Congrats. I know you're happy. I love seeing this. Thanks.

Great video Mark. It is always amazing to find fry on the go even if it is just one. Some lovely closeups on the cherries. Great show.

Congrats. Super accomplishment

So exciting!! Love, love, love!

Keep on finning little guy. 👍👍

Congrats Mark

Well pleased for you, It's always good to see why keeping aquatics is so rewarding and addictive. It's always the odd suprise baby that cheers you up.

Congratulations Mark. Always loved the Zebras. For me they're the most beautiful of the Plecos

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

congrats to you and the new little one, new life is always rejoyceful.

Wow that is amazing. Such a beautiful species of pleco.

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

yeah! Yeah! Congratulations!

Well done mark , another one to tick off the bucket list !

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

Congrats on the baby! It is so cute and looks healthy! Looking forward to updates!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Congratulations, what a wonderful surprise 👍

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

well done mark they are one of the best pleco out there very pleased for u

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

Hi Mark. I just finished two Diy hamburg matten cornerfilters, following mostly your video, and it was such fun to see it working. I got my very first tank December last year, fell in love with Betta´s, and now I have three.And they each have their little nerite friend. I recently got some Armano shrimp, I thought they died, but now they have decided to show themselves, so at least some made it. I am 56, so I am a late starter with this hobby. I´m trying to find fish, that are somewhat easy to keep. I just want to tell you how much your channel is appreciated by newbees like me, so if you sometimes feel a little uninspired on what videos to do, please remember how you have inspired many "out here". And now I´m waiting for some Panda corys, when my tanks are ready. Can´t thank you enough, from Denmark.

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

What a lovely message.😀 sound like your having a great time learning. We never stop learning that's what i love about our hobby.👍😀

You really have a nice active biosphere going on, your tank is simply stunning....every bodies happy and healthy😍👀🦐🐠❤️❤️❤️

Got to be one of the top plecos. Congrats! Great video

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😀👍

I love your videos, Mark. I took your advice and bought a REED R2005 Infrared & K -Type Thermometer. What a cool device!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching .

Exciting!!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hi Mark. You should try to buy yourself a Marina Breeder box. That’s what I use for my baby Zebra fry if they get kicked out of the cave and I hatch the eggs in my Ziss egg tumbler. After the babies hatch in the Ziss Tumbler they get moved into the Marina Box until they’ve consumed all of their egg yolks. Once they’ve consumed their egg yolks and put on some size I’ll move them into the main tank with their parents. It’s critical to keep the Marina box totally clean cuz any detritus build up can find its way into their gills and it suffocates the fry. I lost 15 fry to detritus suffocation before I found out what was killing them. Cheers.

Congratulations, great achievement 😀

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

That's so cool

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Wow congrats 👍👍👍

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

Congratulations :)

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

verry nice

Congrats on the baby L046 - I'm trying to get my group to breed as well.

Congrats on your new family member! Didn't take long time for them! They must be well taken care of and loving their new habitat otherwise I don't think there would be results. So happy for you!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Congratulations ! I can't even breed bristle noses lol but yeah I'd like to see the video of how u make the slate cave

Amazing Mark! You really are the Dr Dolittle of fresh water animals lol! So happy for you mate!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Well done! Very pleased for your Mark, let us know your plans with the youngsters 😀

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

Great video

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

@ryana1877

6 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Great news Mark! Now they have done it once thay will almost certainly breed again. I want some now (but can't afford them!) lol

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Congrats!! Wow amazing so quickly, it takes some people years to achieve that.

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

you are one very lucky man Mark, looking forward to more videos on the zebras, and would be quite interested in seeing how you built the slate cave

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Just posted up the video 😀👍

Well done how long have you had them.great video.you have to put some wood in there because plecos eat off the wood Even when they have there egg sack.and please can u put that video of you making the hide please thanks

Congratulations, you are so lucky. These are very hard to breed in captivity.

Congrats Mark. Hope the next brood does better. It's cool that you at least was able to save the one. Hopefully it's a little girl. Yeah show how you made the hide. Nice looking male cherries.

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

@seangere9698

6 жыл бұрын

MARK'S AQUATICS Anytime mate. I found a fish store on the to my work so I will be looking in on it to see what they have. If they have better looking fish and shrimps I will get a tank going so it can mature before I get some. Also you should put a small piece of driftwood in with the baby even if it does still have a yoke sack. It will help it in the long run. Just make sure it is live not a piece that's not been out of water for a while.

That's what I Wana see in my tank of L46!!!!!! I would really like to know more about the water chemistry! Mine are all ok, but possibly could be better!

Congratulations Mark! They are unaffordable here in South Africa. I wish you all the best with them.

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

@ellagregory818

6 жыл бұрын

They r here in America also

I know I'm late to the party, but congrats! I'm not seeing anything on your setup to breed them, though...?

Where did you get your pot tubes ? Is it better to use these than slate hides ?? Learning a lot from your vids., thanks so much !!!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

I got mine form ebay.Thanks for watching.👍😀

Simply AMAZING.... are the baby bettas Jack's???

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. Yes the fry are all Jack's 👍😀

Would love to see how u make the new hide

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

No problem. Thank you.👍😀

Saying a little prayer for Z 1!! ❤

Congratulations!!! Also please show how you made the hide!!

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀 Will do.

Congrats on baby pleco very cute. How does your water lettuce grow so well. I tried in warm tanks and cold, slow and fast water but no luck. Any tips?

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

I don't do anything just throw it in. What lighting have you got.

@debrapage582

6 жыл бұрын

Just normal led strip that comes with tanks. Might do better in still water with a lamp until it grows out a bit. Thanks Mark.

Amazing videos! Can you please tell me the differences between a male and a female L046?

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

It's very hard to sex zebra plecos but as adults the males get longer spines on there pectoral fins and on the gill covers. The females are shorter.

@RobynClearwater

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your answer! 😊

My local aquatic center sell them £250 for 2! It's alot of money! I'm thinking of buying some, breed them, sell them and give up work!!

to stop the glare when using your camera, if its a camera ( not a phone ) get a stiff piece of black card and cut a hole to fit around the lens, snugly, if its a camera phone you will have to experiment depending on the phone

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info 👍😀

Mark 'superb' video. Can you clear something up for me, l've heard as the zebras mature they can possibly prey on smaller tank mates. Is there any truth to this ?

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

Their very peaceful fish, They might have a go at a very small dying of dead fish tho.

Congrats on the successful breed... How old are the parents? have got two myself but don't know if they're a pair yet.. Am lead to believe its 3yrs?!

@MARKSAQUATICS

4 жыл бұрын

Yes around 3 years of age they'll be old enough to breed. Mine are 6 years old. 😀👍

@marlinsjh1

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! Have got a bit to go yet then as they're only about 6 months old but they're getting to a good size now.. How big do they get to and did you have any trouble seeding them?

@marlinsjh1

4 жыл бұрын

*sexing

How many eggs do they normally lay

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

Hi. About 10 to 15.

Btw how is Frank getting along with his new gal ?

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Their doing fantastic! No aggression, It's a love thing.❤

@ellagregory818

6 жыл бұрын

That's good , hopefully they will have babies 😍

A pleco breeder I used to buy from for a wholesale operation was wildly successful and he kept red lights on all of his pleco tanks. Said it reduced stress. Shrug- maybe worth a shot?

@lisafoster4468

5 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. They can't see the red, so they think the tank is dark.

What PH?

@MARKSAQUATICS

5 жыл бұрын

ph is 6.5. 😀👍

Can anyone give me some name suggestions for my pleco

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😀

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

plectomus prime

@marlinsjh1

4 жыл бұрын

Humbug..

slate hide plaese

@MARKSAQUATICS

6 жыл бұрын

no problem. 👍😀