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Cory question Pages: 1, 2 I am planning to get a few corys, but I have never kept them before any advice?...	FishKeeperJim	24	30-Jan-2007 01:24
Otto Help Please! Okers, I have/had a small algae issue with my tank...well, maybe not so small as just annoying. It's your regular brown diatom algae and b/c of a wind...	Silver_Fish	7	29-Jan-2007 22:40
C.rabauti layed eggs. My C.rabauti layed eggs in the breeding tank & i removed the parents & added some Anti Fungus. What can i do more & any personal advice that i should...	jasonpisani	9	29-Jan-2007 13:40
Algae Eater what would be a good algae eater for a 29g with a severum...	venustus	9	29-Jan-2007 03:54
question about the Horabagrus brachysoma or two spotted catfish i need to know what the water hardness should be, and how big they get....	renegade545	1	28-Jan-2007 19:24
wierd LFS advice A couple of months ago i bought 2 upside downcatfishes from a small tank in which they were very active. Now, in a bigger tank they are very inactive...	desiredusername	5	24-Jan-2007 04:41
Dying Plecos, Please Help i have a 30g tank with 5 goldfish. tank is clean, regular water changes, and clean sides. all fish are healthy. my prob. is ive tried to introduce ple...	golopus	16	23-Jan-2007 02:49
Bottom feeders for 20 long I am thinking of getting some sort of bottom feeder(s) for my twenty gallon long. I have six danios, six platies, and one powder blue gourami. I have...	Two Tanks	8	16-Jan-2007 07:35
Emerald Plec Info Hi I've seen an emerald plec in my LFS, which I really like, and I'm tempted to get. However I'm struggling to find any info on this. Does anyone hav...	waldena	3	16-Jan-2007 00:00
Oh No! So, I have a bit of a problem. Well, not so much a problem as an aesthetic hindrance. I have a planted, amazon blackwater, tank and my plants were q...	ipsomatic9	6	14-Jan-2007 11:12
Clown Loach, snails and live bearer tank Hey there! Our tank is absolutly getting overrun with snails. When we went to purchase some clown loaches at the LPS, a lady discouraged us from get...	tinfil	5	14-Jan-2007 03:01
Growth Rate Of Gibbiceps? I realize how large they eventually get, but how quickly do G. gibbiceps grow? Thanks...	Theresa_M	1	13-Jan-2007 03:11
Breeding ottos I was interested in learning more about breeding ottos (otocinclus vittatus). I have checked the profile here and done some web searches. I was wond...	sunspotkat	13	11-Jan-2007 05:46
Otocinclus batmani http://www.ufrgs.br/ni/vol4num4/NI4(4)-379-383lr.pdf...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	5	09-Jan-2007 22:31
Rineloricaria ID I picked up two Rineloricarias labelled as "Loricaria Lanceolatas". Just wanted someone to confirm the ID as Rineloricaria lanceolata? Thanks! [link]...	inkodinkomalinko	5	01-Jan-2007 23:46
Dominating Bristlenose About two months ago i got two BN's. At the time they were both the smae size and colour. Now one has grown by 2-2.5cm and is a darker brown, while th...	desiredusername	1	31-Dec-2006 20:46
Corydoras Sterbai Ok so I was planning on adding a small school of these (around 6) to my tank and my LFS had them so I went down to the store -very anxious for them- a...	RNJ_Punk	11	31-Dec-2006 11:57
Well, the brochis didnt work out got this instead Hey all, dont know if you remember a week or two ago I had pre-paid and put on hold a trio of brochis splendens that the pet store had. So I went in t...	So_Very_Sneaky	1	31-Dec-2006 04:33
are these C. Sterbai? They were sold to me as C. agazassi but they definately aren't. I'm not very good identifying species, but Sterbai is the best I can come up with at P...	Doedogg	9	27-Dec-2006 15:29
Catfish War Hi everyone. I recently aquired an enormous 9 inch striped raphael catfish for my 120 gallon tank. However, when I put him in my 8 inch featherfin cat...	Optimist	15	27-Dec-2006 04:40
Corys well diff kinds of cory's create at school or do they have to be the same?...	geminilyretail	4	26-Dec-2006 22:32
So, I've Got This Mystery Fish i got it at petsmart, it says its a dragon goby. but in the dragon goby profile they aren't the same fish. i know that it is a brackish water fish but...	dragon_fish	3	26-Dec-2006 19:37
Are Pandas sensitive to Melafix? Had a few Pandas die off after dosing a tank with melafix. BTW, I'm referring to corydoras panda...	NFaustman	6	18-Dec-2006 08:26
Anything special I need to know about B. Splendens Hey All, I am going to pick up a trio of Brochis Splendens cats today. Is there anything special I should know about them, or should I just treat them...	So_Very_Sneaky	5	16-Dec-2006 23:35
Clown Not Eating Pages: 1, 2 I have a clown loach, its about 3 years old, and its not eating. It still has good color (ecept for sometimes he grays out) but he isnt eating. Are t...	imverystupid	29	14-Dec-2006 06:31
Carbon filter for clown loaches I saw this really nice Dolphin carbon filter that had the capacity to filter 600 L/hr. I was wondering if carbon filteration is ok with clown loaches,...	ClownyGirl	8	12-Dec-2006 05:30
General Catfish questions I recently bought 2 upsidown catfish from my LFS. In the store tank they were swimming around and being very active, but now all they do is sit under...	desiredusername	3	11-Dec-2006 00:59
Moving, Corries, And 6 Ft Of Tank...Help? Hello all, it's been awhile since I've posted a question, well posted anything much at all to be honest...but I have a pretty serious question, or so...	houston	4	10-Dec-2006 07:37
Cory ID I just got "6" Leopard Cories. For what I know is that I have 5 Leopard Cories. There is one wierd cory that obviosuly dosent belong. First a verbal d...	Garofoli	15	09-Dec-2006 18:40
Chac Chaca Has anyone kept these guys? I am thinking about one or for a 20 long species only tank. I know the dont get much bigger than 8" and are pretty inac...	Doedogg	4	02-Dec-2006 04:43
Can any one tell me about the loaches I am getting a fresh water Weather loach given to me what are they like and are they egg eaters?...	Edith	5	02-Dec-2006 02:34
Pleco Identification.. What fish is this ? PetSmart sold it to me about 18 months ago as a Royal...	sigo	2	02-Dec-2006 00:36
Panda Group Pages: 1, 2 Hello I' am new to this forum and I have a question. I have 6 panda cories. Is this a ok size group? Or should I add more, less? any help would be v...	RNJ_Punk	29	01-Dec-2006 01:40
Yoyo's breeding??? I know that no one has ever been able to breed botias but they are acting strangly in my tank. The will chase each other around in circles in the same...	Budzilla	14	28-Nov-2006 15:10
i finally got my BGK Pages: 1, 2 im happy /:'...	imverystupid	25	24-Nov-2006 19:14
Yo Yo Loaches and a Zebra Loach I have had an uncontrollable snail problem for well over a year now. I don't like putting chemicals in my tanks so I have been keeping an eye out for...	exu	2	16-Nov-2006 08:15
Tons of babies I have 4 albino cories, and 7 adult emerald cories. and about 17 babies that i just released into the tank. And the cories breed about everyweek. i am...	ku5626	5	14-Nov-2006 03:36
Baby Catfish - Help me.... I have some Albino Bronze Corries,and they kept laying eggs in my 15. Recently we set up a 28, and we took some eggs into it to see what happened. If...	BlackNeonFerret	8	14-Nov-2006 03:32
Albino cories Will different types of cories school together?...	ku5626	13	14-Nov-2006 03:17
I Have A Very Wierd Clown Loach ok, i really dont know what is up with it, but it has always been different than the others. It doesnt have good color at all, it is pretty pale, and...	imverystupid	11	09-Nov-2006 04:41
Cae will a cae go with a 2" severum in a 29 g long? and if not what could i put in?...	venustus	13	03-Nov-2006 21:46
Fry Tank Helper Good Morning--- I think I may need a small bottom feeder for my 10g fry tank. Would there be a suggestion for one that would be safe enough around m...	jjsgram	12	03-Nov-2006 05:24
Pleco Color i bought a common pleco, and i didnt look at it in the store, but now that i look at it, it is very light in color (it is tiny, about the same size as...	imverystupid	3	01-Nov-2006 16:38
Albino chocolate pleco Will an albino chocolate pleco eat my aquarium plants? I had a bristlenose pleco before I moved (couldn't bring him along) that of course didn't eat...	tankgrrrl	3	31-Oct-2006 22:05
Catfish Convention 2006 This October the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society will be following up on its previous success with another Catfish Convention. It will be held in Laur...	sirbooks	17	24-Oct-2006 05:49
Good substrate for clown loaches HI, I have very fine gravel in my fish tank, but want to switch to a sandy bottom. Has anybody used any kind of sand with clown loaches/cories/other...	ClownyGirl	8	20-Oct-2006 10:05
Feeding kuhli loaches Hi, What and how should I feed kuhli loaches? I've tried the sinking algea wafers but they dont seem to be interested in those. Should I arrange for s...	mughal113	10	19-Oct-2006 06:37
Ottos or SAE The reason for asking this as I have lost my Ottos and I am having trouble replacing them. Naturally the algae is building up. I transferde on of m...	keithgh	10	18-Oct-2006 07:21
Sexing Bristlenose. Apart from the Bristles on fairly grown BN's, what are the other features of sexing BN?....	jasonpisani	4	16-Oct-2006 22:05
Good algae eater What would be a good algae eater for a 10 gal. that eats lots of algae. My 10 isn't very clean its needs a small sized, hyper algae eating fish....	Soidfuf	11	16-Oct-2006 19:09

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