The only reason a bucket's a bad idea is loricariids stick steadfastly to the bucket so are really difficult to coax back out of the bucket again! Ah, gotcha! 10% a week in a 10 gallon tank is probably at least part of the problem, IMO. They'll handle the change in water parameters WAY better than ...

Your description screams that there's something in the water that the fish don't like. Agree totally! It's entirely possible that whatever has built up in the main tank slowly over time, has allowed your fish to acclimate to it. Then when you add new fish, it's stressing them badly. Barbie Nope ...

A healthy bushy nose is a hard catfish to kill unless it is very weak when you bought it. Everyone keeps telling me this, but boy, it sure hasn't been my experience. :( If this were true, how can it be that I've tried on (probably) a dozen occassions, with varying conditions (trying this, trying ...

I've not tried water conditioners. Guess it couldn't hurt, although I'm positive there is no chlorine. I've also tried the slow acclimatizing method - dripping my water into their bag slowly. Didn't help. I've tried purchasing from several sources, including some very good private breeders. Its ...

I'm having a dreadful time trying to get a bushynose. I simply cannot seem to keep one alive. I've purchased nice healthy ones (all youngsters), from several sources so its not the quality of the fish. They always freak out when I introduce them to my tank: get twitchy, start darting to the surface ...