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FPB / SPECIES EVIDENCE

Careful evidence.
Better fishkeeping.

Read what keepers observed, what authors recommend, and where the evidence leaves questions open.

Bounded research coverage
Catalog subjects: October 2, 2026
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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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Disagreements and qualifications

practical_advice_disagreement

{"conflict_id": "conf-l306-first-food", "kind": "practical_advice_disagreement", "claim_ids": ["clm-l306-walters-2016-firstfood-domesticAncistrus", "clm-l306-walters-2016-firstfood-l144", "clm-l306-walters-2016-firstfood-l306", "clm-l306-walters-2016-firstfood-l519", "clm-l306-walters-2016-firstfood-l136c", "clm-l306-lwelse-foods-domesticAncistrus", "clm-l306-lwelse-foods-l144", "clm-l306-lwelse-foods-l306", "clm-l306-lwelse-foods-l519", "clm-l306-lwelse-foods-l136c"], "resolution": "unresolved", "impact": "Walters recommends delaying prepared foods; L-Welse recommends fine dry food after yolk use. Different rearing systems, no controlled comparative trial."}

Unresolved; preserve exact source scope and disagreement.

superseded_historical_assertion

{"conflict_id": "conf-l306-historical-no-breeding", "kind": "superseded_historical_assertion", "claim_ids": ["clm-l306-2009-failure-historical-domesticAncistrus", "clm-l306-2009-failure-historical-l144", "clm-l306-2009-failure-historical-l306", "clm-l306-2009-failure-historical-l519", "clm-l306-2009-failure-historical-l136c", "clm-l306-walters-2016-father-domesticAncistrus", "clm-l306-walters-2016-father-l144", "clm-l306-walters-2016-father-l306", "clm-l306-walters-2016-father-l519", "clm-l306-walters-2016-father-l136c", "clm-l306-tanke-talk-bred-domesticAncistrus", "clm-l306-tanke-talk-bred-l144", "clm-l306-tanke-talk-bred-l306", "clm-l306-tanke-talk-bred-l519", "clm-l306-tanke-talk-bred-l136c"], "resolution": "later_success_reports_exist", "impact": "2009 respondent's knowledge state is not a current absence claim."}

Unresolved; preserve exact source scope and disagreement.

l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Supplier reports tap-water pH 7.53.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Electronic-Shrimp — Need help with L306 (Panaqolus claustiffer) – Breeding group won't spawn after over a year, tried everything

www.reddit.com · Water parameters paragraph · published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Coverage and gaps

This is a growing index of selected public sources. Shared authors, copied pages and overlapping cohorts do not count as independent corroboration. Date, unit, taxon, denominator and endpoint gaps remain visible in the reports.

Human-origin judgments rely on attribution and source evidence; no reliable AI detector is claimed. This library republishes original limited summaries and attribution, with no publisher full text or media.

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Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
7.53 pH (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Soft wood and original breeder's clay caves were supplied.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Electronic-Shrimp — Need help with L306 (Panaqolus claustiffer) – Breeding group won't spawn after over a year, tried everything

www.reddit.com · Scaping & Caves
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Adults received vegetables and occasional higher-protein foods.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.12 concluding husbandry paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Males competed over clay caves, then trapped females.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.10 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

First ejected clutch contained approximately 20–30 eggs.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.10 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":20,"max":30,"approximate":true} eggs (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Father retained second eggs; a few young subsequently developed normally.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.11 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingexpert-recommendation

He advises wood/leaves/mulm only for one week after yolk depletion.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.11 second paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
7 day (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Keeper describes strong through-flow and rainwater changes.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.9 last paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Group comprised five fish; perhaps three males.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.10 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
5 fish (reported)
Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

cohortContext
{"setting":"captive aquarium","stock_identity":"keeper/trade identification; unverified against catalog animals","sample_independence":"see dependencies; repeated broods are not independent keepers","reporter":"Mark Walters","breeding_unit":"five-fish group, sex ratio uncertain","egg_management":"expelled eggs, artificial hatching","treatment_details_incomplete":true} · unit unknown (reported)
cohortEndpoint
"eggs_hatched_then_mortality" · unit unknown (reported)
Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

cohortContext
{"setting":"captive aquarium","stock_identity":"keeper/trade identification; unverified against catalog animals","sample_independence":"see dependencies; repeated broods are not independent keepers","reporter":"Mark Walters","sequence_after":"obs-l306-walters-first","egg_management":"male retained eggs","cohort_sizes_not_comparable":true} · unit unknown (reported)
cohortEndpoint
"some_juveniles_reared" · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Aerated-tub eggs hatched after five or six days.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.10 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":5,"max":6} day (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Artificially reared fry swelled and died near yolk depletion.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.10 second paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingauthor-hypothesis

Keeper suspects parental contact supplies beneficial gut microbes.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.11 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Second spawning occurred about six weeks later.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.11 first paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
6 week (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Six 120-L tanks shared a 100-L sump.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.9 last paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"tank_count":6,"tank_volume":120,"sump_volume":100} L (reported)
l306 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

System temperature was 27°C.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Mark Walters — Panaqolus claustellifer Tan, 2016 – the Rossoneri pleco

www.planetcatfish.com · p.9 last paragraph
· published date unknown · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
27 °C (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Adults received daily high-protein food, with occasional spirulina.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Feeding Adults and Fry
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Bare bottom, five caves, filter and airstone were used.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · My Aquarium Setup
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
5 caves (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Two unspecified buckets of conditioned tap water changed weekly.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · My Aquarium Setup
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
2 bucket/week (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

pH, GH, KH and TDS were not tested.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · My Aquarium Setup
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Keeper reports no egg-eating or significant aggression problems.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Challenges and Tips
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Some expelled eggs were moved to an egg tumbler.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Breeding Behavior; Challenges and Tips
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Crushed spirulina flakes were first food; daily feeding continued.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Feeding Adults and Fry
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
not reported · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Fry moved through a breeder box to a two-by-one-foot growout.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Raising the Fry
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"length":2,"width":1,"height":null} ft (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Hatching reportedly began at six to seven days.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Breeding Behavior
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":6,"max":7} day (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Reported spawn interval was three to four weeks.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Breeding Behavior
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":3,"max":4} week (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

One reportedly F1 pair produced two successful spawns.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Opening paragraph
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"male":1,"female":1,"spawns":2} · unit unknown (reported)
Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

cohortContext
{"setting":"captive aquarium","stock_identity":"keeper/trade identification; unverified against catalog animals","sample_independence":"see dependencies; repeated broods are not independent keepers","reporter":"Justin Luke Jarvis","cohort_count":2,"measurements_not_tested":["pH","GH","KH","TDS"],"water_change_volume_litres":null} · unit unknown (reported)
cohortEndpoint
"two_spawns_with_surviving_fry" · unit unknown (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Keeper reports 20–30 surviving fry per spawn.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Raising the Fry
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":20,"max":30} fry (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Tank footprint measured 1.5 by 1 feet.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · My Aquarium Setup
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"length":1.5,"width":1,"height":null} ft (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Temperature was maintained at 27–28°C.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · My Aquarium Setup
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":27,"max":28} °C (reported)
l519 / breedingpersonal-anecdote

Male held the female for one or two days.

Reported evidence with source and stock-identity limits; this is not a verified breeding protocol or success probability.

Justin Luke Jarvis — Breeding Report – Ancistrus sp. L519 Kiefner

aquainfo.nl · Breeding Behavior
· published 2025-05-29 · accessed 2026-10-03
Original short summary with attribution. Publisher copyright retained; no full text or media republished.

Detailed reported record — unknown

Event date: not reported

measurement
{"min":1,"max":2} day (reported)
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