L66 breeding tips and suggestions

[Lupus]

Hi, so I have been preparing for an attempted L66 breeding set-up, so far I have a 40B, and 2 20L as fry/grow-out tanks. I do not yet have all the equipment, but am on the verge of having it all. I am wondering how many of them I can have in a 40B as a breeding tank and what a good ratio would be? I am also wondering that if a lightly sanded substrate with some driftwood and rocks, as well as some powerbeads for extra flow be a good set-up? Another question I have is what kind of filtration would be ideal? I am thinking about a canister and maybe a sponge filter. If it is a canister I am mainly thinking about an eheim 2217. Thanks in advance

 

[Irene0100]

Sorry no idea what size a 40b is?.. But ideal would be a male and 2 females.

 

[Lupus]

A 40 breeder it's 36"x18"x16"

 

[Lupus]

anyone?

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
Sounds fine, I'd definitely have a sponge filter as well as an external, and I'm an Eheim Classic fan too. I like plants because they help to maintain water quality, but they aren't essential by any means.

The other thing you will need are caves and plenty of them.

Have a look here:
<http://www.plecoplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10641>.

cheers Darrel

 

[Irene0100]

a trio is quite enough for that tank then, pick a male and 2 females.

 

[bigbird]

a trio 1M and 2F. The EHEIM 2217 is perfect, I have these. Then also for the inside I would use a powerhead, give you oxygen and current. I would not go for a HOB, waste of time. I would also add 1-2cm of sand bottom. Then add rocks, caves, plants etc. The tank then looks stunning when finished. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[leisure_man]

L66 is one of the easier pleco to breed (almost as easy as L333). Mine breeds all year round non-stop. I use a HOB filter and a sponge filter in a 15 gallon bare bottom tank for my breeding group. A few caves and a piece of wood for the fry and females to hide. I lift the wood up and the fry would scatter like 'roaches' all over the tank. Why bare bottom, easy to clean and I can catch the fry faster without dealing with all the sand in the net. My pleco tanks are all species specific setup for breeding purposes so I don't waste time decorating with rocks and plants. Water changes are done automatically with the system connects to the internet so I can manual override using my smartphone anywhere I can get cell signal. The only thing I still have to do is to feed them. The less I disturb them the happier they are.

 

[Juiceyfish]

Wow!!these are all great tips!!! I am currently trying to bredd l066!!