JAY TT Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Over four years ago i visited Sue & Craig's fish room in N.Z, i saw their whole breeding set up of Zebra pleco's (L046), video footage & even a jar full of baby zebra's in formalyn (?). Very nice People too. The zoo in Berlin has a large public aquarium section with several very large tanks, in one tank there was Zebra pleco's with young of all differnt ages. Good Luck J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory dory Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 i think maybe the reason that zebras haven't been bred in Aust is two fold. firstly last time I saw them sold here in Aust, about a month ago they were $950 a pop, i guess many people could not afford one let alone a pair. secondly these fish like the company of each other so maybe you need 6 or more fish (second mortgage anyone?) and it all goes back to the price not many people I know are willing to part with a few thousand dollars on the off chance that they might breed. in NZ they are dirt cheap, I was reading on another forum that they had a special at one of the shops $7.50 each (and no, the guy didn't bring any back in his shorts. just my 2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots n all Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Your not quite correct, l know (as l said earlier) of group(s) of 10+ fish per tank in Australia, so the numbers are there and they range from 2 to 6+ year old fish. We must be missing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrseby Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 HaY Boots hows things ....!!! Maybe we should ask BT LOL Anyway yes we are missing something I reckon... We do have numbers in Aus and fish are being held by some good aquaristss Maybe its weather/water etc But good news a friend of a friend has had some luck with his/hers LOL Not many at first but in time i reckon 2nd and 3rd gen will make em easier to breed etc So unlesssss they get onto this round of imports will be many years B4 we get good supply in Aus... A good $ today to pay for em is around $500 over that i think its a bit CRAZZZZZZYYYYYY ..BUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND RULE APPLIESSS lol Anyway fingers x that sanity prevails and we get them on the list soon ..until then we just keep breeding what we have Be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarwinBlueEye Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Breeding article on Planet Catfish: Shane's World :: Reproduction :: Spawning Hypancistrus zebra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 What is this fixation we have with Zebra plecs ????? there are at least a half dozen other small plecos available from time to time, at least a good looking as Zebs, and 1/3 or less the price. If we all ignore the Zebs that swim this far!!!! Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 .... and they hide ALL DAY! If you ever want to show your mate some zebs, u'd be looking at turning the tank upside down for a quick peek! : I'm with Alan on this.... Other much better looking fish that hide less, cost less and breed more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.d.m Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 cost is all relative , my idiot brother in law has just paid $800 for a fox terrier that bites everyone and poops on the floor , id rather have the pleco!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv426 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 there are at least a half dozen other small plecos available from time to time, at least a good looking as Zebs, and 1/3 or less the price. Zebra Plecs look fantastic, thats also why they are expensive. Where else can you get that sort of colouring. Can you give examples to support your opinion? I'm with Alan on this.... Other much better looking fish that hide less, cost less and breed more. thumb.gif like what????? If it's not a common plec it's usually relatively expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Check these fellas out.. L333 L260 L134 L52 L204 All striped catfish that don't get too big. .... these are just a couple of striped cats that I've seen recently (and at a LFS in Sydney as well!) which IMO are as good, if not better looking than L046. All cost less than the zebra plecos, bigger in size (currently some are double the size of of the zebra plecos), and cheaper in price! The L52s look awesome and they're a heluva lot more active than the little hiding-all-the-time zebras. Also, many have more consistent bred in tank records than the zebra. Then there are spotted plecos.... L264 (Cool looking fish man!) L262 L177 (Nugget) L14 (see them very often these days) ... ans some largish type plecos L27c and L114.... both get considerable size. Gosh... and these are just what I know is HERE and on display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypo Zebra Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 What is the name and location of this LFS. I would like to purchase some of those catfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarfaze Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 you cant perchase them they are NOT on the allowed list BUT if u find some tell me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Bristlenose aren't on the importable list either!!! U've got PM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sycho zebra Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hey Hypo Zebra, Here's a clip of L46 spawning, enjoy. http://fishnut2.com/ZebraMPEG.mpg Sorry for the inconvenience with the link just copy and paste in the web browser, not sure how to do it properly, you should be impressed. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sycho zebra Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Hypo Zebra, Sorry for that last reply, did not see your last reply that you sent about the zebs sorry. All of you look at rhe clip it's good. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarfaze Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Oh and for whoever said they hide all day your dead wrong, they are quite active, dont beleieve what u read in your books Zebra plecs are way worth the money, they look 100 times better then commons and leopards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Video look like zebs in a cave jossling to me.... see no action, no eggs. Tell me these don't look as good as zebs? http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...eyser/983_1.php http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...ncis/1024_f.php http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...naque/126_f.php http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loric...ancis/229_f.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sycho zebra Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Yep they do look good, but i still like the zebras best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az1 Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Hi Guys Here is a link to an interesting article on breeding Zebra's http://www.plecofanatics.com/forum/html.ph...0Zebra%20Plecos Cheers Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 theres an article on breeding zebra pleco's in the january 05 issue of tropical fish hobbiest magazine, i think its an american publication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishLegacy Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 How much longer do we have to wait till this fish is on the legal import list? I'd love to have a few, but I' not paying big $$$$ for them. Most of the people who do have them and are breeding them in Australia, then selling them, only see it as big $$$$. What happened to the love of keeping ornamental fish. You know what separates Zebras/Lnos from Bristlenose and Gibbiceps in this country? Price tag. Thats it, thats why people want them, I know they have stunning colouration, blah, blah, blah...but would they be so sought after if they cost no more then say, Peppermints? They're not expensive because they look good, they're expensive because they're illegally imported. Forbidden fruit. I saw Zebras on a Singapore based wholesalers list for 5 bucks recently. 5 bucks. Our government already understands the commercial economis value of aquarium fish (this industry grows bigger every day), it won't be long before we see a few more species on the allowable import list... My boss told me about the breeding colony of zebras he saw in Singapore. They were kept in a 6x2x2 on a front veranda, belonging to the owner of a fish farm. There was no filtration, the sides of the tank were GREEN and the fish were fed beefheart every other day. The tank received a daily 90% water change. There was an estimated 30-40 zebras in the tank, ranging from fat healthy adults, down to newly hatched fry. Why are people here having so much trouble breeding them??? Is it the cost of the individual fish preventing anyone from starting a decent colony? I doubt it. Or are people just not letting others know when their Zebs start spawning? Are they trying to keep the price high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarfaze Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 yeah give it a couple of years and people will be selling zebs for like $30, same as pepermints,orage spots i can bet money on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishLegacy Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Damn right mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots n all Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 First of all the price tag does stop 90% of people having enough fish to start with but the other controling factor is there are not that many available at once. As for price, even if they are spawned they will never match the peppermint price, peppermints have 50 to 75 in a spawn while the Zebra is reportedly to only have 7 to 15 per spawn. Also it has taken 20 years since the first peppermint arrived to get down to that price l dont believe that the Zebra has been here that long, l certainly doubt that they will drop to $30 each in the next two years, Scarefaze l will take your money if l must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I agree with Boots here, spawning is seasonal (once or twice a year) and there just isnt enough zeb`s spawining to bring the price down very signifcantly especially to $30 within the next few years. Expect the price to come down very slowly but i still think we will be in the hundread`s of dollars per fish bracket for a while yet. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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