Wavy Zebra Pleco L173 - (Hypancistrus sp.)

I will not be sexing these fish. You get the size you paid for which is a very close approximate in size. These are captive bred. There are no breeding pairs currently. Photos of each size do not represent that exact fish to the size. No group discounts. Promo codes and store credit do not work on these as they are not my fish. If one is used it will be declined.

Below is a note from the breeder:

They ranged in age from 3 - 4 years. This is a very slow growing Hypancistrus and they take a long time to hit spawning size/age. Think about 4 years.

My well water is pH 7.0 and TDS that max at 83 ppm. If we get a lot of big rains over a couple of weeks I have seen the TDS drop into the 50s. I pay less attention to the GH and KH because I prefer TDS. But the GH is in the 4 dg and the KH in the 3 DG range.

Here is the thing about the Xingu Hypans- they are more forgiving of water changes than most believe. What triggers them to spawn is change. That is the nature of the dry/rainy seasonality. But once they start to spawn they can do so year round. Very few breeders actually try to replicate the Xingu parameters. And there is no need. The fish seem to do fine in harder water than in the river. I know folks who have them spawn in much harder water than mine and even with a higher pH as well.

I tell people who ask that the two most important factors in getting these Hypans spawning are diet, especially for the new fry which tend to need more veggies matter than when older, and then warm, well oxygenated water with low nitrate levels. Fish naturally want to spawn. Our job is not to do things which would impede or prevent that.

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Distribution:

South America: Rio Xingu, Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu

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Below is a video of the L173's that are available as of 2/24/2022

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