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New Baby Yep....I got a "Butterfly Bristlenose" from the LFS, really a long finned bristlenose....it is just tiny, about 1.5" minus the tail so I'm not too sur...	trystianity	14	18-Jun-2005 09:33
ID this beautiful pleco for me? Does anyone happen to know what type of pleco this gorgeous guy is? Saw this pic online, need to know lol [img]http://www.paradise-fish.jp/fish25/pl...	So_Very_Sneaky	18	18-Jun-2005 06:44
Good Algae eater I am looking for a good algae eater for a planted 40 Gal. Long. I am going to be keeping rainbows as my mine fish. I am open to most anything....	Wingsdlc	8	17-Jun-2005 16:07
Albino BNs I currently got 3 5cm albino bns and im getting another 6 @ 3cm on Sat. Just wondering if the bigger ones will bully the smaller ones? Regards Mango...	Forever-mango	6	17-Jun-2005 14:15
BN agression/terretorial disputes i have 2 BN cats in a 75g, now they are a little older i can see that they are both males and they chase each other around quite alot when they find t...	hembo666	5	17-Jun-2005 08:21
Need BN Pleco advice I am bringing home a BN Pleco later today. The tank is a well established 20g with 1 Bolivian Ram, 3 cories, a few pristellas and a small angel. I'v...	NFaustman	7	16-Jun-2005 19:43
Help me pick out corys for new tank Hi, I'm about to set up a new 2ftx1ftx1ft (50L) tank in which I plan to have mostly cories (and maybe one or two dwarf gouramis). I already got 1mm g...	upikabu	10	16-Jun-2005 06:15
Australian Members: Have $800-1000 to Blow? An Australian member of PlanetCatfish is selling a couple of rare plecos - an L204 ( Panaque sp. ) and an Adonis Pleco ( Acanthicus adonis )...	Natalie	8	14-Jun-2005 20:41
PELTEOBAGRUS FLUVIDRACO the chinese dragon catfish any info needed...	bratyboy2	6	14-Jun-2005 14:24
Pandas are at it again ... Spawn number 84 is now underway. Began 11/06/2005 at 20:18 BST. It's now 22:47 BST on my PC clock and Mata Hari is still depositing lots of eggs in t...	Calilasseia	7	13-Jun-2005 22:53
Clown loaches and hard water got a question. I have had the hardest time keeping clown loaches alive in my tank - No, really ??...but jokes aside guys...I have had the best setup...	loachman67	6	13-Jun-2005 18:21
Pictus i would like people to tell me their experiences with pictus cats.. what they have learned and what is the biggest that they have become in captivity....	Tanya81	5	13-Jun-2005 16:25
SAE quarrels I have 9 juvenile (about 2.5" long) Siamese Algae Eaters in a 30 gal. long planted tank. (they share the tank with a 9" pleco and 2 sparkling gouramis...	illustrae	8	13-Jun-2005 00:48
attack of the algae eater? i bought a "chinese algae eater" Gyrinocheilus aymonieri from and im starting to notice that it likes to chase my frogs, gurami, and tetras i dont kno...	judz	6	13-Jun-2005 00:40
Normal? i have 10 albino cories in a 55 51ll0n tank and ive noticerd latelt that their school has been swimming very oraganized usually my 3 biggest ones swim...	LOACHESRCOOL	3	12-Jun-2005 16:40
A rescue! Of sorts. Okay, so I went down to the LFS for my shift today, and to check out some dekeyseria/chaestoma/parancistrus (the latter two never came, and the dekeys...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	12	12-Jun-2005 12:01
why are plecos and cats so expensive?? is it because they are harder to breed becasue they do their stuff at night?? everytime i wonder by my lfs and see a fancy looking pleco in the tank,...	greenfootball	16	12-Jun-2005 11:50
pleco feeding What do you guys feed your plecos, i bought mine to get rid of a little algea and the algeas gone, so now i have to give him some real food, i was thi...	Johnny the Oranda	12	10-Jun-2005 02:02
I need more cories! I am down to 4 trilineatus cories. I could originally only find 5, then one died. I would like to move them to my 125, but I know I need more. My ques...	covered-in-bees	19	09-Jun-2005 17:32
upside down catfish i have a upside down catfish in a tank with 5 neons 5 rambosas (or what ever the spelling is) 1 dwarf gourmi 2 frogs 5 glowlings 2 mystery snails and...	judz	4	09-Jun-2005 08:50
New member of the family I was able to pickup a nice baby sailfin pleco today at my LFS, its about 1 inch long and it fits well in my 6gal. Once it grows up, he will find a ni...	Forever-mango	4	08-Jun-2005 11:57
bgk and eels are blck ghost knives and peacock eels compatible...	LOACHESRCOOL	3	08-Jun-2005 06:33
Otocinclus i have two otocinclus in my 15 gallon tank right now which has only one plant in it. there is plenty of algae for them to eat but they don't seem to...	Sonic2041	2	07-Jun-2005 23:57
Changing substrate: gravel to sand for cories I've searched for some threads on changing substrates, but I only found one or two. I've had my 38g up and running for about two weeks, so it hasn't...	jevousdeteste	13	07-Jun-2005 21:19
tightest bottom schooler Pages: 1, 2 which bottom feeder schools the tightest in you opinion?...	LOACHESRCOOL	22	07-Jun-2005 18:47
tank size for pictus would a pictus cat be ok in a 24" 15g tank? it would be the only bottom dweller. and if the tank is big enough would a pictus be safe with mollys and...	hembo666	2	06-Jun-2005 23:24
catfish naming system i am not sure if this is the right place for this topic but i have a question about catfish. i was reading the thread on most epensive fish. peopl...	Sonic2041	7	06-Jun-2005 08:51
Why don't my clowns like each other? Hi, I've recently bought two small clowns and I've kept some before so I know pretty much what to expect. Whilst my old pair used to swim around toget...	cookypuss01	10	05-Jun-2005 14:23
Feeding Dojo I friend of my wife gave me a dojo loach about 6 inches long this evening and I was simply wanting to know what is the best thing to feed it....	Cichlid Keeper	2	05-Jun-2005 08:51
big white mark?????help!! there is what appears to be a big white mark on my lepard catfishes belly i cannot take a pic sorry it wasn't there b4 (not that i noticed) my 2 1/...	ILoVeOsCaRs	2	05-Jun-2005 01:25
otto lifespan?? does anybody know their life span? the lfs people told me they dont live that long, but dont really know how many years exactly. but then he also to...	greenfootball	9	04-Jun-2005 20:00
Bottom Feeder for Tiger Barb Tank I've now got 12 Tiger Barbs in my 30g with one Rainbow shark, who is apparently a docile little thing, and am noticing that a bottom feeder is despera...	harleysiber	9	04-Jun-2005 02:20
Love is definately in the air well apparently as Tanker noted in General Freshwater, Love was in the air this past weekend. SE Texas, Houston area predominately had really awfu...	houston	5	03-Jun-2005 06:12
Interesting BN's and Plecs in Oz????? Does anyone no where I could get my hands on interesting BN's or Plecos in Sydney???? It seems that most fish shops here rip you off more than the ban...	SydneyPlecFan	1	02-Jun-2005 13:36
Bristlenose hiding I have a Bristlenose which has just recently been introduced to a 3' with a CAE. It ofcourse has some driftwood and rocks in which to hide. Anyway the...	lifeofcrimeguy	9	02-Jun-2005 13:12
SAE, flying fox, and false SAE Pages: 1, 2 i know this topic probably been discussed a million times, but i cannot identify the difference, can someone help?...	greenfootball	35	01-Jun-2005 05:10
featherfin cat... ...does this fish eat plants? well, i got two of this beautiful fish of about 3 inches and 3.5 inch long in my 2 sqm pond along with my plecos, mollie...	ronnfive	7	01-Jun-2005 03:16
java moss and a dead cory I found a dead cory (c. reticulatus as best as I can tell) tangled up in a clump of java moss and am wondering if it went in there and got stuck or we...	dnhb	3	01-Jun-2005 02:30
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, this is now the FOURTH UNFERTILIZED SPAWN I'VE RECIEVED FROM MY L66. I've done everything I can to ensure maximum fertilization: extra current,...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	5	01-Jun-2005 00:35
How many cories in a 29, any species How many cories can go in a 29g, I've decided on them for my bottom feeders but can't decide on a species(may depend on availability). Any suggestions...	castlequest	9	31-May-2005 16:12
Uh Oh %!) I did it again%!) Ok, ok, ok, I did it again, please someone stop me, pleaseX) So well you see Leslie and I decided it was time for a little road trip to go and find A...	houston	12	31-May-2005 03:58
Otocinclus and clowns Hello all, i would just like to give an update on my tanks to anyone that would like to hear and a question. 2 weeks ago, one of the LFS unexpectidely...	clownloachfan	3	29-May-2005 20:51
PANDA BABIES ON FILM!!!! YAY!!!! Pages: 1, 2, 3 I got both still and video footage of my new Panda babies today! Including shots of little junior #1 (or #2, or #3, whichever) sharing dinner with M...	Calilasseia	40	29-May-2005 02:29
nursery tank? OK I've tried to ask for a general help but it isn't working so i'll be blunt... I think I want to start a nursery tank for my corydora fry...i have...	houston	6	28-May-2005 20:52
normal for new corys? i just bought 6 albino corys and theyve been in the tank less than a n hour theyve really livened it up and theyre constantly moving i hope theyre lik...	LOACHESRCOOL	7	27-May-2005 12:29
bottom feeder for platies Hey guys 10 gallon, sand bottom, fake plates a fair amount of hiding spot, 6 red coral platies 1 baby platie and one bristlenose, wondering what evero...	CanadianJohn	14	26-May-2005 11:55
New corys! Well this long weekend I got a few new things, a new puppy (shorty) Also I got some new corys to add to my group because I seen lone ones (sort of)...	angeleel	4	25-May-2005 04:25
Botia sidthimunki I knew i had seen it for sale somewhere on the internet quite a while ago. Heres the exact page where you can buy it. [link=http://www.liveaquaria.co...	clownloachfan	5	24-May-2005 22:45
Clowny type question Hi everyone...as a lot know I have gone bottom feeder insane recently... I originally bought my 4 clown loaches to help get rid of the snail populati...	houston	17	24-May-2005 04:39
Set up 10g: Look Who I found Today for it.... Well, I set up one of my 10g tanks, and moved my remaining couple of guppies into it. I went to the LFS today cuz my BF said I should get a coup...	So_Very_Sneaky	12	23-May-2005 03:56

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