Fish Room Update: Project Reveal, L134 & L260 Pleco Fry, plus Live Feeding

[@TMAquatics]

Thank you for watching 👍

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[@Useruytrw]

who could ever dislike this beautiful video👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@geoffsfreshwatertanks4489]

Like the setups of your tanks. Good ideas for pleco layouts.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Tom, it is always a pleasure watching your videos and I always come away from them knowing something more about breeding Pleco.

[@CichlidBros]

Great updates. Things are looking good 👍🏻

[@bneuhaus001]

Almost at 10k! you deserve it. One of the best and informative channels I watch.

[@TMAquatics]

Hit the 10k a couple days ago. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@naegwut]

I love your clear water tanks!

[@darrylmoore5847]

I love the addition of the 10 gallon tanks.

[@TMAquatics]

Me too. It’s already helped so much.

[@chefhannibal4879]

Great info Tom, love your insight!

[@jameshouston4592]

Love this update! You are my go to channel

[@TMAquatics]

Thank you

[@robfigueroa5457]

Tom, we need some more videos! I just picked up my first 4 leopard frog plecos today. All wild caught 1m/3f. They’re between 3-3.5 inches Thanks for the informational videos!

[@JasonSupremebeing]

Very cool fish room.

[@TMAquatics]

Thanks

[@darrelldiemer8308]

Nice update!

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Nice update Tom

[@TMAquatics]

Thanks Bob

[@SandyDoughty]

Love your fishroom! You have some of my dream plecos I wish I could get some but I live in Canada. Great video as always!

[@bipolaraquatics]

Awesome fish

[@MobbGuppy]

Really Nice Tom!!!

[@TMAquatics]

#Skol

[@madfishdiva]

That bolbitis is beautiful. Great looking plecos and cory. Thanks for the black worm tip. I was not away they can be mixed with leeches.

[@TMAquatics]

Some shops are better than others. I’ve tossed away entire bags of black worms because they had too many leeches and wasn’t worth my time. I’ve learned which shops have cleaner worms. 👍

[@keilfestin4606]

Awesome video love the long videos

[@charleswilliams5598]

Hi Tom what temperature will the l134 pleco do best in. Thanks

[@mariaz9538]

Gorgeous fish and tanks! Thanks for the tip on EBO Aquaristik food for the L46...my discus love the seafood one as well☺️ If you’re selling the Bolbitis I would love to buy some..or a big piece on the wood! Please let me know. 💕👍

[@duyuc9256]

How many times a week to change water? and does it have to treat water? how to handle it?

[@FatherFish]

Bare bottom for breeding tanks??

[@chefhannibal4879]

You dirted old man lol

[@FatherFish]

@@chefhannibal4879 LOL yesiam

[@FatherFish]

@ben middleton yesindeedy

[@TMAquatics]

It’s working so you can’t argue with success. I know many very successful and experienced pleco breeders that keep all their breeders in bare bottom tanks.

[@anthonyragan2696]

Oh, now I know how a friend's tanks, who happens to feed his fish blackworms, got infested with leeches. Positive: those cory duplicareus are gorgeous.

[@FridayFishFacts]

Great tour as always. I have two questions. Would you consider adding current with power heads or wave makers to encourage non breeding plecos to breed? Second question, what are you feeding your L260’s adults and fry? Thanks Tom!

[@TMAquatics]

Depends Ron. Some plecos like more current than others, but most appreciate the added water flow. Their tank mates, maybe not so much. The river systems plecos come from can be quite different. One thing you need to be mindful of is impellers and small plecos do not make good tank mates. A friend lost several zebra pleco fry by them swimming into the wave maker and getting chopped. Expensive lesson. I do have circulation pumps in some of my tanks, but I make sure the fish is larger than the opening to the impeller. I don’t even chance it with my L046 and only use HOB’s for the extra water current.

[@justinviveiros7375]

About what size pleco hides do you use?

[@kurtr12]

Tom I have a spawn if leopard frogs. When do you start feeding the fry? Before the egg sack is completely gone?

[@TMAquatics]

Sorry I’m so late to reply. Keep a piece of seasoned driftwood in the breeder box with them. I also place a catappa leaf in the breeder box as well. They form biofilm and break down quick. The L134 fry can start to graze on the biofilm before their yolk sac is 100% absorbed. It’s believed this aids in better development of the digestive track. A great commercial food to start L134 fry on is the Ebo Aquaristik Grow Paste and the Ebo Spirulina Paste. Avoid feeding live baby brine until they put on some size.

[@Rjmjojo]

Nice video.Do bare bottom tanks cause corys to lose their barbells because of biofilm .Also how would you maintain sandy tank with corys in it.Do you feel corys are happier in sandy tanks compared to tanks with full soil substrate like amazonia ADA.Thanks

[@TMAquatics]

I’ve never seen corys lose barbells when kept in BB tanks. Sand 100% of the time. However, active soils like ADA aren’t bad compared to other substrates like eco-complete.

[@paul44235]

What substrate is in the L494 tank? I love the look of all your tanks!

[@TMAquatics]

White play sand mixed with a very small (and smooth) pea gravel. When I set up the tank I didn’t have enough of either to fill it, so I mixed them together. I like it. 👍

[@eddyortiz8110]

Oh I can't wait to see the Corydoras tank setup? Are you going to change the substrate to sand I know silly question 🤣 the breeder box looks so cool with all the juvi's!💜🌿🌿😊👍

[@TMAquatics]

The tank has a 50/50 mix of sand and very small (and smooth) pea gravel. I might add more sand though. We’ll see. Thanks Eddie 👍

[@nwcanuck5069]

Hey Tom just wondering if you have any videos on the PH of your L134 tanks or how you maintain your PH values while mixing your RO with I assume your tap water.

[@TMAquatics]

I don’t have a video like that. I use straight RO and mix a little tap water to raise my kH to 1-2. This buffers the water enough to prevent the pH from crashing.

[@nwcanuck5069]

Thanks for the reply Tom, just wondering what your average PH and temp is for your breeding L134's. Cheers!

[@chandlee3968]

I know it’s random but, how do you get to your washing machine with the tank stand on top of it?

[@TMAquatics]

We have a large laundry room on the main level. Haven’t used the extra set in years, plus the washer doesn’t even work. We plan to replace with a front loader some day. 🤣

[@WeldonTanks]

What egg tumbler do you prefer to use in your fish room?

[@TMAquatics]

The Ziss Aqua zet-65

[@WeldonTanks]

TM Aquatics I thought that is what I looked like. Thank you for the reply!

[@richardmatthys7133]

How big around are the tube caves for L134

[@TMAquatics]

Those are 1.5” caves

[@PastorScott15]

What do you use as pad under your tanks?

[@TMAquatics]

1/2”(?) Corning pink insulation board (Home Depot). Only on some tanks. Nothing under others.

[@MegaHindiHit]

I have L 134 my male ate them all. This time I was lucky to take them out and put into Ziss egg tumbler but after 5 days only 1 egg hatch and still I have 29 egg inside ziss egg tumbler. I was thinking may be Ziss egg tumbler is not best for hatching pleco eggs.

[@TMAquatics]

Ive had great success with the Ziss tumbler. What happened to the other 29?

[@vamosaltemacongabrielmende3965]

Hi Tim Quick question for you. I have a pair of baby bristlenose plecos in my shrimp tank. For how long you will recommend they will share the same tank? Is being about a month since they are together. And part b of the question how small did you recommend a tank for those plecos?

[@TMAquatics]

The BN Plecos shouldn’t bother your shrimp. Without knowing what size tank they’re in, it’s hard to answer. You could get away with keeping a compatible pair in a 10 gal as long as you stay current with 2+ weekly water changes, have proper stocking and decent filtration. But I recommend 20 gal.

[@vamosaltemacongabrielmende3965]

TM Aquatics thanks for taking time to reply, the information is very valuable.

[@catfishcave379]

Lineage 8? Lineage 9?? Never heard of that; where did you learn about it? Great update - those worms never had a chance.

[@TMAquatics]

There are 9 different lineages or family trees within the corydoras genus. Fish from the same lineage can cross breed, while fish from different lineages cannot. Similar to other species like my plecos. The Pekoltias would never cross breed with Hypancistrus, but two different Hypancistrus could cross breed.

[@catfishcave379]

TM Aquatics It sounds like Corydoras is in need of a taxonomic revision... Edit: I found a link to the paper via corydorasworld.com Will have to do more reading...

[@vamosaltemacongabrielmende3965]

As always great video, sad to know that your going to be in Iowa now I’m working in the east coast.

[@jaredcampbell4392]

What are the chances I could get a pair of L204 flash plecos to breed in a 29 gallon community tank?

[@TMAquatics]

Don’t see why you couldn’t as long as the water is clean and you provide them quality food and some wood to rasp on.

[@paul44235]

Why are L264 your least favorite? I have a group of 6 L264s that I hope will breed soon. They grow so slow. Have you had luck with them breeding? Love the channel, keep up the awesome work.

[@TMAquatics]

Because I like my Zebra plecos, Leopard Frog Plecos and Queen Arabesque more. The L264 are still in my top 10. Considering the hundreds of plecos, that’s not bad 😉👍

[@REDRUM692]

Are you minnesota local?

[@TMAquatics]

Twin Cities

[@Kodygreen10k]

The fish room is looking good! Can I pay you in advance for some green lasers to be shipped when weather permits? I need 20 PLEASE PLEASE!

[@TMAquatics]

I’m not taking wait lists. I’ll have plenty. I have 200+ juveniles and just pulled more eggs today. 😉👍

[@Ccatsby]

Can i buy a few of the bolbitis? 😱

[@TMAquatics]

I have a bunch I’ll be bringing to the quad city swap Feb 9. Won’t ship right now because it’s cold here in Minnesota 🥶. The plants will freeze.

[@drockingfish]

Do you buy live blackworms from fish shop or order from mail?

[@TMAquatics]

My local fish store

[@johnwood738]

I see so many different caves in your tanks,what is your favorite?

[@TMAquatics]

I like the caves from plecocaves.com and pleco ceramics. As a side note, my fish tend to prefer rounded or D caves more than square caves.

[@milehighplecos2318]

I would love to pick your brain one day

[@TMAquatics]

You won’t find much 🤣🤣