L046; Hypancistrus Zebra

[SunnyHouTX]

I meant the damn dam

[myjohnson]

Everybody got to eat, brah.

[SunnyHouTX]

All that biodiversity, to be crushed to mollify human needs.

[myjohnson]

Found this video online of the Xingu river and thought it was cool I just wanted to share. Kinda gives us an idea of how the fishes biotope would look like.

Also shows a diver collecting some plecos for import I'm guessing.

[myjohnson]

I haven't really done anything to the water to trigger them to breed yet.

Maybe I'll give it a try soon.

From most accounts, zebras are breeding more often when triggered by the same events that cause them to breed in the wild (makes sense to me). In the wild, they breed in response to the onset of the seasonal change from dry to rainy. This change is accompanied by certain significant changes in the water parameters.

Dry season: Water temps higher (84), flow lower, TDS higher (>400), ph higher (>8), water dirtier, and food less plentiful.

Onset of rainy season: Storms bring rains and storms also are accompanied by a noticeable drop in barometric pressure.

Rainy season: Water temps lower (as low as 76), flow stronger, tDS lower (<110), pH lower (>6), water cleaner, and plentiful supply of food.

Many people report on the forums of triggering a "rainy season" and this in turn triggers the fish to breed. This is not to say that the only way to have them breed in captivity is to simulate the dry and rainy seasons. At the same time, other people have had results by simply ignoring the fish until one day nature just takes its course. Lol, I been taking the later approach to breeding them b/c I don't like messing with the water.

I might try a "rainy season" in the coming months. The fish have been in condition mode for basically a year. My plan is to wait for a rainy day, do a water change with tap mix with RO (maybe 30/70) and drop their temp to 76 and slow bring it back up to 82. I don't know....lol, it seems like a lot of work and I'm only typing it out. :)

But yeah, if they breed....I'm hoarding.

[jeb102385]

Nice thai... I call dibs on first babys

[myjohnson]

Neighbors sharing a house....



Exploring the seiryu rock....

[myjohnson]

Not a bourbon but smooth and as close as you gonna get from a Canadian whiskey. I approve this!

[troy tucker]

Come to think about it. I have an unopend Bottle of Crown. I was given at Christmas.

[myjohnson]

Well, my name is not Juan and I'm not a Mexican so that's not gonna work.

[troy tucker]

I think he means taste in bottle as in what do you like to drink

Yep thats what I mean. but I only have tequila.

[myjohnson]

Ohhhhh, jack, makers, and knob creek are my current fancies.

Any bourban really.

[SunnyHouTX]

I don't think Thai can taste anything anymore

[mistahoo]

I think he means taste in bottle as in what do you like to drink

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[myjohnson]

I can't belive I haven't seen this post!
WOW! love your pleco's man! THe hole setup is fantastic.
So what is your tast in that bottle?

Thanks!

What do you mean "task in that bottle"?