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by BP1913
14 Feb 2009, 22:30
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Hexanematichthys seemanni lying down?
Replies: 1
Views: 382

Hexanematichthys seemanni lying down?

My Colombian shark catfish (Hexanematichthys seemanni) is very active, but it sometimes lays on the bottom of my aquarium, flat on its stomach. Is this normal?
by BP1913
13 Feb 2009, 11:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Aquarium Salt
Replies: 5
Views: 4492

Re: Aquarium Salt

haha will the salt kill the iridescent shark (Pangasius hypophthalmus)?
by BP1913
13 Feb 2009, 00:04
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Aquarium Salt
Replies: 5
Views: 4492

Aquarium Salt

I have 2 Iridescent and 1 Columbian shark (both approx. 1.5 inches in length) in a 10 gallon tank. Yes I will be upgrading to a much larger tank shortly, but my question is how much aquarium salt should be added to make the water "brackish" and how often? Also, I do a 10 - 15% water change a couple ...
by BP1913
28 Jan 2009, 15:48
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How often should I feed?
Replies: 17
Views: 2057

Re: How often should I feed?

Thanks a lot everyone, you've been a great help.
It is probably too late to return the shark right now, I may be able to give it to a friend of mine. Ill stick to the columbian sharks once I get the nitrite levels back to normal.

-Brian
by BP1913
28 Jan 2009, 15:02
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How often should I feed?
Replies: 17
Views: 2057

Re: How often should I feed?

I am fairly sure that it is an Iridescent Shark (Pangasius hypophthalmus). It has a bluish silver tint to its skin and has a horizontal black stripe along its body. I have not tested the nitrite levels, is there a kit I can buy to do this? How long should I do daily partial water changes for? And as ...
by BP1913
28 Jan 2009, 00:57
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How often should I feed?
Replies: 17
Views: 2057

Re: How often should I feed?

Well this one is very young i think, it has only been in the tank for a week and seems to be doing quite well. On the other hand, i had another columbian in the tank for approximately the same amount of time and it died this morning? It was young but larger than my current shark. I'm not sure why it ...
by BP1913
28 Jan 2009, 00:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How often should I feed?
Replies: 17
Views: 2057

How often should I feed?

Hi all, I recently bought a columbian shark (Hexanematichthys seemanni ?) and I am not sure how often it should be fed. Could someone please answer this question for me? It eats TetraMin tropical flakes

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