Shellies or BN plecos?

[mistahoo]

I'm about to start up a 20G Long for breeding fish to help fund the hobby a bit. I'm not sure what to breed. I like multis in particular, but I like L144 and longfin albino too. Which should I breed? All three are fairly easy. It has to be one or the other to maximize fry production.

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[Ballinxalex]

Shellie's !!!!

[myjohnson]

I would do plecos.

I actually breed them in my petro and tropheus tanks.

[mnemenoi]

That is a tough call, quite a few breeders of them all in Houston. Try the Black Occies, have yet to see anyone around here give them a try.

[Ballinxalex]

That is a tough call, quite a few breeders of them all in Houston. Try the Black Occies, have yet to see anyone around here give them a try.

+1

[armthehomeless]

Breed LF L144.

[mistahoo]

Breed LF L144.

I wanted to breed them, but it seems that nobody is selling them! They're like $25 a fry on old threads. If I can locate some LF L144, I'm definitely going that route.

[mistahoo]

That is a tough call, quite a few breeders of them all in Houston. Try the Black Occies, have yet to see anyone around here give them a try.

Those look great! Googled them and this picture popped up. I don't think it'll fit in my 20G.

[mistahoo]

I would do plecos.

I actually breed them in my petro and tropheus tanks.

Is there a lot of demand (or decent demand?) for LF albino or L144? I know there's quite a number of people breeding reg L144 and reg albinos.

[R_sustaita]

I got my L144 from mike for only $5 i know of 2 pleco breeders and not much for shelties

[mistahoo]

I got my L144 from mike for only $5 i know of 2 pleco breeders and not much for shelties

$5? I thought Mike sells them for $4. The Longfin L144 are much more expensive and rare. There's plenty of BN pleco breeders and shellie breeders. We have quite a few who are members here and there's others that aren't.

[R_sustaita]

Your right $4 and yes mine is a short fin. I think my bro gotma long fin for the same price. I cant remember. I dont like long fin plecos.

[mistahoo]

Your right $4 and yes mine is a short fin. I think my bro gotma long fin for the same price. I cant remember. I dont like long fin plecos.

You must be talking about long fin albino. Long fin L144 are hard to come by and expensive.

[crazy42bmx]

Well if u do decide to go the shellies route, i breed quite a few of these fish and usually always have some baby Multifasciatus on hand to sell.

[mistahoo]

Well if u do decide to go the shellies route, i breed quite a few of these fish and usually always have some baby Multifasciatus on hand to sell.

That was the plan. If I were to go with shellies, I was going to pick up some multis from you and Roy to get a mix.