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A different behavior I figured I'd share a interesting activity that one of my loaches is doing. When i feed this tank brineshrimp pelets the largest of my redtail zebras...	Jeremy	1	02-Dec-2004 07:03
gold nugget pleco color? Pages: 1, 2 Just picked up a gold nugget pleco for $35. The only thing is that the color is not as bright as some that I have seen. Is there a reason for this?...	pmdaggett	20	02-Dec-2004 06:13
suckermouth troubles I had heaps of suckermouth catfish BN catfish Whiptails but after about 3 months almost all of them died. from an unknown cause? the water was fine we...	ghostfish	3	01-Dec-2004 15:35
clown loaches I have a pair of cown loaches in 1 of my thee tanks, and they're extremely happy showing all there colour and amazingly push colourde chips of opal in...	ghostfish	16	01-Dec-2004 13:21
broccoli - bad for fish? Pages: 1, 2 The person at my lfs said broccoli is bad for fish b/c it's just a bunch of buds, not leaves. I believe he said this makes it difficult for the fish...	johnsmith	22	01-Dec-2004 06:11
common or not??? I have a 55 gallon tank with 6 diff african cichlids (4-5 inch) and i have a 5-6 inch pleco who recently has been coming to the surface of the water a...	chizunk	8	01-Dec-2004 03:26
Pandas and Bandit cories I cant tell the difference ugh can somone help me idenitfy please...	brtaylor2000	5	01-Dec-2004 02:41
Cory Species What type of cory do you guys think this is? [link=http://home.messiah.edu/~dw1178/pictures/cory.jpg]http://home.messiah.edu/~dw1178/pictures/cory.jp...	puffer_archer	8	30-Nov-2004 18:09
Heater Boy Our new algae eater won't get away from the heater! The temp is 76-78. Is it too cold for him?...	angieinstlouie	4	29-Nov-2004 22:37
Would you do it? Hey folks, I've been trying to decide what to do with my empty 29 gallon tank. One of the things I've been considering was to make a species only t...	SJinNJ	4	29-Nov-2004 19:48
ideal tank for upside down catfish Just curious, what's a good tank size for a nice sized group of upside down catfish? And what sort of plants/decor do they prefer?...	Ferox	8	29-Nov-2004 17:45
Loaches for a 29. Hello all. Well i have decided, finally, to get a 29 gallon tank and was wanting all of your opinions. What type of loaches should i get for my upcomi...	clownloachfan	11	29-Nov-2004 17:31
New Cories For Books As planned, I went out today and bought some cories. I went to a store about 45 minutes away, which usually has a decent selection of fish, and especi...	sirbooks	7	29-Nov-2004 06:43
black ghost knife What tank size would i need to host one of these interesting creatures?...	Azrael_Darkness	2	29-Nov-2004 05:24
I got a BGK! Hey I finally got my Black Ghost knife today. Only $14! Now my stock list in my 90 gallon includes: 1 BGK 2 rams 7 zebra danios 5 congo tetra...	fishnewbie	9	28-Nov-2004 15:51
Introducing...Catfish of the week!!!!!!oneoneshift+1 I'm rather bored of HL 2 on this quiet Post Thanksgiving night, so whilst browsing through gen. feshwater, I came across sirbook's beginner's fish of...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	6	27-Nov-2004 20:59
Good cory food I just picked up four corys from the lfs. They seem to be doin pretty good.Whats some good food that I could get for them. Do they eat algae off the g...	Fishyandrew45	5	27-Nov-2004 20:57
New Corys Yeah I got corys last weekend. My LFS had 6 Corydoras "panda" left so I gave them an offer and got a pretty ridiculously low price on them. Lookin...	trystianity	5	27-Nov-2004 20:52
Hillstream loaches? Well.. i can never seam to find these lil buggers here localy.. also the info i was able to locate online was rather limited, and contridicting.. anyo...	Wompa	1	27-Nov-2004 07:38
Catfish Fun & Frolics ... I have another little survivor to report! The baby Panda catfish I reported being present in my main community aquarium some weeks back has now appe...	Calilasseia	6	26-Nov-2004 23:47
Deepest Tank for Habrosus (Pics)??? For those of you who have successfully kept habrosus cories (below), what is the deepest tank in which you have kept them? I'm hoping to move in the...	Cory_Di	17	26-Nov-2004 17:23
loaches.... Pages: 1, 2 Seems like everybody has the clown loach in their tanks what about the other loaches like...Mottled loach,Banana loach,Bengal loach,Burmese loach,Ba...	Rob1619	21	26-Nov-2004 16:20
whats your favourite type of cory Pages: 1, 2 just wanted to know mines stebras...	Alex	25	25-Nov-2004 16:24
Aha, finally some pics of the Elusive Spotted Pleco!!! Ok, to all who helped me in ID'ing my pleco, I finally managed to get some pics. They are not the best, but hey, they are better than none. I will kee...	So_Very_Sneaky	6	25-Nov-2004 09:13
Candy Striper Plcostumus Pages: 1, 2 HI, i went to Petco and got a Candy Striper Plcostumus but i could find no info in the profiles on this site, does n e one hhhhave info?is this even...	Cichlid Kid	20	24-Nov-2004 21:24
Small Algea Eater for a US 20G i need a small algea eater for my 20 any suggestions?...	Cichlid Kid	7	24-Nov-2004 07:53
Small Algea eaters....such thing?!?! I would like to get an algea eater for my 10g, but one that will not grow massive that i will have to move it to a bigger tank. any suggestions on one...	Angel	11	24-Nov-2004 01:26
How do I get bottom feeders colors good Ok, here's the deal. In my dad's 55 gallon tank, all of his fish have nice deep colors, like the clown loaches are really deep orange, and the white...	victimizati0n	14	23-Nov-2004 22:40
sargent major loach? i seen in a petsmart they had one sargeant major loach in their "discontinued" tank. Is this the same as a yoyo loach? if not does anyone know how big...	Azrael_Darkness	4	23-Nov-2004 22:31
Otocinclus Coronary Moment After the pics of the albino Bronze Cory that buries itself in sand, I've had a 'coronary moment' from one of my Otocinclus. Which I discovered upsid...	Calilasseia	0	23-Nov-2004 19:10
pleco books i was just after a bit of advice on the best book for care of plecos/catfish etc. there are so many on the market and its a bit confusing...	lou	1	23-Nov-2004 05:16
pleco question I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about the Big White Spot Pleco, LDA33. How big does he get? Temperment? What size tank is recommended?...	jenbabe256	2	23-Nov-2004 05:14
I want to feed my fish worms Hey guys. I want to feed my fish tubifex worms. The problem is is that when i ut them in my tank, they just sink to the bottom, and not get eaten....	victimizati0n	14	22-Nov-2004 13:14
feeding clown loaches what should i be feeding my clowns?? my tank was at one stage heavily infested with live blood worms, and for the past like 2 months they, i think, ha...	fan fan	4	22-Nov-2004 12:19
Algae Eaters I have a 20 gallon tank and I have a huge problem with algae. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a smaller sized algae eater. I have 6 cories,...	pitbullriot	8	21-Nov-2004 06:48
the best looking fish that will eat algae this is for my 42gal suggestions please...	Alex	15	20-Nov-2004 04:43
How to make my Ottos eat Algae?? Hi, I just got 12 ottos and are divided into to tanks, i had some small algae trouble, so before it got out of hand i got this guys, So far i haven't...	Falstaf	10	20-Nov-2004 03:37
What's the silliest thing your clown loaches ever did? Pages: 1, 2 My clowns do a lot of funny things. Atleast 4 of them love hiding inside a big round shell, and sleeping together. One of them has a little cave in a...	ClownyGirl	21	19-Nov-2004 12:10
How Many Bristlenose Plecos? The question is, how many bristlenose plecos should I get? Here is the basic information. Its a standard 125 gallon tank with more than enough filtr...	steve	4	19-Nov-2004 08:38
Starting 10 gal Planted... algae eaters wanted! OK, in the works is a 10 gal planted with the only fish being an algae clanup crew for the green algae that loves to accumulate on java fern. Is an o...	harleysiber	17	19-Nov-2004 01:14
BN feeding I'm sure this has been done before but the search engine on this site isn't working so I can't find it... how does one go about feeding veggies to a...	NowherMan6	18	18-Nov-2004 13:10
Long strand of waste???? what does it mean, all four of my pleco's seem to have this problem...	ehart	9	18-Nov-2004 13:07
Dalmation Cories???? Tank size 20g nitites 0 amonnia 0 ph 7.0 stock list- 5 danios 3 bandit cories 3 cherry barbs small breeding tank 15 danios --------------------------...	brtaylor2000	3	18-Nov-2004 04:39
Catfish for cichlid aquarium Pages: 1, 2 I have a 55 gallon aquarium in which I plan on housing a single male convict cichlid and a few large livebearers. The big question is, are there any...	cichlidiot	30	18-Nov-2004 00:14
cories that can handle a cycle? I need some bottom feeders for my 75g that's cycling at the moment. just a small school.. maybe 5 or 6 for now. I want to expand that when the tank is...	rewd	3	16-Nov-2004 21:03
corys and hardness does a ph of 7.6 and a general hardness of 120ppm sound reasonable for cory cats?...	mike77ca	2	16-Nov-2004 15:56
BF suggestions as tank mate Well I have myself a bit of a problem.... I am lookin for some sort of bottom feeder that can life with my other fish (Green Spotted Puffer). I would...	knighthunter	2	16-Nov-2004 05:40
Plec Vs. Bichir!! MY PLEC IS SUCKING MY BICHIR TO DEATH!! ...kind of. They both have the same favorite place in the tank-- in some root-shaped branches of a piece of...	smantzer	10	16-Nov-2004 05:32
does size count? No funny remarks or replies... Ok I've had a school of emerald catfish, Started with 6 of them and have lost 2 to unknown causes. The remaining 4...	Nick	8	16-Nov-2004 04:22
Moving a spotted talking catfish Hi folks I want to move this catfish to my larger tank. He currently hides in a plastic boat at the rear of my smaller tank - I never see him except...	davetherave	5	15-Nov-2004 02:03

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