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Eat your veggies......... Just wondering what, if any, fruits & veggies you feed your fish (put it in bottom feeders since plecos tend to be the fish most supplemented with...	M.J.	17	04-Apr-2005 18:44
Loricariid Gazette, Article I: Pleco basics As of late, there has been an influx of loricariid topics. I thought I'd delve into a bit of article writing myself, to hopefully answer questions bef...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	6	04-Apr-2005 17:27
Cory ID Well, I took another trip to a LCPS. In the assorted cories tank, I picked up 8 cories. Five are pandas, but the other 3 are a bit of a mystery. After...	Janna	5	04-Apr-2005 04:08
pimelodus pictus can i keep these in a community tank and will they get on with shrimp or will they eat then?...	hembo666	3	03-Apr-2005 10:47
Otos-Should I or shouldn't I? I am setting up a 7 gallon with 5 platys in it. (all female or all male) It will probably be near a window so it might build up algae. Would thsi be o...	labrakitty	12	03-Apr-2005 09:36
c. sterbai breeding observations (i'm excited!) hi there folks - i'm very excited because my c. sterbai are breeding again, but i've been watching much more closely and have noticed something that...	jase101	1	03-Apr-2005 04:58
Unknown Pleco Does anyone know what kind of pleco this is. I bought him about 4 months ago and he was tiny (1.5 inch). I know he's a dwarf. He has an off-white b...	tetratech	15	02-Apr-2005 23:52
Candiru The Candiru Vandellia cirrhosa , one of several Catfishes from the Family Trichomycteridae, has a gruesome reputation ba sed upon accounts of it...	Calilasseia	8	02-Apr-2005 02:15
Spotted cory? I was at Petsmart yesterday and they had spotted cories. What exactly is a spotted cory? When I look through the profiles, they look like the julii or...	covered-in-bees	7	01-Apr-2005 20:53
catfish..need id.. I went to a lfs...then i saw this guy swiming in a small tank with many other kind of fish..i felt sorry for the guy so i bought him . What kind of...	Rob1619	8	01-Apr-2005 18:58
Sailfin Pleco $$ My lfs has a Sailfin Pleco, which i want to buy. Hes in a display tank so theres no price tag but i plan on bribeing them. He is about 3inches long an...	Alex	10	01-Apr-2005 17:30
plecos and corys? I have seven emerald corys in quarantine at the moment, awaiting transfer into my 55. Can they co-exist with a dwarf pleco (the kind that only grows...	LMuha	5	01-Apr-2005 14:28
tank mates for h zebras? what kinda fish would be a good tank cleaner and tank mate to breeding zebras? I was thinking gold algea eaters or maybe a couple of small corys...	highjinx	10	31-Mar-2005 04:36
WHAT A GREAT SURPRISE! BABY PANDA CORYS! While cleaning our 55 gal aquarium my husband discovered the most amazing thing... A baby Panda Cory!!! Again today, while just turning on the Aq...	dreamweaver8891	13	31-Mar-2005 02:03
ottos what kind of algae do ottos eat?? im thinking of getting ottos and my tank has brown algae growing on the sides,so i was wondering if they'd eat this...	fishowner	3	31-Mar-2005 01:25
Panda, davidsandsi, imitator, or melini? I rescued some cories tonight from a LCPS. I got 4 sterbai, 2 ornatus/schwartzi(?), and 2 panda(?) cories from the assorted cories tank. All for $2.50...	Janna	7	31-Mar-2005 00:22
Pleco Behavior I have 5 different species of dwarf plecos in my tank. The other day my snowball pleco was lying on a piece of driftwood when another pleco rested ri...	tetratech	2	30-Mar-2005 19:15
yea! new loaches i just got some of these. i love high fin loaches. i got 4 of them. around 15 dollars a piece is great. i have seen them at prices of 50 + dollars....	bettachris	12	30-Mar-2005 10:45
whats the best food for panda corys? does anyone know thats the best food for pandas?? im still looking for sinking pellets but i dont know what brand is good?? any tip??...	tankie	4	30-Mar-2005 06:41
Leopard Pleco I've just acquired a leopard plec from a friend because it grew too big for his tank . He's in my 50G with a BN and i was wondering if anyone has had...	daveuk	5	30-Mar-2005 01:55
painted glass cats i have seen these painted glass cats b4. are they poor mans glass catfish. i could never find out the name. they are to long for the reg glass cats....	bettachris	4	29-Mar-2005 22:30
bottom feeder..what kind is best? My new tank is 280L/74g Iam going to have 2 zebra plecos in it later. But i need some other bottom feeders that is eating algea and is clean(not to mu...	Rob1619	7	29-Mar-2005 22:26
pic of my new pleco..2 new pics added [link=http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mile_rd_8ball/detail?.dir=8565&.dnm=a214.jpg&.src=ph]http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mile_rd_8ball/detail?.d...	Rob1619	8	29-Mar-2005 20:38
cory question? I will be purchasing some 8 corys soon and began wondering is it possible to not have all the same kind? (ei. panda, & albino)...	Mia	8	29-Mar-2005 20:16
Dont know what to get?? Hey i was just wondering wat pleco or catfish you would recommend for my tank.. i have a 4ft/40gal.. see my profile for my stocking list.. i was thin...	r0b3y	3	29-Mar-2005 18:29
clown loachs and friends i got three large clown loaches, about 4-5 and one 6-7 inch clown loach. i put them in with my orange tailed loaches all bigger. will they get along?...	bettachris	4	29-Mar-2005 04:08
how much to feed emerald cory? A couple days ago, I got seven emerald "corys" (yes, I know they're not real corys ...), most of which appear to be close to full grown -- that is, ge...	LMuha	9	28-Mar-2005 16:24
what are "L" s? ?? L-046 ect? What are they, like scientific names?...	Hoa dude_dude	11	28-Mar-2005 09:12
Tank size for breeding Zebra Plecostomus L-046??? Exactly what the topic says...what is said to be the recommended tank size for breeding Zebras?...	1tankneverenuff	11	28-Mar-2005 09:04
Uncommon find: Krypto macrocephalus I have been looking for this species since a while back, as they were on the proposed stocklist for my irrubesco tank (being a predominantly Sumatran...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	7	28-Mar-2005 02:31
Information about tiny corys! etc: habrosus, hastusus, pygmy, dwarf. I am considering getting 6 small corys to go in my tank with 5 pandas and 3 shwartzi corys. I have seen habrosus and pygmy I think and they are so cut...	labrakitty	8	27-Mar-2005 22:25
What to do with wierd acting corys i have two pepper corys which were handed to me by a friend they are both in my 15g along with a dwarf gourami, platie fry and 6 rasbora. they seem t...	SheKoi	3	27-Mar-2005 21:47
HopLO Catfish I be recieving the above catfish from a friend and i just wanted to know whether they be ok in a tank with angels, gourami's, plec, golden barbs????&l...	corymad03	5	27-Mar-2005 07:13
Feeding My Corys. Whenever I feed my corys, they don't eat their food up they just nibble at it and leave bits of wafer tablet etc(whatever I feed them) What I mean i...	LEE_WILMOT_706	6	26-Mar-2005 23:14
clown loach spine i have noticed only once that i saw like two spikes stick out of my clown loach, but then it went away so i thought my mind was plaing tricks on me. n...	bettachris	7	26-Mar-2005 16:20
common pleco stopped growing at 5 inchs....? I have what, as far as I know, is a common pleco. He looks common, and was marked and priced as common. He started out about 1.5 inches long, and now...	Beefshank	5	26-Mar-2005 16:07
Why is everyone obcessed with corys and plecos??? Pages: 1, 2 This is one of many forums i visit, and on all of them, everyone is talking about corys and plecos, is this cory and pleco season or something? Iv gr...	victimizati0n	26	26-Mar-2005 15:51
Favourite Cory ? I'd was jus wondering what the most popular cory is, mine used to be panda, but since gettin C. Habrosus, I've fell in love with them. I also like Al...	LEE_WILMOT_706	11	26-Mar-2005 07:38
Madagascar Catfish Can anyone tell me if there are any catfish from Madagascar, and if so are they available and where can you get info on them?...	SydneyPlecFan	1	26-Mar-2005 05:54
ID my New Friend Mr.Catfish Hey all, I just picked up this new guy today, he is def. a catfish, but he was labelled and sold to the LFS as "Wotroi Cory" and the guy at the LFS sa...	So_Very_Sneaky	12	26-Mar-2005 05:00
Can you identify this loach? I purchased two of these loaches yesterday, labelled lizard loach but could not find any info about them on the internet. Could they be Batic loach? (...	tomsouthall	7	25-Mar-2005 21:26
synodontis petricola pairing up? Do these catfish pair up. I have three in my tank. I notice two stay really close together while the other tends to venture off by him/her self....	openwater	1	25-Mar-2005 16:56
YO-YOS FINALLY Yes, its true. I finally found a lfs that carries yo-yos, after a year long search. (OK it was only like 4 months but when you're lookin...). Unfortun...	divertran	7	25-Mar-2005 16:32
banjo catfish sighting~! my latest addition to my tank is a banjo catfish which i bought on tuesday, and it wasn't until last night (thursday) that i had my first sighting of...	Fish_lover	12	25-Mar-2005 14:58
Zebra Pleco I was just looking around online earlier and was looking specifically at plecos and came across the zebra pleco...and I must admit...I think it is a r...	absoluterain	18	25-Mar-2005 07:50
My favorite bottom fish Pages: 1, 2 high fin loach my favorite, past,present,forever. bettachris attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/200503221719751...	bettachris	20	24-Mar-2005 22:10
brochis splendens vs. corys? Brochis splendens are often called "emerald corys" -- my LFS bills them this way -- but I gather they're not actually true corys. How do they stack up...	LMuha	6	24-Mar-2005 17:49
New emerald "cory" question I bought seven brochis splendens yesterday. Six are clowning around, swarming over the bogwood, feeding on an algae wafer, etc. in their 30-gallon qua...	LMuha	2	24-Mar-2005 16:47
what to feed my yoyos hi everyone, i recently perchised 2 yoyo loaches. They dont seem to want to eat the spirulina discs i feed my common pleco and my corys. What do yoy...	addictedtofish	13	23-Mar-2005 23:50
Need Help with feeding. I recently got c. habrosus, which at the shop were labelled c. hastusus. Anyway, I got some Hikari Sinking wafers, and I also have some tetra tabimin...	LEE_WILMOT_706	7	23-Mar-2005 22:29

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