I would assume when you say "Zebra tetra" you actually are talking about zebra danios. Zebra, leopard, and blue danios are all about the same, as far as behavior and requirements. Neon tetras can be pretty picky in regards to pH and water hardness. Where I am, that's a serious issue, because our ...

This filter debate is very interesting to me. I have never used canister filters. My 10 gallon is filtered with a Marineland Penguin Mini; my 60 gallons are filtered with Marineland Emperor 400s, and my 80 gallon tall is filtered with an Emperor 280 and an Emperor 400. I have never had any issues ...

Very nice. Now I want one.

I would say that's due to someone chewing on him. Possibly a catfish, after lights out.

lemonlimecola, I'm sorry to hear that they charge such a ridiculous price for those out there. Here they run about $25 for a 1-2 incher. But maybe that's just the luck of being near L.A., as I hear it's a major fish hub.

I also have aquired one of these catfish. It was sold to me as S. multipunctatus... but when I looked at it closely after getting it home, I was quite doubtful. As I watched it grow, (rapidly, I might add,) I became certain it was not a multipunctatus. Browsing through the Cat-eLog, I also noticed ...