L046 pleco setup

[Niki_up]

I am in the process of getting a fellow aquarist to build me a custom stand for a 20g long tank and 5.5g tank. The 5.5 is already stocked and about two years old.

The 20g long tank is not even purchased yet. It’s my next project.

I plan to start raising some l046’s for breeding. I understand they take about two years to start breeding.

My question is, how many can I keep in a 20long?

 

[kno4te]

IMO maybe keep 4-5 in there.

 

[MatteoTheEnder22]

I am in the process of getting a fellow aquarist to build me a custom stand for a 20g long tank and 5.5g tank. The 5.5 is already stocked and about two years old.

The 20g long tank is not even purchased yet. It’s my next project.

I plan to start raising some l046’s for breeding. I understand they take about two years to start breeding.

My question is, how many can I keep in a 20long?

Ooh those guys are rare where you gonna get them from.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Ooh those guys are rare where you gonna get them from.

haha!! From where I read this, It sounded like you were in elementary school asking a question. i mean this to not be mean, by the way. But I also have that question, too.

 

[MatteoTheEnder22]

haha!! From where I read this, It sounded like you were in elementary school asking a question. i mean this to not be mean, by the way. But I also have that question, too.

LOL

 

[phreeflow]

I am in the process of getting a fellow aquarist to build me a custom stand for a 20g long tank and 5.5g tank. The 5.5 is already stocked and about two years old.

The 20g long tank is not even purchased yet. It’s my next project.

I plan to start raising some l046’s for breeding. I understand they take about two years to start breeding.

My question is, how many can I keep in a 20long?

I started with 3 males and 5 females in a 22 gallon long Mr Aqua tank. The males fought all the time and even the females got aggressive with each other. I’ve dwindled it down to 2 males and 3 females and it has been working out well.

 

[Niki_up]

Ooh those guys are rare where you gonna get them from.

There’s a guy locally that has been building tank stands and I have been following his builds on fb and sent him a message requesting it.

 

[Niki_up]

IMO maybe keep 4-5 in there.

That’s how many I was thinking with the hopes of 2 m 3 f ...if I can afford that many lol

 

[Niki_up]

I started with 3 males and 5 females in a 22 gallon long Mr Aqua tank. The males fought all the time and even the females got aggressive with each other. I’ve dwindled it down to 2 males and 3 females and it has been working out well.

That was my goal number, but I wasn’t sure if I was aiming too high for a 20g...I mean it’s still a fairly small tank.

 

[altums85]

If u have lots of hiding places u can keep like 10. I have a lot in a 50g and I rarely see more than 6 at a time. But I have lots of driftwoods for them to hide in. No aggression or fighting