in my tank the farlowellas are spawning, so I guess that the food that they have is not enough, is really good. if not a farlowellas not breed ... in my experience

and why are people so nasty in the forums? I never would tell anyone what you told me, it's a shame (and I assure you I have been in that situation). Many people have recommended many ways to act ... and I made what I considered more reliable. and the procedure I have chosen is normal, seeing that ...

thank you very much Richard and Mats. I don't like green malaquite... you are right but tomorrow i´m gonna use salt.... it´s my unique soution. I continue with the problem of white spots in my fish, I used metronidazol during some days... and nothing, I have maintained temperature until 30º during 7 ...

¿why I can see white spots yet? the disease is not goes? yestareday I try a new treatment with protazol (green malaquite and 4-dimethyl-aminophenyl) is especially for Ich, costia, saprolegnia and other external parasites. I am maintaining the temperatura in 30 º..... this it couldn´t be Ich in my op ...

Thank you very much!!! this information will be very useful, in general to sex Hypan!

I think it´s Baryancistrus L-142:because in young specimens of H. contradens and inspector the white spots can´t be so big. It´s my opinion...

like that at adult:


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Thanks! And sorry! I was wrong! the catfish are not L-270, are like yours! L-333, and later I will ask how to know the sex of the L-333, because I have two ... to see if I have luck and are a couple ... http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7213/20111015115426.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us http ...

don't worry because the food that they enjoy is cleaning the algae glasses!!!!

in my tank I used to feed them spirulina tablets! but not at night (because there are other plecos biggest and strongest who take away them the food... I prefer to feed them during the day.

here you have a photo... I think it can´t be other thing that Ich...do you?



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Hi! "What have you tried so far?" I rise Tª until 30 º C , and add of metronidazol during 4-5 days.... and there aren´t results.... so yesterday after a 40%change of water, I used Protazol (base of green malaquite) so today i will tell you how is the tank quality.... and the tank goes better.... I th ...

hi!
it's normal the color differences between them!
don´t worry, look at this picture!


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hello, and bad news....

my cardenal neons continue with white spots, more than at the begining... I have maintained the Tº at 30º for 5 days.... and one neon and several fry farlowelas have died.
I don´t know how to do....the last time that I used green malaquite some plecos died...

Ok thank you Marc!!!!
it's normal that after 2 days with 30º C there are several neon cardenals and farlowelas showing white spots?

any way, if it is not Ich... other skin parasites must be dead rising Tº up to 30 º and with the addition of metronidazol, it will?

Ok than you, don´t worry about mixing different Hypanscistrus species because I only have 2 hypancistrus L-270 and the other ones are peckoltias L-134 and farlowellas... so in this case is impossible making hybrids...I also disagree with hybridations in our tank...if they don´t do it in the nature! ...

ok, because before the other mate wrote here about salt method... I already had used Metronidazol... and i think that I musn´t mix salt and metronidazol? must I? in case of I would do it, how much quantity of salt in 30 galons-120 L???? I already tell you about the 2-3 week fry of farlowela... the ...

Hey guys!
it´s normal that for two days with 30º-31ºC, I continue seeing the white spots in some fish?

please tell me: Yes!

I´ve observed some fights between 2 hypancistrus L-270 (first photo) when they chance by meet in the tank, I must think that they are males??? And yes! I have another tank with a few fish, and some farlowellas will send there! and for some friends..... because i already have 37 young farlos! in the ...

Hi! I have a 30 galons tank, 100cm x 40cm x 40cm aprox. And I am not sure if I can mix differnt kind of plecos, in present I have 2 Hypancistrus L-270 2 farlowellas spawning, and a new L-134 peckoltia, there are too logs and place to hide. Iwant to bay another L-134, but I dont sure about it.... L ...

Ok thanks!

I will maintain 30º during 10 days, and some people say that I could use a half of the dose of Metronidazol to reduce the toxicity.
has anyone ever used garlic?

I hope in a few days it will be better.

umhhhhh sorry i forgot to say that I think that is Ichthyophthirius because of the white spots in other species like cardenal and guppys... in plecos I can´t see nothing, they only appear nervous and restless.... they are eating and be standard. Do you know something about METRONIDAZOL????? some ...

Thank you very much!!!!! I also have understood that malachite green is highly toxic to catfish.... once I´ve use a SERA Protazol 25 ml, with malachite and 3 L-numbers died.... because you must change the 80% of water after treatment. I think that is impossible that the water conditions are in bad ...

Hi! i´m new in this webpage, firstly sorry for my english, i´m from spain. I´ve got a tank 120L more or les, 27 galons. and I´ve got some Hypancistrus false cebra, una peckoltia L134, and fralowelas, with fry! and 2 days ago I have seen this disease in the cardenals and other several fish. I have und ...