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by Sara1210
10 May 2012, 15:42
Forum: Asian Catfishes
Topic: Tachysurus fulvidraco! Where to get one?
Replies: 15
Views: 3956

Re: Tachysurus fulvidraco! Where to get one?

Or maybe some websites to have fish delivered to your door. Has anyone got any recommendations for sites they use?
by Sara1210
10 May 2012, 14:57
Forum: Asian Catfishes
Topic: Tachysurus fulvidraco! Where to get one?
Replies: 15
Views: 3956

Tachysurus fulvidraco! Where to get one?

Does anyone know where i can get a tachysurus fulvidraco?

Ive looked at rare aquatics and trimar I dont know where to look :-\
by Sara1210
20 Apr 2012, 12:31
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Wood for tanks?
Replies: 22
Views: 25150

Wood for tanks?

Hi everyone,

This has probably been asked loads before but can I use wood from the forest in my tank or is there a reason we buy it from the shops?
Obviously I'd soak it first but just wondering if its the same kind of wood or if it will just fall apart?
by Sara1210
26 Mar 2012, 22:39
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark behaviour?
Replies: 9
Views: 2466

Re: Colombian shark behaviour?

I tried it and they acted alert like they normally do when they taste food go in the water but they they just hovered just above the sand. They didn't come up
by Sara1210
26 Mar 2012, 00:10
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark behaviour?
Replies: 9
Views: 2466

Re: Colombian shark behaviour?

MatsP wrote:I don't think they are "freaking out" (at least not in the "stand on a chair and scream 'mouse'" kind of way).

They recognise that you provide them with food. You could probably hand feed them.

--
Mats
Really? :-O what makes you say that?
by Sara1210
24 Mar 2012, 21:24
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My sharks
Replies: 5
Views: 1247

Re: My sharks

The 3 colombian sharks, 2 monos and a datnoid :d no cichlid though, I think that's a blurred shark lol
by Sara1210
24 Mar 2012, 21:06
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark behaviour?
Replies: 9
Views: 2466

Re: Colombian shark behaviour?

I've just fed the sharks there dinner, then I always hoover up what they don't eat, tidy up the tank then switch the lights off. I do this every night. Tonight I fed them, hoovered up, put my hand in to flatten out the sand and the sharks started thrashing about so I took my hand out, quite rapidly ...
by Sara1210
24 Mar 2012, 08:12
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My sharks
Replies: 5
Views: 1247

Re: My sharks

Yeah there all nice and healthy now thank you
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 23:29
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: My sharks
Replies: 5
Views: 1247

My sharks

There not very good pictures, they refused to stay still for the camera too long lol :d
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 11:04
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?
Replies: 19
Views: 6970

Re: Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?

Thanks for all those richard. Ill get the laptop out a little later and have a proper look into those cause there are a few there I really like the look of.

What size would you say I could put comfortably alone in a 200-300 litre tank?
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 10:03
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?
Replies: 19
Views: 6970

Re: Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?

Thanks for your ideas.

Tank size I was thinking around 200-300 litre.

I have my brackish set up in the living room but I wantthis tank in the dining room and he would be the only fish in the tank :d
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 08:42
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Brown Algae/Diatom consistent problem
Replies: 20
Views: 6039

Re: Brown Algae/Diatom consistent problem

How old is your tank?
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 08:27
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark behaviour?
Replies: 9
Views: 2466

Colombian shark behaviour?

Hiya everyone, My 3 colombian sharks are growing nicely now. Spot and chopper being around 4 inches and Jack being 5-6 inches. Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed Jack and chopper going frantic when I open the lid, they have “their corner” in the tank lol and when I open the lid they swim sid ...
by Sara1210
23 Mar 2012, 08:07
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?
Replies: 19
Views: 6970

Suggestions for calm laid back catfish?

I'm looking at setting up another tank and wondering if there are any calm placid catfish out there that's quite happy to be on his own and grow to maybe 10 to 14 inches as an adult. Like I said it will be on its own so needs for water can be built around him. One that maybe as it got older I might ...
by Sara1210
19 Mar 2012, 09:09
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Algae eater for brackish tank?
Replies: 2
Views: 862

Algae eater for brackish tank?

Hi guys, I'm not sure where this thread should go so feel free to move it :ymblushing: I've started noticing a brown algae in my tank. After reading up online it sounds like its just cause its a fairly new tank but I was wondering if there are any algae eaters I could get for my brackish set up. I ...
by Sara1210
27 Feb 2012, 23:08
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: API Test kits???
Replies: 11
Views: 1936

Re: API Test kits???

I once looked up the accuracy of a paper strip nitrite test - which is also used by hospitals to check for urinary tract infection. It is about 85% accurate at high levels of nitrite, but it reduces to about 60% detection rate at lower levels of nitrite. -- Mats My god thats naughty :-O Thanks for ...
by Sara1210
27 Feb 2012, 15:20
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: API Test kits???
Replies: 11
Views: 1936

API Test kits???

I have been using the 6 in 1 test strips but ive read loads that there not very accurate so i looked into getting an API testing kit but then realised they sell one for freshwater and one for saltwater. Having a brackish tank i dont know which one i need to use. At the minute im mixing 5 grams per ...
by Sara1210
18 Feb 2012, 14:23
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How realistic is it to keep a Red Tail Catfish?
Replies: 6
Views: 5530

Re: How realistic is it to keep a Red Tail Catfish?

Yeah thanks for your advice I think its probably best to just love the RTC from afar. But thank you all :d
by Sara1210
17 Feb 2012, 23:17
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: How realistic is it to keep a Red Tail Catfish?
Replies: 6
Views: 5530

How realistic is it to keep a Red Tail Catfish?

I've been reading up about them and am fully aware of there size etc but I was just wondering if anyone on here has one and how old it is, what size, what size tank? Etc etc... I've fell in love with them and would love to get one but wanted to make sure I'm 100% sure of all its needs first. Any ...
by Sara1210
09 Feb 2012, 20:42
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Substrate???
Replies: 2
Views: 737

Substrate???

As ive mentioned in previous posts, im getting my new tank on sunday and was just wondering whether to use sand? At the minute i have black gravel which i hoover everyday. I just have my 3 Colombian Sharks and wondered if its any harder to keep sand clean and also if anyone knows if the sharks would ...
by Sara1210
06 Feb 2012, 14:51
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Best way to change to new tank?
Replies: 5
Views: 1053

Best way to change to new tank?

Hi everyone, Im getting my new tank on Sunday and was just wondering whats the best way to change my Colombian Sharks over into their new tank? If i was to do a water change every 48 hoours in the tank they are in now and put the dirty water into the new tank would that help the bacteria in the new ...
by Sara1210
03 Feb 2012, 21:57
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 15385

Re: Columbian shark catfish? Please help!!!!

I am more than sure Scleropages means well. Yeah, sorry if I came off all stuffy. I truly recommended what I thought would be most beneficial for the fish and the Homo sapiens. However, Sara1210, if you are serious about keeping the "Colombian Shark Catfish" (shouldn't this be in the SA catfishes ...
by Sara1210
29 Jan 2012, 16:46
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Ideas on what to feed?
Replies: 1
Views: 393

Ideas on what to feed?

Hi all, I have 3 colombian shark catfish at around 3 inches. Im just wondering if i can pick some of your brains as to whats best to feed. So far ive brought a seafood selection from the local supermarket and have tried them on cut up prawn, mussels and squid. They loved the prawns and mussels but ...
by Sara1210
28 Jan 2012, 20:33
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 15385

Re: Columbian shark catfish? Please help!!!!

At the minute their just in a 3ft tank. I have 3 sharks and there currently only about 3 inches each but im now looking into a 6ft (500 gallon) tank :d
by Sara1210
28 Jan 2012, 17:49
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 15385

Re: Columbian shark catfish? Please help!!!!

I can offer no other advice but to take the fishes back to the store... I agree with racoll. It does not sound like you are prepared to handle the demands of keeping Ariopsis seemanni, which is Colombian, not Columbian. I would bring it back to the store and demand a full refund at least in the ...
by Sara1210
25 Jan 2012, 22:32
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 15385

Re: Columbian shark catfish? Please help!!!!

Welcome, Sara. I share in your love for this fish. Many things can cause that. Ich is one common one. Almost all external flukes, parasites, etc. will cause skin irritation. So does ammonia too. I'd suggest to make sure the water is clean, nice, and proper for these fish - NH3, NO2, NO3, pH, temp ...
by Sara1210
25 Jan 2012, 15:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!
Replies: 28
Views: 15385

Colombian shark catfish? Please help!!!!

Hi About a month ago i set up a tropical tank. Completely uneducated i one of the fish i brought was a columbian shark catfish. Brought under the the false knowledge it was a freshwater fish! About a week after getting him the fish started to get white spot, mainly my shark. I treated with ...

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