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Cory Flakes I have noticed that my cories like flakes on the bottom better than the little pellets. I wonder if there is any flakes made for cories or other botto...	greenmonkey51	7	23-May-2005 02:46
CAE; definitive answers ok then, with the chinese algae eater, caslled sucking catfish in sydney, i wanna know what it is they actually eat. I know that I have never seen the...	lifeofcrimeguy	5	22-May-2005 19:20
How can u tell real Jullis ?? I want 2 know how 2 tell whether the cories I have r real julli ??...	LEE_WILMOT_706	6	22-May-2005 15:44
Assrt Cory guide Im going to get some cories tommorow but the only ones the lfs has are assorted cories. Im going to make a pictorial guide of common species that coul...	greenmonkey51	9	21-May-2005 23:59
What needs to be done to get Corys to breed? Hey Guys I have a large group of Cory Aenus in my 25g tank, (8) and I would like to have them breed. I am sure that at least 4 of these are females. T...	So_Very_Sneaky	12	21-May-2005 22:44
pelco question i got a common pelco(baby around 1-2 inches) to clean off alage from one tank. well after 4 days problem gone for now. i have another tank with a al...	bettachris	6	21-May-2005 21:49
Royal plec with africans If I could figure out how to get some driftwood into my 125g. Could I put my royal plec with my malawi haps. The water parameters don't matter because...	greenmonkey51	1	20-May-2005 16:38
Boring Pandas :( Well at the mo I have 2 pandas, who stay in the same place all day. I have put a new lamp in, and was wondering maybe its 2 bright for them.( wot cou...	LEE_WILMOT_706	10	20-May-2005 10:47
Pictus Catfish eat Cochus Blue Tetra's?? I want to know if the pictus will try and eat my cochus blue tetra's, i sure hope not, i hear it only try's to eat what fits in its mouth, atm im doub...	tweaky	6	20-May-2005 10:44
BN Sailfin I picked up a BN the other day, but when I got him home I realized his Dorsal and tail fins where much large than my other BN, more like a sail. Is t...	tetratech	2	19-May-2005 21:17
Dojo Loach Question I was told my the owner of a fish store that Dojo loaches don't eat snails. Was wondering if this is true? I don't know myself but this info came from...	Mindless	4	19-May-2005 16:41
BN feeding How would you go on about feeding some BN's in a tank with a school of 5 clown loaches? Because every sinking food I put in, even before the BN reali...	Week End	7	19-May-2005 12:24
Chinese Algae Eaters - demon spawn or myth? Are Chinese Algae Eaters really such evil things??? I know people who swear by them and that they get their tanks free of algae in just a few days....	rasboramary	15	19-May-2005 08:53
Unusual/uncommon find l171 Hopliancistrus He's still coloring up a bit--I'd be stressed, too. [link=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v398/Kleevage/ooo027.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/album...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	0	19-May-2005 06:11
Golden Red Eye Pleco?? Hi All... The other day I bought a fish my LFS describe as a 'Golden Red Eye Pleco' - it looks very much like a common pleco in terms of its shape, b...	geesloper	8	18-May-2005 06:42
Emerald Catfish - Schools or shoals? Im interested in the schooling.shoaling habits(if any) of emerald catfish. They seem to be very similer to cories(Some lfs' even ID them as such), but...	katieb	4	17-May-2005 16:38
what are good algae eaters? OK I have a 46 gallon tank with community fish,two angel fish, a RTS and 6 cories. I need a fish that will eat algae but I do not want a chinese algae...	kidsmom	5	17-May-2005 16:37
now there are 10 (updated with a pic) First I posted about my nervous cories . After t...	Theresa_M	9	17-May-2005 05:34
comin clean i know people are going to hate me 4 this, but i have a large clown knife, that hasn't had live food for around 5 years. it is something i won't do....	bettachris	10	17-May-2005 01:54
BN Skin discolourisation I have noticed that 2 of my 4 BN's have had a slight dis-colourisation on their skin. It appears as a lighter shade in a circular pattern. One of th...	barthog1	4	16-May-2005 21:54
Feather-fin catfish I just wanted to know if i could have a feather-fin catfish in my 75g? My bottom feeders are,1 pleco and 1 hoplocatfish. Just been to the lfs and they...	Rob1619	11	16-May-2005 16:44
Cory Confusion Our store's managers (and whichever distributors ship fish to us) know nothing about Corydoras catfish. We got a few new shipments of cories in this w...	sirbooks	7	16-May-2005 01:40
YES!!! I love a good storm !!! OK last weekend we had one heck of a storm blow in... Well, last night I was doing the nightly feeding and head count routine and was getting...	houston	10	16-May-2005 00:29
CLown loaches I am getting some clown loaches from a friend. They are smallish (about an inch and a half) and so I will be trying to put them in a quarentine tank b...	RAST	11	15-May-2005 08:07
REORGING HELP NEEDED With the upgrading of my 20 tall and cracked 20 long into 2 20 new longs and the anticipated arrival of 3 L-262 (as well as the passing on of several...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	1	15-May-2005 06:17
bottom feeder suggestions wanted I'm going to be setting up a 29gallon hopefully with a sand substrate sometime this summer. I was thinking of a pair of angels or similar pretty fish(...	castlequest	5	15-May-2005 06:03
Urgent -- Dwarf Loach on the verge of species extinction! Pages: 1, 2 I was stunned to learn recently that the Dwarf Loach (Botia sidthimunki) is now listed as a seriously endangered species -- more due to habitat destru...	BruceMoomaw	22	15-May-2005 01:57
75g Scavenger Catfish I want a scavenger catfish for my 75g to clean up any uneaten food. I know cories and loaches fit the bill but I want to conserve tank space and not u...	greenmonkey51	16	14-May-2005 20:27
Need some bottom feeders Hey guys here is the specs for my tank 20 gal 5 black neons 4 zebra danios 2 swordtails 1 pleco I want to add some bottom feeders but corys only do we...	acidfish	4	14-May-2005 03:12
bristlenose breeding Hi everyone, i have a female bristlenose a bit over a year old, about 2 weeks ago i bought a male bristlenose from the markets, he was fully grown, he...	the1	11	14-May-2005 02:20
Here we go again! Well, I stopped at my fav LFS today and found not only another two panda cories, but a lonely cory. Of course, I snapped them all up. So... Kanga a...	kitten	4	13-May-2005 23:16
How many Additions at once??? Guys, I currently have 5 peppered corys in my community tank and would like to increase the number to at least 8. Is there a general rule as to how...	barthog1	5	13-May-2005 19:30
YoYo Loaches with no YoYo? Hi Guys, I was just wondering, I keep seeing pics of peoples YOYO loaches, that have very distinctive YOYO written on their sides, and are very black...	So_Very_Sneaky	7	13-May-2005 03:17
what is better wat is better for eatting algae...	bettachris	12	13-May-2005 02:40
My cories are breeding! I have 3 cories. I can't remember what kind they are. I think they might be juulli cories. They have lots of spots, and shine very blueish-green som...	meanmrmonkey	7	13-May-2005 00:41
albino Bristlenose Just wondering if any Aussie's have these little guys?? And if so what was the price you paid for them?? I have been quoted $100 each for little 3 -...	RAST	19	13-May-2005 00:08
Unknown Pleco Ehm, please help me identify this pleco: http://null [link=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/RumFisk/Unknownpleco.jpg]ht...	ThunderBolt	4	12-May-2005 16:50
Substrate for Corys? I'm planning on setting up a new 65 gallon semi-planted community tank and would like to have some corys. What sized substrate could be considered "al...	questor	11	12-May-2005 14:48
Gold Pleco? Just wondering has anyone had any experience with these nice fish. Because they were on special for $20 each for 6cm! They are usually about $50 for t...	Forever-mango	4	12-May-2005 03:57
NEWS FLASH! NEW BABY PANDA! I was in the chat room last night, and told everyone that I was taking a break for food, and thus rose from my armchair to make tea and an evening mea...	Calilasseia	19	12-May-2005 02:59
Clown Plecos I went to my fav. LFS to get some plants and algea eaters, I was just gonna get common plecos, but the guy helping me said that they may eat my anu...	highjinx	7	11-May-2005 20:19
Clown Loach defense system. I found these iteresting pictures of a clown loach showing the spines near their eyes. You have to scroll down to about halfway down the page to see t...	clownloachfan	12	11-May-2005 03:29
good buy? i got a baby pelco for 1.09, is this a good buy, i guess he is a common pelco....	bettachris	5	11-May-2005 01:10
plecos and plants I think I already know the answer to this but Could I plant my 75g with my royal pleco in it....	greenmonkey51	5	10-May-2005 23:07
Albino & bronze corys school together? New 42G tank and thinking of getting 6 corys. For variety I would like to get 3 albinos and 3 bronze corys and hope they would all school together. (...	hrk555	8	10-May-2005 02:47
they are certainly getting larger aren't they? i still say metae Ok I know I'll receive the same link as I did last time but I still say they are me taes...so far I have 5 of them, 3 in the 125. They are just as act...	houston	10	10-May-2005 02:11
Yo Yo Loaches breeding? I have 3 yo yo's in my 55 gallon. A couple of days ago I saw one yo yo off to the side with another? He was so faded you could not read yo yo on him...	freeblaze	4	09-May-2005 03:31
sexing sailfin pleco Hello.I have a community tank with some sailfin plecos and common bristlenose. Doing a water change today, and I found some bright orange eggs stuck o...	ikkinisme	2	08-May-2005 18:34
Much Easier to Find Baby.....(now there are 5!!!) Ok, last night I sat down and hunted for Baby (official name of the cory fry I know I have ) I caught him and moved him to my 20 gallon which I hop...	houston	12	08-May-2005 03:59
what dither fish what small group of dither fish could i have in a 10 gallon with 6 khulis?...	LOACHESRCOOL	10	08-May-2005 01:34

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