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Albino cories barbels I noticed a while ago that one of my cories lost some of his barbels. I use small gravel rocks for the substrate. They are the coated ones..... I a...	esandbergger	7	17-Jul-2005 00:43
Cories aren't growing I have two aeneus cories in a 55 gallon tank. They are about 3/4 and 1 inch. I have had them for about 3/4 of a year, but they haven't grown much. I...	kankushok	4	16-Jul-2005 23:02
Would Clown Loaches eat my aquarium plants? Would Clown Loaches eat my aquarium plants?...	Anton	5	16-Jul-2005 13:18
chinese algae eater question I have a chinese algae eater...I bought it not knowing how big or aggressive it gets and couldn't take it back. He is about 3" long now. Today I came...	GirlieGirl8519	12	16-Jul-2005 03:26
Raphael not eating - please help Hello, My spotted Raphael (Sanjay) has not been eating for a while and I'm open to suggestions on what I can do. For a while, Sanjay would come out w...	billyspans	2	15-Jul-2005 22:11
Otto question. What is the lifespan of the standard otto?...	pookiekiller12	3	15-Jul-2005 14:25
salt and plecos Hi, I'm just wondering if plecos can tolerate aquarium salt. I added salt before when I had a pleco in the tank and he died shortly after. I never...	mesonic	6	15-Jul-2005 05:07
yellow tail blue botia......help we just paid a visit to a lfs near us. we asked what loaches would be good to go in our tank with 4 high fi serpae tetras. anyway long story short we...	_wendy_	12	15-Jul-2005 05:01
Clown Pleco food My clown only gets vegetables(Cucumbers, apples, etc.) and Algae wafers. Is this a good diet? I have trouble feeding it in the open as it only eats at...	Mkcube	8	14-Jul-2005 21:59
shy cories... My cories seem to not be active at all during the day unless i feed them. I know this is quite normal but they never come out and they hide all day in...	ericm	11	14-Jul-2005 16:43
extra shy clown loach My clown loach was recently ill but appears to be on the mend now, coming out in the early mornings to ask for food. However this is the only time he...	simpkia	4	14-Jul-2005 15:25
Urgent - Skunkies Okay, I did it. Despite all the advice in the world, I went and bought me skunk loaches. I want to put them in my cichlid tank but they are less tha...	ClownyGirl	4	14-Jul-2005 11:59
Irr Sharks Wal-mart carries some irrigetires sharks or something like that. I cannot find the fish on the net, can some help me out?...	laynlex	5	14-Jul-2005 00:21
id this catfish? could some1 please help me id this catfish and give me some info on it. I saw them at an lfs and like them. [link=http://photobucket.com/albums/y195/...	Ethan14	4	13-Jul-2005 12:13
Emerald catfish size? I have three emerald cat in a 10gal (I will move them to a 50gal I am gatting soon, and will give them some more buddies^^). I've had them for about t...	fairynr	10	12-Jul-2005 22:45
Panda "loved" to death? Hello, I have a 46 gl bow-front tank that's been up and running for four months. After reading the great article by Calilasseia about Panda Corrys...	eminer1254	4	11-Jul-2005 23:13
What veggies you feed your bottom dwellers? Im very curious what fellow aquarists feed to their bottom dwellers. Ive only tried peas, cucumber, brocolli and zuchinii. Didnt have good experience...	Forever-mango	9	11-Jul-2005 19:23
Elephantnose Hi, I am thinking about getting an elephantnose to add into a 70 gallon tank with a spiny cichlid, salvini cichlid and zebra loach. I have read some...	billyspans	5	10-Jul-2005 23:24
Freshwater Batfish hey guys...does anyone here have any experience keeping these guys? (Scientific name: myxocyprinus asiaticus) i've just bought one (the cutest thing...	Fish_lover	4	10-Jul-2005 15:44
ottos to replace flying fox? hey in my mates 8ft tank he had 2 large flying foxes. The tank is nicely planted but the many of his sword varieties have been damaged by the flying f...	r0b3y	11	10-Jul-2005 12:20
Unknown Spotted Corries Leslie and I were at PetSmart yesterday...I was good I promise I only got flea stuff, and algae feeder... But, there were these really really really...	houston	11	09-Jul-2005 23:27
Cories similar to habrosus? Are there any cory with similar markings to habrosus? I know there aren't any other small ones that are similar. I bought 6 of what look like habros...	sham	4	09-Jul-2005 21:17
Bad Panda! ? One of my panda's is always sitting in the corner of the tank and has been doing this for months. Seems to be perfectly healthy, just rarely socia...	Gromit	7	09-Jul-2005 18:48
difference between pleco and BN I have a fish that is either a common pleco or a BN. if it is a common pleco im going to return it. Are there any distinguishing traits that i could u...	Ethan14	5	09-Jul-2005 09:11
Not Dainty at All--LOL OK I think the title says it all... I just had to post a picture of this little chunky girl...She is definately the queen of the tank. And you can u...	houston	1	09-Jul-2005 02:00
30gal Cory only tank Im thinking of doing a 30gal in my bedroom (much to my wifes dismay)and since Ive been having so much fun with these cories Im addicted. So Calilasse...	kmpaton	13	09-Jul-2005 00:29
Buying without QT I have 2 BN plecs on hold that got in today at my lfs. They are holding them till saturday, but could I get them on friday. I dont normally buy fish t...	greenmonkey51	4	08-Jul-2005 17:32
off colour cories hi, we seem to have am isue with our main tank that causes both panda and matae cories to turn different shades of brown, the fish seem healthy and ha...	hembo666	10	08-Jul-2005 14:49
Corydoras catfish Hello All. What is your secret to keeping these catfish? I have tried keeping them in my 29 gallon and my 30 gallon. Over the span of about three mont...	clownloachfan	16	08-Jul-2005 14:36
I'm not a metae am i? OK the guy at the lfs swears these are me tae, and I know the pictures aren't the best, but I'll add what I saw as the differences to help, ready books...	houston	3	08-Jul-2005 14:27
Pleco Behaviour =/ Heya's I have a common pleco and he/she is about 25 cms in length! I recently took out "it's" favourite hiding sopt which was a ship wreck..how it ge...	opiate	5	08-Jul-2005 12:16
habrosus cories - fragile? Hi, I had one of my local LFS order some Habrosus cories that I'm planning to put in my new tank. The LFS emailed me last week and said they were com...	upikabu	9	08-Jul-2005 06:45
BIIIIGGGG Catfish ... Pages: 1, 2 Usually, assorted web links go in Recovery Room, but this one I'm putting here because [1] it's apposite, and [2] informative to anyone wanting to kn...	Calilasseia	20	07-Jul-2005 20:55
snail yo, i just put a snail in my tank, and my clown loaches aint eatin it, so do u think the snail can acually live in the tank? I dont want the dumb clo...	victimizati0n	11	07-Jul-2005 09:33
Ottos in small tanks... Would 3 ottos work in a 5g with a few female bettas? Or on thier own? Ive got some algae growing & its a real pain having to clean it only to have...	Hoa dude_dude	11	07-Jul-2005 07:33
Small Garbage Eater Needed I have somebody coming from the US and I was hoping he could bring me a small pleco. I am not sure what pleco I want, but I have lots of wood, lots of...	ClownyGirl	2	07-Jul-2005 07:16
Please give me an ID and name I received a baby plec today, I need an ID and it also needs a nice Top View when it was...	Forever-mango	8	07-Jul-2005 05:14
Long finned cory cat? I purchased 2 (long finned or high finned)green cory cats and these little guys are amazing. Does anyone know what their scientific name is so I can...	kmpaton	7	07-Jul-2005 04:18
clowns in a 50? You guys may remember my stocking list from a while ago(I still haven't gotten the tank, but we saw a great deal....everything for 300$ (tank, hood, s...	fairynr	5	07-Jul-2005 02:31
" Potential Size: 12cm (4.7") " .. For khulie loaches.. Can they really get that big? When I saw coolies at my lfs they were about 5 or 7 cm... What would be the min tank size fo...	Hoa dude_dude	5	06-Jul-2005 23:44
ID little pleco I bought these three little plecos from my LFS. He said some lady had just brought them in. She had had them for awhile and they stayed really small....	Gourami	7	06-Jul-2005 19:22
Pleco breeding Hello, What I need to know is how do plecos breed? How do they swim together? What needs to be done temp wise.... I know they are hard to breed but...	angeleel	11	05-Jul-2005 20:48
clown loach acting funny i have a group of three clowns, and they use to sleep together wedging themselves near dirftwood. now only one does that and the other two sleep in a...	bettachris	6	05-Jul-2005 04:29
bottomfeeders what would be a bottomfeeder with a big appetite to help clean the tank?...	kloned	7	04-Jul-2005 16:41
Got Some Zebra Otos... I picked a group of four Zebra Otos ( Otocinclus cocama ) this afternoon, and I already love the little guys. They seem very hardy and adaptable...	Natalie	16	04-Jul-2005 12:42
Striped Talking Catfish My LFS has a baby Striped Talking Catfish ( Platydoras costatus ) for sale and it looks very nice. Just wondering if they are ok with small fish...	Forever-mango	2	03-Jul-2005 10:31
L's pleco maybe i missed this. i never understood this. L's are plecos. when did this happen? i have heard of the L's but never paid any attention, i always...	bettachris	4	03-Jul-2005 03:45
2 cories Hey all, I know that cories like company....Are two of them ok? Or will they be really uncomfortable?...	esandbergger	9	03-Jul-2005 02:40
L239-Blue Panaque Only for curiosity's sake (I'm not getting any new plecos anytime soon since the filter incident with my last one), does anyone know anything about th...	jenbabe256	4	03-Jul-2005 02:24
BN question Finally found a nice, healthy, fairly mature female bristle nose plecostomus. I snatched her up right away because bristlenose in my area aren't all...	NFaustman	7	02-Jul-2005 18:10

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