yet again I’m unable too!!!!!! Hopefully we are able to purchase in the future!
Hello! This is way off topic and I’m sorry, but I’m new to the fish world! My question is about guppy fry. I have some that their tails are pointed rather than normal fan shaped! Will it rectify itself ? Is there something I’ve done wrong? Something I can do to prevent it in the future?
Hi Nick, please don’t let this get you down. Mistakes happen in everything we do in life, it’s where we go from the mistakes that makes the difference. I’ve only recently started keeping fish and yours was one of the first channels I found, and now it’s my go to channel to learn, and part of that is seeing the mistakes. You keep doing exactly what you’re doing, because what you’re doing is amazing. Thank you for all the help you’ve given me :)
Try and separate the caves for the plecos eating the eggs mate. Try moving them around so the entrance to the caves are not next to each other the Male feels threatened Good luck !!
Awesome video nick! Please don't put yourself down , you are doing so well and everything in the fish room is looking healthy. These things do indeed happen mate , none of it is your fault. With regards to breeding Plecs I have a breeding pair of bristlenose Plecs and tbh I just leave them to it and so far they have been very good parents and I have around 100 fry and they have spawned again . Keep up the amazing work my friend
35 or so years ago zebra pleco came into the UK at about £50 ! With wild caught the trick was long tank fast flowing tank then big water changes and temperature drops however it's now at many generations tank bred F20+ . If you are in Queensland make an outdoor fast flowing stream in a loop and throw them in not sleep worrying for 2 years if it works out you can retire 😁 just a warning old fish keepers go a bit Tropo 🤔
Hi mate, I got a tip for you! since you have multiple groups of the L134 try to make different breeding setups in your tanks ;) some examples you can use: 1 cave per male, use all wood or all stone as hiding places, a plateau above the caves for example a flat stone that way I seem to breed my shy pleco's more easy I hope you have some succes soon 👌
U a good boy Nick! I like u tell us u mistakes, or even just the lil things, not mistakes but the things that are happening, problems that are just happening or when things aren’t where u want them to be! It’s good, it’s real, it’s informative! Thanks 🐶🥰
Don't keep giving yourself a hard time. The man who never made a mistake never made anything at all.
Hi Nick, Great name btw (also Nick). With hypancistrus I was having the same issue and switched my methods. Wait for the fry to absorb thier yock sac then instead of almond leave use Mulberry Leaves as they are a bit softer. I let them rasp on those and small parts of wood for about two weeks. After that start feeding Spirulina for a 10-14 days for the next week or two start mixing in good protein foods. Once I started this method I only will lose fry ususally to my own mistake of not changing water enough. I hope this helps, keep up the great videos.
Hey Nick I had a video idea for you, instead of hatching out brine shrimp try using moina eggs or magna daphnia they’re fresh water versions of brine shrimp and I believe they hold higher protein, they’ll also survive until they get eaten so there’s no way of them dying and fouling up the water hopes this reaches you
Help bump this to the top so Nick can see this
Ive raised 100+( L333 & L201) what i noticed is that they all stick to wood and eat the film on it, really early on. Even with yellowsack still on. So has to be a piece of wood that has started to get that biofilm. So ive started to Always have that and some moss/plant for protection for all my spawns.
Hi Nick, thanks for the fish room update. Great to see all of the successes at the moment. You have to focus on these as the failed attempts are just par for the course. We all face those challenges. If there were no challenges, this hobby wouldn't be as satisfying as it is when something does work out right. The best advice is to learn from past mishaps and re-design your mechanical systems so that they are improved so that any failures are kept to a minimum. Keep up the good work and living the dream.
You’re exactly right. Thank you!
hey I am in the process of setting up my fishroom what air pump would you recommend for around 15 10 gallons
I gotta say mate! You probably have the most interesting content out there! You are in my top 3 right now! Love what you do!
Thank you
hey nick i got some L177 plecos in my tank and wondering when they will mature for breeding? thanks for any info
Hi Nick, for the L134 plecos if you want them to get colder you can freeze some water bottles and then put it in the tank, the good thing about this way is that if some fish need a low/lower temperature for breeding then this would be perfect and it only last for couple hours and then your tanks would go back to room temperature so it doesn't shock your fishes
FOR THE PLECOS NOT BREEDING BECAUSE IT IS TOO WARM TRY INCREASING THEOXYGEN LEVELS IN THEWATER ONCE YOU GET THE TEMPS SET.
I make the same mistakes, dumb or not, and have the same bad luck too. I don't think you're beating yourself up, you're simply being honest about the failures that happen in this life. This is one of the reasons you're growing to be my favorite Fishtuber. Your honesty comes across as genuine and helpful. Some of the biggest Fishtubers lose that when their channels get big, and they only show exciting, new, fun things on their channels. Its not real, and its not worthwhile to watch. Thank you for staying true!
Do you sell or have a link for the egg tumblers you are using?
Hey Nick, keep up the good work. We all make mistakes, and that's how we grow up, by overcoming them. Is life long process. If I were you, I will probably make mistakes even when I am 99.
Your channel is so fun to watch because it FULL of life.
It is awesome.
Be yourself. You got my full support!!!
A tip for breeding your placo's, you might want to use bigger cages. I had a pair of bristlenose placo's that spawn each month in a big log and I left dad take care of the young. Once I say one of the young started to leave the cave I got them out. From just 1 female i got 120 young every month. I also came a cross this th-cam.com/video/sVxD17xj-4k/w-d-xo.html video what was really interesting I don't no if you seen it or not. Good luck with it
Loved the vlog buddy really enjoying the style . Sorry for your bad news but it’s only a mistake if you don’t learn from them , and you obviously have . If it was easy everyone would be doing it . Keep it up and hope you had a good Christmas 🤶
Jheeeeze 800 each for l46
Need to bring my 90 l46 fry to aus 😂
Here in the 🇬🇧 they’re so cheap roughly £70 each 😅
Lol
Awesome vid. My fav fish are those l134. Got another rack for Christmas, excited to expand and remodel. Keep up the great work.
Great video man! 👍
Appreciate it!
Your video quality always amazes me. Everything is so easy to see. Great information with terrific video!
Nice video buddy
Hi Nick! Thanks for another great video.
A tip for the l134 breeding. My local plecobreeder keeps them at 26°c and when he wants them to breed he feeds them alot for a couple of days and then does a 20% waterchange with colder water (aprox 22°c).
If you are having problems with males eating the eggs, keep in mind that some plecos get stressed out when you flash your light at them in the cave and that can trigger the egg eating.
Love from Sweden 🇸🇪
Can't get a frustrated mate. look at all you've learned and accomplished. It's a part of the process so keep it up
Thanks man
I feel you there I'm in Tassie and have
10x L007 vampires
10x L201
10x L333
10x L033
15x L397
All my favs and quite successful to raise fry easily. Took forever to get successful fry.
Try DRP foods. I'm a stockist in Tassie for it. It's amazing Pleco food which help with fry and egg batches in every lay
Thank you very much for your useful information. I'm using a triangular cube, will it be a problem for reproduction? I have been looking for fish for a long time, but I did not get any fry.
I mean pleco L201 and L333.
can remember selling the L46 for £8 English pounds cant believe the price know..when you think they were expensive when we first imported them about £40
Whats up with the Pleco craze ??? They been around forever ! now with some new colours and expensive as hell ??why?
100k subs🥳🥳🥳 epic stuff, mate. Keep it up!
I know im going to sound weird but i think your breeding success is a cross between atmospheric changes particularily the rain storm/drop in temp but also check your moon cycle. The moon cycle affects alot of aquatic animals (and humans). Just track it if your interested, even though they are in a conrolled environment you will be surprised how much the moon affects behaviours and natural instincts
Hey Nick any advice on raising black skirt tetra fry i have no trouble spawning fry but they drop off quick and left with a handful at the end which doesn't help with making my videos
That's unbelievable the price of the zebra plecs were you are, they only cost from £80 to £120 were I am in the UK
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Lol
Thank you for sharing the good the bad and the ugly, I subbed you as i think i can learn alot from your experiences
Do you accept volunteers?
Because I'll do anything to stay with fish even if I had to work 8 hours a day for free
Nick you’re so awesome! Very informative and entertaining to watch but I have to listen at a higher volume so I can hear your voice but the background music makes it hard to hear and bothers the ears a little bit. Not sure if I’m the only one with this problem..
l46 gives batches of 8-12 eggs! max i ever had was 12 from 2,5 year old plecos
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Hi Nick ! Is there any specific reason you keep more caves than your plecos in your tanks? Shouldn't you keep one cave for every pleco or maybe even less since males need trapping?
Nice video bro..can u please tell at what age/size L333 starts breeding?
$165 for leopard frogs in sydney.. sydney prices...
ADD SOME POLYFILL TO HELP ABSOEB AMMONIA AS WELL IT CHANGES COLOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AMMONIA TO A PURPLECOLOR.SHRIMP BREEDER USE IT WHEN SHIPPING SHRIMPS.
Great video, keep up the good work!
do you know what shrimps are better with neon tetras? I'm thinking to order from ur website thx
Do you think you mite be able to sell your fish to people in new zealand sinc it's only a 3hour flite
Hi! Around the 6:00 min I see you have wires or something similar in the tanks. What is that for?
What parameters did you have the L333 to spawn i got a nice wc pair want to move them to their own 20 long
Hey man I know this has nothing to do with this video but I have a pair of bettas and my male isn't building a nest why is this
Hey mate what website can I look up to see what you have available
Hello where did you get those fry in tumbler from?
What does the designation L201 etc. mean?
Leopard frog plecos are my favorite.
Hello what are the parameters to breeding?
Grow the moustache back bruv.
and i thought my tank was stressful
Hi nick, i want to get a hold of you. As i need some advice to get my midnight rams to spawn, im from Canada. I wanna try to breed them on mu water parameters without altering the ph and tds.
Love the videos you’ve honestly inspired me to start posting my own videos… they don’t get any views but my TH-cam shorts are almost 100k total views so thank you for the Inspiration!
I woke up at 4:40 Am cuz of the video notification xd I'm from india and now it's 4:44 am will watch the vid once i wake up soon..
lolllll
Good work bud keep it up!!! Just went to purchase some rams off ya but being bloody WA yet again I’m unable too!!!!!!
Hopefully we are able to purchase in the future!
Do you sell bettas
Hello! This is way off topic and I’m sorry, but I’m new to the fish world!
My question is about guppy fry. I have some that their tails are pointed rather than normal fan shaped! Will it rectify itself ? Is there something I’ve done wrong? Something I can do to prevent it in the future?
awesome work man
Great video 👍
Love seeing your plecos, the prices for the l46 its verry high in your country, here 1 x l46 3-4 cm between 55 and 75 euro
Hi Nick, please don’t let this get you down. Mistakes happen in everything we do in life, it’s where we go from the mistakes that makes the difference. I’ve only recently started keeping fish and yours was one of the first channels I found, and now it’s my go to channel to learn, and part of that is seeing the mistakes. You keep doing exactly what you’re doing, because what you’re doing is amazing. Thank you for all the help you’ve given me :)
Thanks. You are creating awesome videos. 😘🥰
You are a gun Nick!, thank you for sharing everything to do with breeding your fish and not hiding anything, much appreciated.
Try and separate the caves for the plecos eating the eggs mate. Try moving them around so the entrance to the caves are not next to each other the Male feels threatened
Good luck !!
I would really recommend you work on getting att the snails out of your tanks. They can and do eat eggs!
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Such awesome fish, all types you keep are cool - great work mate.
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Awesome video nick! Please don't put yourself down , you are doing so well and everything in the fish room is looking healthy. These things do indeed happen mate , none of it is your fault. With regards to breeding Plecs I have a breeding pair of bristlenose Plecs and tbh I just leave them to it and so far they have been very good parents and I have around 100 fry and they have spawned again . Keep up the amazing work my friend
Thank you!
tomorrow is my birthday
Happy bday
35 or so years ago zebra pleco came into the UK at about £50 ! With wild caught the trick was long tank fast flowing tank then big water changes and temperature drops however it's now at many generations tank bred F20+ . If you are in Queensland make an outdoor fast flowing stream in a loop and throw them in not sleep worrying for 2 years if it works out you can retire 😁 just a warning old fish keepers go a bit Tropo 🤔
HHahahhah good idea
Hi mate, I got a tip for you! since you have multiple groups of the L134 try to make different breeding setups in your tanks ;) some examples you can use: 1 cave per male, use all wood or all stone as hiding places, a plateau above the caves for example a flat stone that way I seem to breed my shy pleco's more easy I hope you have some succes soon 👌
Good idea!
Breeding is a lot more difficult than just keeping fish and you will make a lot of mistakes but that's the best way to learn
Thanks! It definitely is
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OMG.. Congrats! Good luck
Thank you!!
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Hi!
nice video you have good luck
Thanks, you too!
U a good boy Nick! I like u tell us u mistakes, or even just the lil things, not mistakes but the things that are happening, problems that are just happening or when things aren’t where u want them to be! It’s good, it’s real, it’s informative! Thanks 🐶🥰
Thank you!!
Nice video
Thanks
Awesome
Thank you!
You are my favourite TH-camr
Thank you!
By the way make a video on guppies
If yyou can
First from the UK!
Congrats!