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Small Bristle nose keeping safe I just bought 3 small BNs 25-30mm I can not get any bigger without breaking the bank These were $8.75 each and if they were 40-50mm they would cost m...	keithgh	10	15-Oct-2007 10:00
Bronze Cory school I'm going to be getting a school of Bronze Cories and was wondering if I could mix regulars and Albinos and still get good schooling/shoaling behavior...	truestar	15	13-Oct-2007 14:41
Corydoras I don't know if this is a bad question, but are cories ok to in a tank with SAND?...	boil	2	09-Oct-2007 21:57
Imperial pleco AKA Zebra Pleco. hi everyone. I was just looking through different plecostomus pictures, and I found this Imperial Pleco. It looked really cool, and I was wonderin...	Zix Stix	4	06-Oct-2007 23:10
What should i feed BN fry???? My trio of BNs have bred for the second time , and this time i saved around 50-60 fry. They are in a floating tank thing, in my 55g. I put in some a...	desiredusername	7	02-Oct-2007 22:47
Hungry pleco? Hi I'm new to plecos and am giving him baby marrow. How much should I give? because he can't seem to get enough!!! J...	PappaBear	4	02-Oct-2007 22:34
BN breeding.... Will an albino male BN breed with a normal (dark coloured) female BN?. Thanks in advance....	jasonpisani	11	02-Oct-2007 22:29
Electric Catfish Pages: 1, 2 again... i just bought another one... Anyway he is only 4 inches, but im planning on creating a 525 custom next year and wondering...how much is too...	bettachris	23	30-Sep-2007 07:15
Big & hungry The largest CL this morning devoured one partly frozen Blood worm 15mm cube within a few seconds. I dropped it into the tank by accident and before...	keithgh	4	30-Sep-2007 04:46
Panda Spawning Log (now with pics) Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Yay! I now am the proud parent of 10 little panda eggs!!! This spawning came by accident when I was filling up the tank last night I accidentally put...	RNJ_Punk	111	28-Sep-2007 21:47
Which kind of Bottom Feeder?!?! Hello everyone. I am probably getting a heavily planted 20 gal. tank with about 10 neon tetras and 5 ghost shrimp. I was jsut wondering which kind...	Zix Stix	10	28-Sep-2007 09:13
A few of my Clown Loaches just before morning feeding time This is about the only time I can get a photo of most of them out at the one time. Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com...	keithgh	13	23-Sep-2007 06:13
Bristlenose Plecs and algae I am going to be getting a BN eventually and was wondering what kinds of algae that they eat. I have heard they eat brown algae (which I have heard i...	truestar	18	22-Sep-2007 23:39
Ottos Hey guys! I have recently got 3 otos in my 280L tank but will buy more. How many should i get?..7 more to be 10! And what is the lifespan of them?...	Rob1619	11	19-Sep-2007 05:35
Paleatus,Albinos,and the Pandas of doom!!! How about a little word called-cories? I now have 2 paleatus,2 albinos and 3 pandas in the 75 for now.The pandas[salt and pepper,not little Tag,who...	shadowtheblacklab	4	18-Sep-2007 22:26
Zebra loach terror Hey all, this is my first post, I looked this website up specifically because of my rampaging zebra loach! I have a 20 gallon tank ( I think it's 20 g...	Belkin	3	17-Sep-2007 21:28
Albino Algae Eaters Today I brought home 3 of the albino algae eaters. I dont have much luck with plecos so I thought I would give these lil guys a try. The dude at the s...	zookeper	5	16-Sep-2007 03:23
Polypterus I love polypterus but have never tried to raise one. I was wondering if I could keep a three inch one in a 20 gal with 2 german rams unitl it gets a...	JYJason	5	15-Sep-2007 04:37
Corydoras behavior? Can anyone tell me what the normal behavior of a corie would look like i just got some and am curious so i could look for signs of di...	Maddeningdream	8	08-Sep-2007 21:13
Cories How many do you have?what size tank?What species?...	shadowtheblacklab	10	08-Sep-2007 02:47
Weather/dojo Loach Anyone ever keep these little fellas? I was thinking of getting one, or two, or five. But they probably will think a 10g is to snug, they are 6 i...	eat_ham222	4	07-Sep-2007 00:38
Im going for a all catfish 29g :D So i thought about it.... and thought some more... and decided to get only catfish for my 29g. Why? Because i said so So heres what im thinking...	eat_ham222	3	05-Sep-2007 02:10
Glass Catfish they are not the clear glass catfish but i believe i read before that they are sometimes called "poor mans glass catfish" They were alittle expensive...	bettachris	0	05-Sep-2007 01:03
Black Ghost Knife Recently I have become fascinated with the black ghost knife. I work at a lfs and have unsuccessfully attempted to keep one of my own twice. I get t...	JYJason	4	04-Sep-2007 19:29
New SAE and Otto behaviour I just purchased a small 4cm SAE for the Betta tank (I transfered the larger one to the 5ft tank). Just after I removed the larger SAE the strange beh...	keithgh	1	29-Aug-2007 07:55
just bought some adorable SAE's hey just thought id share my joy. i just went and bought 2 SAE's from a fish shop about 15 miles away from my home. i was worried they would be shoc...	greenfootball	10	26-Aug-2007 16:49
Clown Loaches Talking Pages: 1, 2 For a while now I have been hearing these Clicking noises coming from my 55 gallon tank. I keep checking the mechanical stuff filter power head and t...	FishKeeperJim	20	23-Aug-2007 18:49
Ancistrus temmincki vs Panaque maccus for alage eating Which one is better for alage eating? I should have researched it first. I got the Panaque maccus. However if that is worse/insufficient for eating al...	General Hague	2	21-Aug-2007 20:11
Common Bristlenose? Hey all, I just wanted to check to see if this is a common bristlenose. I have 3 other ones, but the colour of this one is a little "greener" that the...	Pleco Lover	1	21-Aug-2007 03:09
Corys hey guys just a quick question can you mix corydoras species?i have 4 bronze corys and would like to put in three or four shwartzi corys...	Maddeningdream	3	21-Aug-2007 00:30
Bare bottom tank for pandas? Some good sized pandas (a bit longer than 1 inch) are on sale in my LFS. They are rarely available. I'm really tempted to get 8 - 10 of them. But a...	RickyM	6	20-Aug-2007 23:31
Getting Substrate Tommorow, Need Help, For Cories >.> is there a HUGE difference between sand and small gravel for cories? since sand isnt the best for plants and its harder to maintain.. i was hoping to...	eat_ham222	9	18-Aug-2007 17:47
Otocinclus Feeding Question I just got 4 otos in hopes of curbing the brown diatom outbreak in my 20g. They will have the algae to eat (the tank isn't like covered in algae or a...	ScottF	9	18-Aug-2007 16:10
Mystery loach - help me identify it! I currently have this single loach in my aquarium, and I've had him for so long I can't remember what his common name is. http://img120.imageshack.us...	myrra	6	16-Aug-2007 08:14
cute cory! but whats it called! :O http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/synodontis_eupterus_w360.jpg any1 no the common name? i want these they look cute :3 any1 know info on them?...	eat_ham222	3	14-Aug-2007 19:11
Striped Raphael Catfish Anyone owned these catfish before? How are they for the community tank? Are they a hardy species? Any info would be great, I saw them at the LFS and t...	coltsfan	2	14-Aug-2007 05:19
Pleco hiding spots I just recently was given a very large pleco from a friend....he had out grown their tank. I would say he's at least 9 inches long, and I am just loo...	Mia	3	11-Aug-2007 05:35
New Pleco? i have a 25 gallon aquarium with 11 zebra danios, 6 rosy barbs and a bristlenose pleco. i do a water change ounce a week. i was wondering if i could g...	Barb Boy	1	07-Aug-2007 01:49
Sinking Algae Tablets How long can you leave these in the tank without it messing with the quality of your water? The back of the package say 2 hours but what if they don't...	coltsfan	7	06-Aug-2007 17:17
Brown algae... otto or SAE We have a 26 gallon community tank and are having trouble with a brown algae. We had two plecos, around an inch long, to combat it for several weeks...	jboston19	8	06-Aug-2007 05:31
My BNs spawned! i looked under a big rock in my 55g mbuna tank, which i noticed my male BN has been hanging around lately. I turned over the rock and found eggs! at l...	desiredusername	2	05-Aug-2007 02:17
Adding A Pleco When I do add my pleco species should it be my next fish or should I add other species first and then add my pleco? I don't know if this matters or n...	coltsfan	5	23-Jul-2007 21:02
Any shrimp friendly loaches that eat snails? I used to own Yo-Yo loaches, but I gave them to the LFS for store credit since they ate my African Fan Shrimp and Asian Fan Shrimp (both the ones list...	General Hague	4	21-Jul-2007 02:56
Thinking About Otos... I have a 20g tank, Tiger Barbs, would love to add a few otos down the road. I read the article in the archives here, and it stressed the importance of...	ScottF	2	20-Jul-2007 03:19
Otto supprise they are breeding in the Betta tank Just after I changed a few things around in the Betta tank I saw another Otto, I origionally had five and I know I lost at least three found a body in...	keithgh	2	19-Jul-2007 00:00
Cory and Weather Loach Is it possible to keep cories with weather loaches???...	fess	2	18-Jul-2007 22:09
Clown Loaches home made cave This was rather difficult to take the photo and explain. Look at where the small CL is going and you can see a small opening between two large rocks....	keithgh	0	18-Jul-2007 05:41
L104 clown pleco I JUST GOT TWO CLOWN PLECOS! im so excited! i'v been looking forward to getting these bad boys (ones a male for sure) for about two weeks now. I know...	CucumberSlices	7	15-Jul-2007 19:14
What Algea Eater ?? Hi Everyone Well, seeing as I dont have any luck with Plecos I am giving up on them. I do need something that will keep my algea in check. I have a...	zookeper	4	15-Jul-2007 03:27
Small Catfish? Ugh, this is why I don't like planet catfish >_> They never seem to be helpful to me. . . Anything in the catelog that says that they like warmer w...	Gilraen Took	5	15-Jul-2007 03:22

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