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I have looked for this species for over 15 years, and only now have they become available. I've asked importers, exporters, and wholesalers countless times if they could get them, and the answer was always a resounding "NO!" However, I've managed to put together a group of 20 in just the past couple weeks. This is without question one of the rarest, and most beautiful Hypancistrus there are. The image link shows a male from this group just starting to get his color. I can say "starting" because when compared to my breeding group, he's still drab. However, they came in the same way and are nothing short of spectacular as seen in the photos section. | Not currently available |
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Once again, I've managed to track down one of the rarest plecos out there. These are very difficult to get as wild stock. I've only seen them on 1 export list to date. These are F1 juveniles from a domestic breeder. | Not currently available $120.00 each |
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This stuff is so tiny that it can actually be used as food for live food. I started culturing it to feed daphnia, moina, and copepod cultures. However, it can also be used for small tetras, danios, gouramis, etc... that are not large enough for nematodes yet. This normally only equates to about a week of feeding, but it is absolutely essential for small fry. I used it as a replacement for infusoria when spawning Sawba resplendens last fall and got excellent results. Infusoria is a lot more temperamental and fouls easily. The only requirement for maintaining green water is plenty of sunlight even though I add a drop of fertilizer daily to speed up colony growth. If only using it intermittently, set a jug of tank water in a window and seed with a starter. If the culture gets too dark, pour half of it off and re-fill with tank water. This culture will last forever with very little work. | Not currenlty available $3.50 |
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These are smaller than Micro worms and Bananna worms, and are a perfect starter food for Labrynth fishes and larger Tetra fry. I've been using them as something a bit different for fry that have outgrown vinegar eels, and am quite happy with the growth rates that I've been getting. These are also excellent for smaller cory fry such as the dwarf types (hastatus, pygmaeus, and habrosus). Culturing is the same as for Micro Worms, and can be read about here. | Not currently available $3.50 |
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These are the next stage of size, between Walter and Micro, of feeder nematodes. More often than not, my fry have been ready to take Micros by the time they come off Walters, but these seem to add a bit of variety to the diet. Most of my fry are fed almost strictly on live feeds, and this extra variety seems to help speed growth. Culturing is the same as for Micro worms, with the exception of adding 1/4 of a mashed up bananna to culture container. Aside from that, follow the directions here. | Not currently available $3.50 |
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These are one of the best live foods for small fry. They are smaller than brine shrimp, and a lot easier to take care of. By starting a new culture every 1-2 weeks, you can have a constant supply of high quality live food for small fry. I also use them to condition corys, tetras, barbs, and gudgeons, and they do a great job of it. For culturing info, see here. | Not currently available $3.50 |
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These are a perfect conditioning food for surface feeding fish. I've used them for Cichlids, Synodontis, Tetras, Killies, Livebearers, and the list goes on forever. Anything that will eat flakes or pellets from the tank surface will eat these, and condition to spawn VERY fast. I keep both flightless and wingless Drosophila melanogaster. These are the smallest commercially available species, and even large fish will take them with gusto. There are 2 noticeable differences between keeping these. Wingless have no wings because the protien that genetically controlls this is not activated in this strain below 80 degrees. If room temperature is above 80 degrees, they will grow wings. Flightless have overgrown wings which severely limit their ability to fly. They can glide for 6-8 inches, but drop like a rock beyond that. These are perfect for the heated fishroom that has a constant temperature above 80 degrees. Regardless of temperature, they do not start flying further than this unless a common "wild" fly gets into the mix. |
Not currently available Wingless $6.00 Flightless $5.00 |
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I wrote, and self-published, this book in 1998. Still yet, regardless of a few discrepancies that have been pointed out to me since then, I still think it is one of the best published works on the subject of keeping and breeding plecos. I can understand not wanting to take the word of the publisher, so here is a link to the planetcatfish book review. | Not currently available $24.95 |
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