Red lizard whiptails

[CJs Aquatics]

Hey all, gonna try my hand at breeding the red lizard whiptails. Any friendly tips or advice appreciated, specifically where can I buy the correct size bamboo tubes to use as caves or something cheap and already made that’s similar? Thanks in advanced 

[mountaintoppufferkeeper]

Cool. Looking forward to reading about that success. If you haven't checked out planetcatfish that might be worth a review for Rineloricaria sp. (L010A). It seems like 1/2" pvc cut to 6" or so long works, slate caves, ceramic tubes, bamboo tubes all have worked in some situations. Bamboo poles posts etc should be in any  home improvement store, craft place, hardware store, plant nursery, online big retailers, even physical stores of walmart probably. 

[CJs Aquatics]

Thank you @mountaintoppufferkeeper Gonna see if I can get some of the bamboo shoots at that size and try my luck at this 

[K McZongo]

On 9/11/2022 at 7:05 AM, mountaintoppufferkeeper said:

Cool. Looking forward to reading about that success. If you haven't checked out planetcatfish that might be worth a review for Rineloricaria sp. (L010A). It seems like 1/2" pvc cut to 6" or so long works, slate caves, ceramic tubes, bamboo tubes all have worked in some situations. Bamboo poles posts etc should be in any  home improvement store, craft place, hardware store, plant nursery, online big retailers, even physical stores of walmart probably. 

Yup, have seen them use pvc with and end cap in a buddy's tank, probably the cheapest. I haven't had any luck in my tank yet, but I think that's because the are still immature. They love a bit of repashy since I'm have them mixed with some Corries I drop in some slightly larger chunks to make sure they can eat since they are a bit shyer.

[T. Payne]

For open ended options, I recommend plecocaves.com

[CJs Aquatics]

Happy to report I have a red lizard whiptail sitting on and fanning eggs 🙃 hopefully everything goes smoothly