Royal Pleco L190/L330 Egg Clutch

Gentlemen & Ladies....

My watermelon...who is now 11.5" has developed a exceptional appetite (up to 11 NLS H2O wafers at a time..also using Algaemax by NLS ...appears to be excellent..readily consumed ) and has become much more active...hoovers in place..... all four bottom fines in motion at once.....for 20 minutes at a time and more

These are all new behaviors ...never seen before in any of my plecos...since I have been keeping the tank exceptionally clean and using more/more often new mechanical filtering media in the HOBS (2 being used) along with 2 powerheads on a UG and a xp3...water flow and CLEANS the word..tank turns over every 2 minutes or so

Also ..I'm altering temp. at water chances 8 plus degrees at changes of 30% and more H2O

I think this fish behavior is a big positive...any thoughts

Excellent....advise will be followed to the letter....

Operation ROYAL WATERMELONS (TM) is underway!!!!!!!

Plecos come from an area where there are huge seasonal changes.

25% water changes that are similar to the water quality of the tank arent going to make anything happen.

Leave the tank alone, slowly raise the temp over a few weeks. no water changes. feed them lots of protein and veggies. Frozen shrimp, bloodworms,etc.

Then do a big water change - 50% aged water. better yet - 50% rain water.

Mimic nature.

LOL....pigs, huh?....they should be ripe by now.....perhaps soon??

A 2" X 2" piece of NORI rubberbanded to a piece of slate ...one per fish....is also annihilated!!!

Have done bloodworms for sometime....
will continue the 25% WC's that were in effect when this 1st happened
They inhale NLS bottom feeder tabs 4-5 per pleco!!!!

Cool water changes and blood worms does the trick here....

Sportfans.....
I would say the activity level described above is a up and down thing....

Any idea what would be advisable to promote the previous AMORE situation...

Nothing negative is going on but I'd like a bit more positive action......

Wonderful, they've bonded, now the spawning courtship begins...it's fun to watch..

Hey....
The plecos are acting real friendly before every feeding for two days!!!!

Big time ...were buds...don't remember seeing this before....Keep your fingers crossed!!!