Ph above 8....hard water..has anyone had success keeping them in these parameters? Looking to add a group to a 40 gallon long planted
Thanks..

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How long should I blanch zucchini for otos, and how long should I leave it in the tank?

I am ready to buy some Super Glue Gel.... The plecos wont suck on it and get sick?

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I have a 40 gallon long tank with lots of plants. I was looking to get a school of corydoras adolfoi or pandas. I have sand as my substrate, however there is not alot of open space for the cory's to be in the sand... a lot of carpet dwarf sag and plants attached to rocks. Will they uproot my dwarf ...

I am setting up a planted tank and plan on housing 2 BN plecos. Is it ok to have rubberbands tying some of my plants onto the driftwood? Should I just er on the side of caution and wait till the plant attaches itself, and then cut the band, then get the plecos?

Thank you to both of you..
I am even more looking forward to getting my school of Otos this week... They should fit right in.

I am eager and ready to possibly get a school of otos. 20 gallon long... 25 Red Cherry Shrimp and 1 Albino BN Pleco. and I am planning on getting 6 otos. My question... do otos spend a lot of the time on the ground where some of my shrimp venture? where do otos spend majority of their time basically ...

I have become enfatuated with the "super red" BN pleco... Is it shunned upon to put say with an Albino and reg. BN pleco... 3 in total? I had a tough time finding another pleco to fit into the scheme of my tank. I would try and get all females so there was no interbreeding between color variants ...

I read an old thread that I posted.. Hey Mats, forgot about not keeping 2 of the same genus together. I am off to research a little more. EDIT: After re-reading an old thread which I pretty much asked the same question.(sorry)Here are 2 main factors that I am looking for... which plecos would do ...

I am going to be upgrading my tank to a 75 gallon. I currently have 1 Albino BN Pleco. It will be planted heavily and will have driftwood and a few caves. Which Pleco's could get along with small community fish and stay around 5-7 inches like my ancictrus. I have read some can be territorial with ...

Ok, so my Albino BN Pleco keeps my tank almost spotless, and eats her Zucchini. I also have a staple pellet,algae wafers, and shrimp pellets. I have noticed that she eats zucchini during the day. I drop in pellets and algae wafers (not at the same time) at night, alternating when the light go off. I ...

Hey Mats... sorry to bug u again... How about L183 starlight BN? I'm assuming they can be housed with Albino BN... I also really like the "red" BN don't know the name of them, their just a color Morph of the regular BN pleco I think. I'm either going with a 75 gallon tank, in which case I wouuld ...

Hey Mats.. The Zucchini was a success without blanching it (missed that part in your article) Today I am trying sweet Potatoes. I blanched it for about 30 seconds. What should the consistancy be for my little Albino BN? I could dig my fingernail into it a little bit. I;m thinking it has to be softer ...

Yes, I meant Baryancistrus demantoides.

Hey Mats, thanks for your replies and advice. My BN plec just got done nibbling on some zucchini.Pretty cool. I tied it to a rock with a rubber band. L200 Green Phantom Pleco looks like a good choice for me when I get a bigger tank. Only grows to 5.9'' and is stunning! In a big enough tank could I ...

Thank you Mats. Your article and responce was more then helpful. I hope you don't mind if I pick your brain a little. What other pleco is a good algae eater and has a striking pattern? As I have posted I have an Albino BN who I love allready. I have done a lot of research a while ago on this site ...

How much and how often should I be feeding by Albino BN Zucchini/green Beans (what other veggies? should I use a veggie clip that suctions to the side of tank?
Thanks again...
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Thank you both... I ended up getting 1 Albino Bristlenose. She/He is AWESOME. (I tried to get a female.. because the Black Skirts might find the bristles of a male too tempting. I got a juvenile and it was hard to sex, too young I think. I have had the black skirts for a while, so they're staying, I ...

Hello, I have a 20 gallon long tank with 5 Black Skirt Tetra, 3 Albino Cory Cats, 1 Platy. and I am hoping I can get a female Albino Bistlenose (The black skirts are fin nippers, so I'm playing it safe. I have a piece of driftwood in the tank, and a rock cave for cover with a nice amount of plants ...

Thanks guys... I don't want shy catfish. Are the Adolfoi or imitator cory more active? These are the other 2 that I really like from a looks standpoint, and what's available to me to buy.

I am upgrading to a nice size tank, and will have 8 Albino Cory's... and would also like to add 8 of the similis, smudge spot corydoras . In the PC profile, it says they are "robust" can they coexist without eating all of the albino's food? Thanks.. It's a 3 way race between similis, adolfi, and the ...

Hello, I just upgaded from a 10 to a 20 gallon long tank. I currently have 3 Albino cory's in there. My intent is not to breed them, however if it happens it happens. I also have 5 Black skirted tetra in there and am looking to put 2 more 2 inch fish (community) can I finish the school of cory's and ...

I found my old list (I have been wanting a fancy pleco for a while... so here it goes.. L015 candy striped pleco L163 Big Spot Peckoltia L080 Tocantins tiger L 134 Leopard frog pleco. These are whats availible for me to order... I'll research them again, but if anyone has a preference for my setup ...

Hey folks, I just upgraded my 10 gallon to a 20 gallon long. I have 2 black skirted tetra, and 3 albino cory cats.. I was looking at a bristlenose pleco, but they get 5 inches which might be too big? I am open to suggestions, and would be willing to pay a nice amount for a cool fancy pleco. Are ...

Hello, I posted previously about my albino cory laying about 50 eggs around 2 weeks ago. I followed this forums sticky instructions to a tee, and nothing hatched. about a week later, (today) she just layed about 20 more eggs, and more could be on the way. If someone would be so kind on how to set up ...

I read the sticky about this.. however I don't know if I can get my hands on micro worms. Would frozen brine shrimp be allright, or are they too big? Then do I crush up flake food real fine to make it a powder? I am a newbe, so this is very exciting for me, and I want to be prepared when these ...

I am looking into getting a 180 gallon tank sometime. I was wanting to know if I could house 3 L75's with silver dollars in there. (I will have schools of other other smaller fish as the catalogue says to have..but I was just wondering if a school of silver dollars full grown at 6 inches would be to ...

This is all great advice, thank you. I agree they are some of the best looking freshwater species out there. I have to wait for some things before I aquire the 38 gallon tank, so I have some time to do some more research. I will definately see what my somewhat local supplier has, will make a list ...