Thanks for the help everyone. I have been treating the tank with Melafix for the past week or so, and it seems as though his swimming is improving. Thanks again for the advice!

No one has any idea as to what this might be, or how I can treat it? I would like to be able to take some informed course of action before it is too late to help the fish. Any ideas or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

I have a Julii cory in a 10 gallon aquarium. Lately, I have noticed that he seems to have lost control of his capability to direct himself when he swims. :cry: As a result, he will swim in long loops, and then rest on the bottom of the tank upside down. He moves around a lot less than normal, and ...

Is 5 the smallest number that brochis would be comfortable in? I think that that would put my stocking level in the tank a little bit too high. Thanks for the advice!

I currently have a 55 gallon tank with a full grown green severum, and a 5" blue acara. Also in the tank is a bristlenose pleco, and a small school of buenos aires tetras. I was wondering whether a group of 2-3 of any of the 3 brochis species would work in this tank. There is a somewhat large piece ...

I saw a "rubbernose pleco" on sale at my lfs for ~5 bucks. I like the look of them, so I looked them up in the catelog, but there wasn't any info relating to their size, temperment, etc... I was just wondering if anyone had any additional information on these fish. Thanks in advance.

I am going to be setting up a 10 gallon tank in the next few weeks. For occupants, I am going to be adding a pair or trio of shell dwelling cichlids, and was wondering if there are any synos that would be comfortable in this size tank. I have seen synodontus petricola suggested, but am not sure if I ...

Thanks for the advice guys!

I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be getting any substrate that would make the corys uncomfortable. The cichlids will be small and will be of no threat to their tank inhabitants.

And by the way, I share your love of great beer Beersnob!

I am going to be setting up a 29 gallon planted aquarium within the next few months, and am planning on stocking it with a small group of corys. The focal point of the tank will be a pair of dwarf cichlids (probably apistos). Because the tank will be planted, I am going to be using flourite as the ...

I have a small bristlenose pleco in my 55 gallon aquarium. I decided to try feeding him zucchini and he seems to love it. My question is, how often should I feed him to provide him with an adequate food supply. I don't feed him otherwise, and am not sure how much they are able to get from feeding on ...

how about 3 pictus for the tank? if you think it would work let me know.

I have a 55 gallon tank setup that currently contains a bristlenose pleco, a green severum and a blue acara and was wondering if there were any smaller to medium sized catfish that would do well in this tank setup. There are plenty of hiding spaces available, and the severum doesn't bother any of ...

Over the past few days I have noticed some strange behavior out of my bristlenose. A few bubbles will rise from somewhere on him after which he will swim straight to the surface of the water and then dart back down. I have seen plecos do this before and have never know exactly what this behavior ...

I have done some research on pikes in hopes of getting a definate ID on my pike and here is a site with some info on the Xingu I species. It has some pretty good info and a couple of pics. http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/549 ... 1page.html hope it helps.

I have already had the severum for about 3 years and I don't really think he is going to grow all that much more. I think the acara should grow to about 7-8". The pike is a dwarf, so it shouldn't get all that big. Anyway, let me know what you think, but I doubt my severum will grow much more.

Well, my severum really doesn't bother any of the other fish in the tank and the other fish are too small to scare anything. I'm sure a bristlenose or other catfish would be intimidated at first but after awhile wouldn't it realize the severum really isn't a threat?

Would some kind of pleco work? I know bristlenose are a good size for a smaller tank like this. Do you think that one would work in this tank? I wont be upgrading to a larger tank for at least a few years.

I currently have a 55 gal set up with the fish shown in my signiture. I was wondering if a single pictus cat would do alright in this tank. I am new to catfish, so I don't really know anything about them. If anyone has any other suggestions for catfish in the tank, I would appreciate them. Thanks ...