Hi! Thanks for replying! The hardness of the water is GH: 10 and KH:5. The pH sits at 7.5 (both in the tank and straight from the tap). The tank is 48x18x18, planted (all plants are in pots so the cichlids leave them alone - which they've been doing) and lots of driftwood pieces. It doesn't have a ...

So what do you all think? Could these two species live ok together in a 70 gal tank? Currently, my lima is almost 10" long and is about 2 years old (or so). He/she's living in a 70 gal tank with 3 lake malawi cichlids, after it ate the smallest one (who came in at a little under 3"). Since the ...

Hi there! I have clown plecos as well and they are kept in tanks decorated with mopani driftwood. The lfs should carry a variety of sizes of driftwood. It is expensive - but I love the way it looks in a tank - and there's lots of little crevaces (sp?) and whatnot for the plecos to hide in.

Michelle

Thanks Barbie - I read thru that lecture and yes, there is a LOT of info on there! Thank you!

But I have a question still: what are "odontodes"? I haven't a clue what they could be - whiskers of some sort? LOL

Michelle

Hey everyone! I was wondering if someone out there could help me out a bit... I currently have 2 clown plecos in a 30 gal tank. The tank is quite crowded right now, but occupants will be moving in the near future when some other fish are large enough. Currently, in this 30 gal high, I have 3 adult ...

Ok.. I was going to attach a pic but I can't figure out how!

Thanks everyone for the replies - sorry I haven't been able to get back till now! So good news! I've got my hands on a 70 gal custom tank (48"x18"x18") which will be Furgee's new home. I did purchase a gibby which I'm growing out in another tank so he'll have a tank mate. But here's another question ...

LOL - oh no, he didn't eat any angels. He was actually quite docile. But the cories fell prey to him. It has been nothing but suprises re: this fish from the beginning. He is definetly a sorubium... I'm at work at the moment, I can attach a pic later when I get home. Another question though - how ...

This shovelnose eats everything and anything - I'm not kidding you guys about the BN's. His belly was so fat I thought he wsn't going to make it thru the digestion part of it. I was completely dumbstruck. When I first got him I had kept him in a tank with full-grown angels and some cories and he ate ...

Hey all - I just have a question about my year old lima shovelnose. "Furgee" is about 9" long and lives by himself in a 30 gal long aquarium. It's a bit tight, but he has to wait for one more year till I'm done university and can afford to buy him the 95 gal I've been checking out at the lfs and ...

Just wondering, but do pictus cats have to be kept in groups of 2+ individuals?? I have 2 catfish that were moved from one tank to another of their own and the move was very stressful for them, even though I tried to lessen the stress as much as humanly possible. Since the move, they both became ...

Hi... I have never seen the test strips for testing water. I have only used the drop kits. The pH from my tap is 7.4 and all my tanks will consistently test at 7.4. But I'm interested to know now what the KH and GH (if they aren't the same thing) are! THanks for the help everyone!

Ok... So I will go and get my water tested for GH But what happens if it's high? How will I soften the water without interfering with plants and fish?

When I bought the fish I wasn't aware of how big they get! I mean, I had heard stories, but I was told that the fish would grow to the size of the tank - I have since then become way more informed, but that was the biggest tank I had to offer him. I inspected the body after taking it out of the ...

Hi all... I am seriously dumbstruck right now. I have a 30 gal tank that is (or rather was) home to a 6 1/2" common pleco and an 8" lima shovelnose catfish. They are the only two inhabitatants and have been together for 2 years with no problems. In the past 5 days, my pleco has gone from acting ...

I don't know much about them jumping from too small a tank, but they are very good jumpers those limas! One of mine got stressed out when I was cleaning the tank a while back and decided he wanted to jump out onto the floor! That took me by suprise b/c man! Can they jump! He's never jumped since ...

My catfish are identical to the top picture. As for roomates, I'm still living at home so there's nothing being done to or near the tank that I don't know of (I've got my family trained! :D ) I keep them at 78-80 degrees.. is this too cold? too warm? And I've been thinking about that puking thing ...

Well they've seemed to settle down - no more noises anyway. Except one is refusing blood worms. It's been 2 days now. Do you think it's still stress? His buddy is very active and isn't having a problem feeding. I'm thinking about tempting him with baby guppies but I don't have any at the moment (I ...

I know that they can get really big... I didn't know there were two kinds! I got mine from my lfs a while ago and they didn't know really much about them. They were definetly an impulse buy and I'm learning as I go. I've looked up a bunch of info on them and I'm trying to incorporate it all. I'm ...

My catfish made that sound both when he was stationary, and when he was swimming rapidly around the tank! I don't know why he was doing it - maybe stress? Whatever it was, it was eerie!

It just totally caught me off guard! I, until yesterday, have never heard a freshwater fish make sounds (or saltwater for that matter).

It was kind of freaky sounding... gave you a bit of a chill!

Ok everyone!!! Did you know that pictus cats can makes sounds??? :shock: I was moving 2 pictus cats out of my house and into a friend's tank last night and when I caught one, he got stuck in the net. So as I was carefully cutting him out, he made this sound! It sounded like a whale/moan sound... at ...

How long do these catfish live for? I haven't been able to find a lot of information on them - are they best in pairs or more than 2? I just love mine! They are so neat! The big one lets the little one lay down it's back imitating it. They are hopefully buddies. Oh, and another question, have they ...

Well, actually there is a pleco. But other than that, none. I hope they can just hold on for a bit more. They will really like that 90 gal. Is that big enough for two? The biggest is only 7" and the little one is about 5". The older one is quite wide though.

I really don't think it's my water quality because I test it weekly and ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites are always zero. My pH is at 7.4 and this is straight from the tap. I add no other chemicals into the water. I have an emporer filter that is double the size normally recommended for the size of ...

Hi all! I'm kind of new to this forum and have some questions re: my two shovelnose catfish. At the moment I have a 2 year old shovelnose and a 8 month old shovelnose in a 30 gallon tank (I know this is too small! - I'm waiting to move out when I'm done school next year and I have a 90 gallon ready ...

Hello everyone! I have a couple of questions of you all... I currently have one 9" lima shovelnose catfish in a 30 gallon tank. I just purchased a second shovelnose (same breed) who is approx. 5" long. Could the two go together or is the newest one too small? I also have 2 pictus catfish in the tank ...