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In the latest article of Tropical FIsh Hobbyist (April '06) they have a
little feature on Zebra Plecos (Hypancistrus Zebra, L046, L098, L173).
They mention that they have a very high price, how high do they mean?
Does anyone have any experience with these little beauties? They don't
seem all that hard to care for, just rare.


Zebra Pleco fry are selling for over a 100 dollars each. Care isn't that
difficult, it's the breeding that's difficult. There are more and more
people breeding these fish, so you may see the price coming down eventually.
THere's a profile on our forum by the co-owner "Barbie" who is breeding
Zebra plecos. It can be found at http://www.fishaholics.org then click on
Fish, then on species and scroll down the list to the Hypancistrus.
Tim