Yeah, I heard about that so I have a piece of driftwood in my tank. I know this brings the PH down so I have aragonite and crushed coral substrate. My pleco seems to like hanging out on the wood, but it doesn't chew on the wood. I'm thinking about buy more cave-like structures to see if that reduces ...

In my tank, I have some cyp. leptosoma, peakcocks, leleupi, yellow lab, lab. hongi, and clown loaches. Everyone seems to get along except for the pleco and syno as aggression is limited to minor chasing. All my bottom-feeders are generally ignored. As for water paremeters, I'm not sure if an african ...

I have a 46gallon bowfront with cichlids from Malawi and Tang. I'm concerned about my syno (sp. 5) and pleco (L-72) because my syno appears to have been hunting down my pleco these past two nights. Normally, my pleco hangs out on the driftwood in the middle of the tank while my syno hides in a vase ...

I have found a mild case of ich in my tank and have treated the tank with about 2 - 2.5 tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons and raised the temp to 88 F without any apparent signs of stress. My synodontis is the ornatipinnis hybrid so I'm not sure how sensitive it is relative to other synos. It's only ...

it seems that these hybids are relatively common so i was hoping that someone has raised one without knowing. i searched for the hybrid in the forum but couldn't find anything. Does anyone have experience with it?

ok...the cat in the auction looks exactly like my cat. now i'm convinced. argh...so this hybrid can get up to 10 inches? is there anything else known about it? does it prefer groups, will it look the same as an adult, etc...I guess i'm trying to decide whether or not it's worth it to return the ...

I've talked to my LFS and he his adamant that my cat is an ornatipinnis (ornatus). Is there a chane that mine is a juvenile and as it matures, it'll change it's coloration?

Ok...thanks for the positive ID. It definitely looks like the dark brown juvenile pic. Looking at the adult pic, I'm not too sure I like it anymore. Additionally, the 10" is can grow to is a bit big for my tank. I paid $40. Is that fair? I'm definitely considering bringing it back to my LFS...

Thanks Yann....so Artemia is brine shrimp, correct? I actually have some spirulina enriched brine shrimp (not sure if it's just a gimmick or for real) but have been holding off as I'm trying to make my fish eat more vegetable matter. What is the common name for Gammarus? I'll try putting some brine ...

I'm not sure. It might be because my cat is still a juvenile (or vice versa) but the front half looks different. The pattern on my cat's front half isn't connected, but more spotty. But the second half looks similar. I was told that the cat was very rare, but I have no way of verfying this. I took ...

At the moment I have no plans to upgrade my tank but that can change depending on circumstance. It looks like the front and moorii will end up filling half my tank. I remember specifically asking the LFS to help me choose a colorful mix and to make sure the fish will go together. Since I'm ...

I've added one more pic (cat4) to my briefcase which give a bit of a body view. Unfortunately, my cat is a bit shy but I will add better photos once I get a chance.

here is a link to a folder with a pic of my pleco...

http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/wil ... sh&.view=l

I'll try the algae wafers and see how it goes...thanks for all the help!

I've posted the pics to yahoo briefcase...

http://f1.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/wil ... =bc&.view=

That's what I'm afraid of...I have a mix and so far I've been able to get away with feeding OSI spirulina flakes first for mbuna, then spectrum cichlid formula pellets for the haps and frontosa. I've really tried to keep from putting in blood worms or brine shrimp as I want to feed these bimonthly ...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and world of catfish. I'm trying to figure out which catfish I have. My LFS told me it was a synodontis ornatus, but my catfish looks more like the tourei. It's brown with white stripes on its fins and rear half of its body and has spots on the front half. I've ...

I have a few more questions regarding my pleco. What is the best way to feed it? In the Cat-eLog, it says it's omnivorous, but everytime I try to put blood worms into the tank, my other fish (african cichlids) eat it. I also have 3 clown loaches and a synodontis ornatus (i think) in the tank. I've ...

Thanks!

I just bought this pleco but haven't been able to find any information on it. I've been told the common name is Yellow Princess Tiger. Does anyone know where I can get more information regarding it? Thanks.