Phoenixfishroom Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Curious if there is anyone on here who breeds chubby pleco? I just got 3 really amazing looking wormline chubby pleco (LDA046). They are all adult males but I have a source for more still at the moment so I am going to get 6 females of similar size if I can, if I can’t get similar size ones then I am going to get some juveniles and grow them out. would love to hear from anyone else who owns these guys, so far I have not been able to find anyone who currently has them, just 5 people who have had them in the past but are no longer active on planet catfish. Input from anyone currently breeding regular L056 chubbys would also be welcome since they are far more common and probably breed pretty much the same. Thanks! Edited February 9, 2023 by Phoenixfishroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I do not have any advice but lda046 are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixfishroom Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) They are gorgeous! They came bigger than advertised and are not showing stress coloration. Nice dark black likes and the other lines range between light yellow and almost orange. Never even seen nicer looking ones in pictures honestly. When he got them they were black and bright red! He said they lost the color quite a bit but started to brighten back up pretty quickly. I have to clean that tank I will try and get a good picture for you. Looking to purchase like 6 more. They are going to be my new breeding project, that being why I am looking for people who breed chubbys, I have given up on finding other people breeding these, I can’t even find anyone else who has them. Planet catfish only has 6 other people who ever owned them and they are all inactive now Edited February 10, 2023 by Phoenixfishroom Clarify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixfishroom Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 They did not want their picture taken at all. I swear sometimes it’s like fish know when you want to take a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johannes Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Nice patterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I think bentley might have some. He just got some new ones. I am unsure about the specific L# and would have to check. I think his setup for them is still being worked on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixfishroom Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 3:49 PM, nabokovfan87 said: I think bentley might have some. He just got some new ones. I am unsure about the specific L# and would have to check. I think his setup for them is still being worked on. Were you able to find out about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 7:40 PM, Phoenixfishroom said: Were you able to find out about that? He has a local friend. I'll link the video here. I think they went to her house for care for the time being. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Just looked on planet catfish and there's no breeding reports for this species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixfishroom Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) There is not a breeding report for this species because they have not been bred in captivity, I am hoping to change that. is worth pointing out that plant catfish doesn’t have breeding reports for every fish that has been bred in captivity, they only have reports from people who are on that forum and care to write one. I have seen other species that aren’t reported, but are known to be captive bred also. When I went to go write a breeding report for my. Synodontis contractus I saw that it was the first one and I know for a fact I am not the first person who has had them spawn. There also isn’t one for synodontis decorus, and I know someone who breeds them. I may have been unclear that what was hoping to find with this post was with someone who has experience breeding p.nudiventris or p.aurintiacus. They are both know to spawn in aquaria but are not the easiest fish to breed. it is likely that my wormlines would require the same conditions and have similar triggers, and also not be very easy to breed, so input from someone who has done, it would be very valuable. ( and a picture of one of my nicest looking ones because I love taking pictures of my fish and this species is so handsome lol) Edited June 9, 2023 by Phoenixfishroom My text was inside the quote box 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Gorgeous fish. Alyssa Bentley no relation to @Bentley Pascoeis the resident pleco master at GSAS. She’s a great resource and is heavily involved in our club which we all benefit from when she brings babies tor he auctions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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