Why don't all Corys have a C# (likewise, why don't all loricariids have L#s?)

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b

I couldn't get the profile to pop up this morning. Thanks, Atmichaels

Which is more accurate...fishbase.org or planetcatfish.com?

The question regards whether Panaque nigrolineatus exists.

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b

Hi, I need to order a few things this week, including driftwood for a tank re-vamp. Ordering online is a bit like buying blind, but I was hoping that if I studied the basics of aquascaping that, when the pieces come, that I could be more or less ready to place them with some rhyme and reason in mind ...

Hi Richard,

Thanks for writing.

As long as the tank is that length, how would you calculate the volume of water needed (size of the tank)?

Hi all,

When a suggested tank size is listed as "minimum aquarium size 60 cm", is this number referring to the minimum length of the tank? If so, if there are many tanks sizes that have this one dimension the same, how do you know which size tank's being recommended about?

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Thanks, racoll. I really appreciate the help

Hi all,

I've looked all over and I can't find a water hardness range for Panaqolus albomaculatus/L031/The Mustard Spot Pleco. Might anyone here know what it is?

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bunny

Hi, I'm in the lucky spot of being about to receive a high output plant light, so I'm thinking I'd like to renovate my 55 gallon tank as a low-tech, kind of easy, planted tank. The reno would be almost starting from scratch--substrate, decor, plants and fish. I'm hoping that a few people here who ...

Hi, I adore plecos, but I understand you can only have maybe 2 or 3 per 55G tank (I already have 2 pleco girls and I don't have enough space for pleco fry.) I just think they're beautiful fish and would love to have others in the tank that at least remind me of them. I also have a cory and am ...

I've just been reminded that my parents went to see a Carolina Mudcats baseball game when they visited my sister, so I pulled the page up to show all of you--my favorites: Muddy the Mudcat's Bio and Ask Muddy a Question :-D And they have Mudcat hats and merch, too. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com ...

Oh boy! Who knew fish stocking could be so tense (I'm having a nice cup of tea now, though :wink: ) But I think I have it narrowed down, so please tell me what you think... As to fish...You guys have convinced me, no Dojos, and no Kuhlis for now. I'd *adore* being able to put another BN in with ...

(laughs)...I'm feeling dizzier than a Dervish! And I keep coming back to the above catfish (although Peppered Corys are *so* beautiful, too!) I know I need to focus, but the other night when I was scoping out the local fish store my eyes settled on Dojo loaches, which then led me to wondering if I'd ...

(Big Smile!) What I wouldn't give for an auto-changer, naturalart! I've been drooling over them in the catalogs, lol! Also, true re: the calculator...I've already found one big fix it'll need :wink: So true, MastP...I hadn't thought about it, but the new tank has *is clean* with only a tiny smidge ...

Here's the tank as it sits... (true, it's bare, but on the way to getting better )

North America, USA---born in Michigan (is it any wonder I'm a freshwater fish person?) stranded in Arizona

Thanks guys! You speak words of such commonsense wisdom :D I've been crunching the numbers over at AqAdvisor.com (which is fairly accurate, you take a few bits of salt,) and here's what I've figured out so far: Presuming my so-called "55G" aquarium has a realistic water volume of about 40-44 gallons ...

Hi all! It's been ages since I've been here and I'd dearly appreciate some stocking advice. The last time I was here I think I was just managing RA/Fibro, mostly, but this last year's been wicked--Lupus, Sjogren's, bad Anemia, really bad Vit. D deficiency...all sorts of stuff that wear me out and ...

Your two-cents=my sanity, lol :lol: O.k., so I’m setting up a “55 G” tank with hopes of making something of a catfish paradise (beginning, at least, with bristlenose plecos,) only my eyes are dizzy trying to plan and place an order for what I’ll need (incl. a bit of wisdom re: stocking)—so your input ...

:D This is pretty great news! Thank you! It'll be a little bit before I can get my bn pleco Minnie some friends (really, I've already started the process over at Aquabid to find her some young bn pleco females for tankmates and am just waiting to find out from whence they'll come,) and I was ...

Just curious... Does anyone know of an incidence of bn plecos or any kind of catfish being trained (i.e. for feeding time, or even for tricks?) It seems as if nearly all other fish are able to be trained (goldfish, bettas, puffers, etc.) to some extent, but I've never heard of bn plecos or any other ...

I'm thankful for the advice. Even unexpected advice can be elucidating and is appreciated :) That's why I'm here. Reality and I are on familiar terms, I'm only seeking answers beyond the obvious :D It's just that when I sign on to a life--a person, an animal, a plant or any other thing, I'm ...

Just the kind of sage advice I was hoping for :thumbsup: I've been racking my brain trying to guess at so much, such as...I know the formula for buying used tanks (generally $1/G if in good shape, 50-cents/ G if in not-so-good shape,) but it just feels like guesswork trying to estimate & get a ...

O.k. sagacious ones ... : ) (in advance, please pardon me for not listing this under the Equipment forum) Here is a phrase I've mentioned too many times to count (but really do mean it this time)...I'm looking to buy my final aquarium (and set-up.) It began as a search for a canister for Minnie ...

You're both absolutely right --both about the fish by mail and avoiding the in-tank filters--Thank You! :D (The calico bn's at Aquabid are *adorable*! Now I just have to figure out which sellers to trust and the best way to pay.) I've now entered the "In for a penny, in for a pound" mode, lol! With ...

Hi, Thanks for looking in! My bn pleco Minnie needs some friends and I'd love to adopt 1 or 2 bn pleco friends for her. She's an *extremely* peaceful and affectionate fish (likely about 4-5 years old,) she considers all fish smaller than her to be her "kids" or "pets" or "friends" :D She lives in a ...

Wow! It's been a crazy search looking for tankmates for Minnie. I was loving the idea of at least 1 more bn pleco to keep Minnie company and panda corys...but to no avail : ) There seems to be a real dearth of catfish in AZ presently (although I've seen bronze & albino corys as well as upside down ...

Hello everyone, I could really use some help and I couldn't think of anyone better as my beloved bn pleco, Minnie, dearly needs some friends and I dearly need to buy a fluval canister genaration 5 to do a better filtering job than my Aquaclear HOB 70 :D Anybody up for a few questions? Alright, my ...

Hi MatsP : ) Thank you so much for writing back :an: and for caring! My pup (well, she's 8 years old,) has given everyone a run for their money, lol. First her disolving stitches disolved too fast, so the gory, raw 5" hole had to be medically stapled and bandaged at her dr's office. A day and a ...

Hi there, everyone : ) Thanks for writing :D Sorry about the delay, though (our pup had surgery to remove a mass in her leg--luckily completely benign : )--but "kid" has had a few complications in the last week or so...plus she can't sleep on her big bed upstairs (so it's downstairs, now, we sleep ...