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Keeper reports are attributed experiences. They do not establish species identity, independent replication, biological causes or a guaranteed breeding method. Trade labels and missing measurements remain unresolved.

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After a move to a planted 35-gallon display with cover and an Aquaclear 50, andieb reported more activity. Multiple conditions changed; cause is unresolved. Read citation and limits

The later display was reported at pH 7.4–7.6 and 78–81 °F, usually 79 °F. This is one keeper’s setup, not a validated breeding range. Hardness was 180 ppm with no chemical basis specified. Read citation and limits

The keeper reported the male attacking an L134 described as twice its size. Read citation and limits

Disagreements and qualifications

Egg/fry removal

Peers offer different advice for maximizing yield versus pleco-only care; neither supplies comparative survival denominators.

Unresolved comparative efficacy; retain both contexts.

advice_vs_observation

Categorical lifelong-pair/no-trio advice must not erase different keeper partner-change reports; neither establishes verified trio fertility.

Unresolved source/identity/causal limit; retain attributed observations, plans and timing separately.

ambiguous_pronoun_and_prediction

Do not encode divider as successful treatment or predicted weekend eggs as observed.

Unresolved source/identity/causal limit; retain attributed observations, plans and timing separately.

sex_reference_ambiguity

Injury/dominance references across posts 1 and 6 do not support an independently sexed attacker/victim.

Unresolved source/identity/causal limit; retain attributed observations, plans and timing separately.

observed_series_vs_general_heuristic

col182 current series and generalized failed-spawn aggression interpretation are separate.

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Saltinthedesert reported five wigglers in a breeder box within a 75-gallon tank. Four adults came from different sellers; the author questioned their L333 identity. Juvenile survival was not established.

tolstoy21 reported roughly twelve fry in one cave and another fish guarding eggs. Total clutch size and final survival were not given.

Odd Duck recommended leaving eggs or fry with parents in a pleco-only setup, distinguishing community tanks with predation risk.

AllFishNoBrakes suggested a tumbler when maximizing production while explicitly acknowledging no firsthand pleco breeding experience.

The author described nine adults in a 40 breeder with neocaridina culls, an Aquaclear 110 and daily automatic water changes. No deliberate spawning trigger was reported; numeric chemistry was absent.

After a move to a planted 35-gallon display with cover and an Aquaclear 50, andieb reported more activity. Multiple conditions changed; cause is unresolved.

andieb reported one spawning in a three-fish group, followed by hatchling loss. Counts, causes and measurements for that spawning were not given.

The later display was reported at pH 7.4–7.6 and 78–81 °F, usually 79 °F. This is one keeper’s setup, not a validated breeding range. Hardness was 180 ppm with no chemical basis specified.

A striped fish laid eggs, one koi attended as presumed fertilizer, and another koi reportedly consumed every clutch on a recurring monthly pattern.

A different keeper reported frequent partner changes.

Chasing was reported July 24. The pair was alone in a tank described as 45 cm, with dimension unspecified. July 26: divider installed; what behavior stopped is ambiguous and another laying was expected, not observed.

The keeper reported witnessing previous spawning and hatching; counts, timing and subsequent rearing outcome were not supplied.

Hatched wrigglers accompanied severe pair aggression in a four-foot tank; the injured fish was removed while the other continued care. The keeper planned continued separation; sex references across posts are unclear.

Another keeper associated adding rummy-nose tetras with less aggression between angels.

After three weeks apart and roughly two aggressive days following reunion, another pair reportedly spawned every 5–9 days without renewed aggression, yet produced no fry.

The keeper removed the clutch on day four and reported more than 30 eggs.

The keeper reported the male attacking an L134 described as twice its size.

The keeper observed paler black coloration after netting for photographs and recovery after returning fish to the tank.

The keeper reported a third spawn in six weeks.

Adults were moved from a mixed tank into their own tank; small fry remained because catching them was difficult.

After recognizing an all-male tank, the keeper added a purchased female and observed pairing within 30 minutes.

DisQDuppy reported frequent visibility after keeping wild-labelled fish for four years.

The keeper reported 26 L471-labelled fry after raising the breeding group for 2.5 years.

A selected offspring was about 6.5–7 cm and still unsexed; the keeper expected further maturation.

The owner never observed the fish eating wafers or frozen/dried bloodworms and reported leftovers decomposing.

Some eggs appeared empty; the keeper wondered whether fungus and parental cleaning explained them.

The keeper said the breeding fish were wild-caught and had been held about five years.

The keeper reported pigmentation beginning two days after hatching.

Hatching was reported on day six.

The owner reported rarely seeing one fish after roughly three months; it fled when approached.