L471 mini snowball pleco

[famtsberg]

So I've had these babies parents for about 2 years. 4 of them. I saw a female getting trapped a few weeks ago and was really praying hard for success. I was reading on this breed and they say you have to have current. I put in a wavemaker and they got a lot more receptive. Hoping for a bumper crop as we go forward. I have counted 25 so far. :)

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[Willie]

That's terrific. That's a large brood for a relatively small fish. I prefer the polka dot pattern over striped plecos personally, but my L136's and L201's have resisted their natural instincts to date. Have fun with the fry!

[famtsberg]

That's terrific. That's a large brood for a relatively small fish. I prefer the polka dot pattern over striped plecos personally, but my L136's and L201's have resisted their natural instincts to date. Have fun with the fry!
I was thinking the same thing Willie, seems like a lot. They grow so slow it will be April before they are bige enough for selling etc. But i'm hoping that they make a few more batches and fill up a pipeline.

[famtsberg]

Better picture. ABN is the taxi. lol, male ABN thinks he's hiding
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[dpt8]

Are the parents ABN ? I've had a strange experience. I recently bought a pair of ABN from lfs. They have had babies now but instead of albino babies, the babies are dark brown, spotted with yellow edging on their tail and dorsal fin. The first batch are getting bigger now but it will be interesting to see what they look like when grown. Fortunately my P velifera didn't eat them all.

Also a shout out to captainandy. What town/city do you live in. I live in Mendon Ma. I have no room for more plecos but its great to have someone nearby. Do you go to Uncle Ned's LFS ?

[famtsberg]

it was a mixed tank. I moved the snowballs into their own tank. but babies are to small and hard to catch.