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by homedog98
17 Sep 2011, 22:36
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

Oh, sorry lol. Alright, fishy is here! (s)he's acclimating to the ten now. :D I'll try and put up pics tonight! (s)he's tiny! :)
by homedog98
17 Sep 2011, 21:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

Umm... I don't use RO water lol. Just tap water treated with prime. But you get the gist of my situation. My water is fairly soft out of the tap. (comes out 6.5-6.8 ) I'm thinking a really long acclimation to the ten gallon... Any thoughts?
by homedog98
17 Sep 2011, 20:34
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

No kit for that I'm afraid... Ph is all I've got. (that's on the list) :( I think I'll do a really really long acclimation to the ten, but I'm still not positive... Any thoughts?
by homedog98
17 Sep 2011, 15:50
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

Thanks! Unfortunately I only have access to mopani in my area, but if there happens to be a piece I'll buy it! :( ok, I have a question, the Ph in the QT is just not going below 7... I'd really like to QT the little guy/girl until I can get a chance to go buy a second filter for the 29 gallon. Will ...
by homedog98
16 Sep 2011, 21:59
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

I'm using tap water treated with prime. (I would use RO/DI... But I don't have the $ lol) There's wood in the tank (s)he's going into, but not in the QT. ((s)he'll be in a ten gallon QT for two weeks as long as I can find what decoration is making the Ph not get below 7 lol.) if not, (s)he'll be ...
by homedog98
16 Sep 2011, 00:47
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Re: Care info for L-183

Thanks! I keep the tank at about 80 for my ram anyways. :) I'm working for now on making it black water using Indian almond leaves, as I read it helps to keep them from stressing out too badly. I'm also working on trying to get some more caves in there for him/her. Thanks for the links! Any tips on ...
by homedog98
10 Sep 2011, 16:36
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Care info for L-183
Replies: 14
Views: 2822

Care info for L-183

Hi there, I'm in the act of ordering an L-183 starlight bristlenose pleco. (thank you bsmith!!!) :) I'm trying to make my tank as comfortable for it as possible. It's a 29 gallon planted, with sand substrate and has been established for 4 months. Is cycled, and parameters are as follows: Ph: 6.4 ...
by homedog98
21 Jul 2011, 01:34
Forum: Wanted (USA & Canada)
Topic: L-183 starlight bristlenose pleco
Replies: 3
Views: 1322

L-183 starlight bristlenose pleco

looking for an L-183 starlight bristlenose catfish. if you have any for sale, or know where i can find one, please, don't be shy! all help is greatly appreciated,
-Lauren

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