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dojo loaches dying! HELP! hey so i had a couple dojo loaches in my african cichlid 30 gal. they'd been living in there fine for about 3 months. and this week they both un expec...	RLHam3	3	05-Nov-2008 22:54
Whats The Main Purpose Of Them? hey guys,a while back,i got given a large featherfin catfish,well since then hes gotten huge,over taken my common pleco too,anyway what are the main p...	HOKESE	4	15-Oct-2008 07:43
Favorite Bottom Feeder The parameters for what qualifies as your "favorite bottom feeder" is all up to you. Write down (linking is optional) on here what your favorite spec...	The Mutant Goldfish	9	14-Oct-2008 18:02
Bristlenose Pleco. Do I need alot of water movement for a pair of BN Pleco in a 30 Liter tank, or a box/sponge filter will do?. Thanks alot....	jasonpisani	5	10-Oct-2008 13:32
a Dwarf Giraffe Catfish OK with Rosy Barbs, etc? I would like one more fish for my 125g tank, and I would like a catfish with a relatively small mouth(to not be able to eat other fish) and get fairly...	daddySEAL	6	01-Oct-2008 04:07
Hastatus Cories I have read that Hastatus pygmy cories don't spend much time on the bottom. The ones I saw at the LFS were spending about half their time on the botto...	superlion	4	22-Aug-2008 03:43
20 Gal Hex What would be some good cleaners for a 20gal hex tank. I was thinking like some kinda of shrimp maybe? I dont know anything about them as far as how t...	spankym13	2	21-Aug-2008 04:53
Weather Loach Vegi's? hey i've got 2 weather/dojo loaches in a 30 gal with a school of 4 tiger barbs. if i wanna feed them some vegetables (cucumbers?) what should i feed t...	RLHam3	1	11-Aug-2008 04:42
Peacock Eel becoming shy The Peacock Eel in my 55 gallon tank has become very shy, even more so than usual, within the last 2-3 months. I've had him since early December, so...	truestar	3	27-Jul-2008 07:36
Addicted To Synos!!!! im really addicted to them how many can i put in a 55 gallon with a syno erupts and a syno ocellier? like i said i really love these fish i think im i...	riri1	1	25-Jul-2008 21:16
Panaque maccus. Recently i bought 4 Panaque maccus & they are about 4cm big. I am keeping them in a quarantine tank with a piece of bogwood & a sponge filter. Feeding...	jasonpisani	2	23-Jul-2008 18:58
What do you feed your otocinclus? I have two little ottos who've done a very good job of cleaning my tank. They've seem to already grown in the few days I've had 'em. I drop a piec...	mnventurer	5	17-Jul-2008 14:48
Common Plecostomus I just started a 20g freshh20 tank with 4 danios and one pleco. The pleco died 8 days after I put the fish in the tank. My water levels are good and...	mnventurer	17	17-Jul-2008 02:11
Synodontis decorus pictures. Pleae post Synodontis decorus pictures....	Earth Eater	2	04-Jul-2008 16:00
Decorated Synodontis with smaller fish Hi, was just wondering if Decorated Synodontis eat smaller fish, such as neons. i was wanting to add some neons or other small tetras to my tank but a...	Goh	2	03-Jul-2008 10:58
Raising Pandas, The Punk Way Ok, so its been a while since I have been on and summer is here again so the pandas are getting back to thier baby making, and I thought I would sh...	RNJ_Punk	11	03-Jul-2008 06:09
Will different Cories school together? After I'm done torturing my current fish and the tank has cycled I'd really like some Cories. I was wondering if I got different types if they'd s...	mnventurer	2	26-Jun-2008 04:33
Clown Loaches Vs Apple Snail hello does any one know if my clown loaches that are 4" will eat an apple snail..i want to get some for my tank but i know how much my clowns love s...	leachim	9	16-Jun-2008 03:38
Babies Bristlenose hi all Just wanted to share. We have baby bristlenose in our com tank today. I can spot at least 3 1cm sized BNs. Our pair are young and although they...	mews	3	11-Jun-2008 18:34
Favourite L number pleco Just wondering people's favourite L number pleco?...	amilner	6	11-Jun-2008 06:30
I need a snail eatin' loach! I have a pretty major outbreak of small brown snails in my 10g. it's wierd that this is the only tank I've gotten such a concentration of snails. Bu...	ScottF	10	11-Jun-2008 05:30
Bristlenose photos Just got this bad boy home the other day, quite a decent sized specemin. J...	Mez	8	05-Jun-2008 19:02
Apples And Plecos hello will plecos (bristle nose) eat apples and is it safe for them. was not sure if there was to much acid in apples..and would it be okay with cich...	leachim	3	04-Jun-2008 17:32
Aggressive Pleco My Common Pleco (6" has started acting aggressively lately. This only happens just after feeding, and everything seems perfectly fine afterwards, bu...	amilner	5	03-Jun-2008 19:11
Featherfin Cat hey guys,i got given a really nice featherfin catfish,so i just had a some questions.. 1,will these guys eat lettuce... 2,will the lettuce put out my...	HOKESE	2	31-May-2008 06:08
Peckoltia sp. (L134) I got three Peckoltia sp. (L134) or Leopard Frog Plecostomus for my Mother's Day present. They are only little fellows yet but hopefully I can rais...	Brengun	7	26-May-2008 15:04
New Pictus Trouble i have a new 25 that ive had for aobut 2 weeks now and i have 2 veiltail angels 1 gold gourami one 2 spot those are about 4-5 inches and i also got a...	JBennett181	6	17-May-2008 01:01
Food for your bottom feeders Ok so i was just wondering what brands and or types of food do you guys like to put in with your bottom feeders. Your carnivores, herbivores,omnivores...	sora	9	15-May-2008 11:43
Bottom feeders for a 15g Hey guys My son has a 15g tank that we for the moment are re-aquascaping and he wants later on to have some bottom feeders. We will get a bigger ta...	Rob1619	7	14-May-2008 02:28
Bristlenosed Plec with Guppies? I have a planted 25g with a bunch of guppies and the glass keeps getting this green stuff on it which I'm just assuming is algae and I was just readin...		8	06-May-2008 23:56
Bristlenose bubs. What to feed them? Wow! its been a looong time since I posted on here, I havent really had any time or any real dramas that I didn't know how to deal with. However i fo...	fan fan	8	02-May-2008 08:08
Black Tahitian Moon Sand ever have damaging affect on bottom fish? Could anyone tell me if some of the tiny sharp grains of Tahitian Moon Black (volcanic) sand are, or have been a damaging thing for your bottom fish.....	daddySEAL	6	28-Apr-2008 01:36
L10a red lizard whiptails I got 3 new fishies. L10a red lizard whiptails and that is just what they look like, red lizards. I took a photo while drip acclimatizing and just as...	Brengun	7	27-Apr-2008 00:43
Upsidedown Catfish wont eat? hello, My upsidedown catfish has stopped eating, seems I can get him to eat anything, Ive tryed just about all I can get at the LFS.. water par are f...	itsjustme1966	2	23-Apr-2008 15:47
Did you know the clown loach is a popular doradid?? Ok so i was surfing the web last night and found this. http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/ryan_88/doradidae.html I laughed for like 5 minutes. I me...	sora	6	18-Apr-2008 03:05
L397 I got 6 x L397 today. The first thing they did when they got in the tank was to go hide. I hope they are going to come back out sometime so I can see...	Brengun	14	17-Apr-2008 13:35
Raphaels together. Ok so I really havent heard to much about how raphaels act with one another. i cant seem to find to much about it. anyone keep two or more raphael cat...	sora	2	12-Apr-2008 04:08
Featherfin catfish have u ever heard of a Featherfin catfish attacking any other fish but for no reason at all. hes been attacking my pleco a lot....	riri1	12	09-Apr-2008 23:35
Sexing Bristlenose Pleco hey, everybody I have a young bristlenose and i'm not sure if it's a male or a female. It's bristles lengths are right in the middle and im not experi...	RLHam3	2	08-Apr-2008 21:17
Clown Loach "nose scrape "injuries" I have three 3.5 inch Clown Loaches that I love in my 55g tank. But they are SO Good at sniffing out and franticaly digging "morcels" of food in my s...	daddySEAL	14	08-Apr-2008 14:31
Sailfin Bushy Nose Pleco spotted these guys at a LFS for $19.99, they have them in albino or chocolate. the chocolate ones look amazing. now my question is that how much a...	greenfootball	1	06-Apr-2008 12:24
Pictus and Cardinals? I recently got another tank to move my Tiger Barbs to, so I have started building up a school of Cardinal Tetras in my 55 gallon. I was looking for i...	truestar	4	02-Apr-2008 01:11
Name that Oto I have 4 Otocinclus cats, 2 of which I'm fairly sure are O. vittatus. The other two I can't figure out. They may be O. hoppei and O. huaorani respec...	Twilight	9	02-Apr-2008 01:09
Eartheater "gravel" size? I had no idea that black sand was available and not offered any at the fish store when I set up my cichlid tank. They sold me black "gravel" ranging i...	daddySEAL	7	31-Mar-2008 15:49
Big Catfish!!!!! can i see picks of all the big catfish u guys have i would get picks but i dont have a good camera for the picks!...	riri1	10	30-Mar-2008 03:29
Pictus Cats just crazy by nature...Or What? About a year ago I bought a couple Pictus Catfish because I liked their REALLY long whiskers and steely silver grey and black spotted coloration. They...	daddySEAL	3	29-Mar-2008 18:39
Bristlenose male Finally, I found a male bn for my three lonely girls. I put him in the tank and watched their reaction. Its like "Days of Our Lives". He gives a wrigg...	Brengun	4	28-Mar-2008 15:30
Do bns, ottos & cories eat microworms? My microworm culture arrived yesterday and I started off 3 breeding containers. The dregs of what was left in the microworm packet I rinsed into the b...	Brengun	3	27-Mar-2008 16:36
Selecting & buying a Common BN female At about what size can you 99% predict it is a female? Also how old would they be? Finally is there a good online shop to buy Common BNs in Aust at r...	keithgh	5	21-Mar-2008 13:31
Do BNs come up for air? I am not sure if my bns are insanely happy in their new tank, or if they aren't getting enough air, or if a couple of weeks of living with cories (who...	Brengun	11	20-Mar-2008 01:16

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