Ok everything is out of the tank except for the two convicts. Now could i put another convict or two in there or some other kind of smaller cichlid? Or maybe some kind of tough catfish like a stripe raphael?

I was at the lfs today and noticed they had a shipment of small convicts in and several pairs had already formed and some females were very pregnant so i baught a pair that looked particularly healthy and braught them on home. I have them in a 35 gallon half hex tank,small gravle substrate,large ...

Thanks for the info. The gravle in the tank is small,im guessing 2mm or less in diameter so they should be alright.

Looks like i'll have to make another trip into town to get a few more of them. Will they school tighter in a larger group? As it is they seem to break up into two or three little ...

I just baught ten for my 55 gallon tank and i was wondering if they have any special needs? What types of food will they eat besides flakes? Is a sand bottomb a must or will small rounded gravle work? Anything else i need to know about them? I like them alot so i think i'll get five more or so next ...

In alaska i payed $12 us dollars for a 2 inch non-albino.

To FINALY get my tank settup the way i want it and to have it maintain stable water conditions and be free of desease. Happy New Years.

My gibbi has been my favorite so far. Very hardy and pretty aestheticaly pleasing for a common species.

That sounds alright,as long as you keep ontop of the tank maintenance. I wouldnt add anythign else as thats already pretty densely populated.

I'd say a minimum length of 48 inches,hieghth is'nt as important.

I've had my 55 gallon tank up and running for about a month now with no problems and im thinking its time to add some more fish and plants. So far is has
1 banjo
1 chocolate raphael
1 small gibby
4 black neon tetras
2 arched cories

I'm looking to add a large group of smaller fish that will school ...

I noticed my fish had ich last friday and i had the exhaust off my truck so i couldnt get into town to buy some copper safe until sunday and when i got there all they had was quick cure so i baught it and am using it. It says to use it until you dont see anymore ich but i would think i should keep ...

Hello,Yep I live on kodiak. Enjoying some great ice at the moment,we've had some of our usual rains fallowed by a nice freeze making the roads an ice skating rink. I'm curious,do you find that you pay more for fish than people you have talked with from other states? I pay more but always just ...

My pictus were split down the middle on the predetory stuff,two would eat small fish and fry and two wouldnt even look at them,but as long as the fish is over i'd say two inches its alright. They are succeptable to ich but its not like they get it all the time,just provide good water conditions and ...

Ahhh,the great feeling you get when your in the lfs eyeing some new cats and you overhear someone ask a question to a friend or say something false about a fish and you butt in and give them the whole scientific break down and they reply with "uhhhh,yeah,but its a fish man". I even get it from the ...

Thanks for all the help guys,after a little more research though i decided that it would cost too much either way to get some bullhead so im just gonna make it a south american communitie of some kind. It's finaly set up now,well it has water and gravle and one piece of wood,not hardly set up,but ...

I would say he could sruvive but wouldnt be too comfortable,my gibbi(although not 18 inches) is a fairly active fish and enjoys taking his little glides from one end of the tank to the other,i would say he needs a bigger tank,although he could live in there short term i guess...very short term.

So the yellow bullhead sounds like the best choice,well i live in alaska so netting one is out of question. I've caught many baby bullheads in florida and ohio but have never thaught of a good way to take them home. I'm going to ohio this winter,and im pretty sure they have garden and pond stores ...

I STILL havent set up my 55 gallon tank,partialy because i cant decide on what i want,i did want to plant it but with me not home for three months in the summer and not getting home until eight most night anyways i dont have much time to take care of a planted tank,not to mention money. So i was ...

Thanks for all the suggestions,im aiming at sort of a halfway point between the tank sg posted and the second tank that barbie posted. Your absolutely right about the money...I had some severe mechanicle problems on one of my race bikes so i'm flat broke...not to mention im going to school right now ...

c'mon folks. I know pretty much everyone on here has kept a south american biotope tank....How about those of you with this sort of tank just post your tank specs for me? Thanks coal_ila,but i have only seen pygmy cories here once and there was only four and they were charging the same as they do ...

Recently while i was away,my cats (the ones with legs)had pulled the plug for my filter on my 55 gallon tank and by the time i got home three days later the fish were all dead or dieing and what wasnt dead died shortly. So basicaly i have a empty 55 gallon tank to restock. I would like to restock it ...

If the quaramis will be eaten than the ballas deffinately will,and before the quaramis too,they may be long but they are like a cigarette instead of a playing card. If i was you i would ditch the quarami, the balas,the pangasius and get a tsn or two and some more large plecos. A cool settup would be ...

Well i've got good news and bad news. First with the good,i made alot more money than i thaught i was going to make, and i baught two new suzuki lt 500 r's. The bad news, i wont have ANY money left over to spend on the fish. With the two new quads i wont have enough time to take care of another tank ...

Wow,certainly an interesting idea but it seems a little far fetched to me though. WHEN mine does come out he's not interested in the other fish,just interested in finding some grub and getting back to his hole as SOON as possible. Could be though. Certainly a very interesting fact, maybe its ...

Thanks S.allen,
What size tank are you're rays in?? Do they actualy have a mouth and teeth like saltwater rays and skates? (they must to take a chunk out of a tigrinus' head i suppose :P ) Ok so it sounds like the pims may be out of the question,is that right?? I had my heart set on some mid sized ...

Thanks Alot,

Well then a 180 gallon it shall be. Ok now for the follow up guestions :shock: . Ok so im still not sure on any of the prices, i know i can look up the filters on my own but i have no idea as far as the tank prices and stand price?? Im no carpinter but my dad is quite the handy man and ...

Hey guys/gals,

Im in for two days from salmon seinging, iv been out for about three weeks thats why i havent been around here,the fishing pretty good and the moneys better,Im going long lining for halibut in a week and i'll get about four thousand dollars, I need three thousand for new a-arms ...

Thanks kostas,i tried bloodworms last night thinking the same thing you said and a few landed right in front of one of the banjos and he sucked it in. The hoplos are pigs and im deffinately not worried about them getting there fair share as im sure they'll get it and half of the other fishes share.

Thanks silrus,right again,they're deffinately hoplos.

Hi Guys/Gals,

Just baught three Porthole/hoplo (theres a post in the id forum) and two common banjo cats. They are in a tank with four pictus,three clown plecos,one striped raphael,one chocolate raphael,one rusty pleco and a african butterfly fish, will they be able to compete for food??What kind ...