Hey , everyone (male and female) has hobbies . I am totally with Barbie on this one . You could be doing something else that keeps you out of the house . I think that would make her less happy . Doesnt she have hobbies herself ? Sounds more like a jealousy thing where any attention you give another ...

Hey JPS

You wrote an excellent letter which was likely read by the intended because you not only pointed out the the problem but also gave cudos for what they are doing right . More people who care about the well being of non human species are doing this . Unfortunately , many who speak out get ...

Welcome ! You will enjoy this site

Hi Kat

I would go with at least 3 of whatever loach you choose . I find the great joy in observing their social interactions made all the better when there are a group rather than a pair . I am biased in favor of the clown loaches being the most entertaining but others may have different opinions ...

Hi

Clown Loaches are the magicians of the fish world. When I first got mine I noticed one was missing and deconstructed the entire tank before finally , as a last resort , breaking one of my decorations in pieces , only to discover the little bugger had gone throughout the entire maze ( it was a ...

Hey Momma
I was freaked when I first got mine too because I did not think he was eating . It took nearly a year before I would see him in the day ! I was also worried that he looked skinny. Make sure you feed him just before lights out as they are nocturnal and will eat at night . Try not to worry ...

Although I do not have puffers or pictus , I do have a white tipped shark . I have talked to people who have puffers and they say that they will kill anything that they can , which explains why the people I know keep nothing with their puffer unless it is a feeder fish . I have watched them feed on ...

I agree with pleco farmer as far as the calibration on the ebo-jags , but once you get them to the desired temp they are great . I have 2 of them and they are awesome . As my tanks are in a fairly cool room with some pretty low swings in its temp I was always having to dork around with the other ...

That is very cool . My four clown loaches would love that !

Hello and welcome

What you said is so true . I am always blown away by the knowledge that people have on this site . I thank my lucky stars that I found this site as the information on it has helped my fish enjoy good health . I still consider myself an amateur and I would have made so many more ...

It took me awhile with my loaches to develop the diet of their likeing . Only put in as much as they will eat in 10 mins . Most guides say not to leave it more than a couple of mins but my loaches were so damn skittish when I first got them that it took them longer to come out of hiding for the food ...

Wow , not many Canadians logging on for this topic , so here goes

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Both are canadian beers that are delicious and strong enough without being as strong tasting as guiness. They also look better than those dark scary concoctions . I tried some of the european stuff ...

Destiny

You have a good heart and are doing what you can for a defenseless creature . I think you are in the right place here as I have always found the members willing to help . There is so much knowledge on this sight and it is a great community . So welcome and I hope Kitty comes through alright ...

Welcome Frank !

Hi mermaid

If you have corys they may eat the snails . I have 2 corys in with my four clown loaches and they try to get to the snails and eat them is they can . This started when my loaches were just tiny and I had to crush the snails first to teach them to eat them . The cories were all over the ...

Thanks everyone . I am going to check out those other makes you mentioned as here the stores always push stresscoat oraquaclear
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HaHa
Mine are quite fat ( it seems most cories are very rotund ) . Maybe they are doing push ups and just stop when we walk by . Guys do that at the gym all the time .

I think it was rid ich I used when my loaches got it . Actually , from what I understand , Ich is always in the tank but fish get it when they are suseptable ( stress being a common cause ) . In my tank only the Loaches and the black tipped shark catfish got it , not suprizingly as they are both ...

Oh boy , that story brings tears to my eyes . 3 years ago Kate , my golden retriever , my golden child , died as a result of terminal illness . I was awash in sadness and a sense of overpowering guilt at not being able to help one whom I was responsible to nurture and care for . There were no ...

Yes those tiger barbs can be a pain in the butt . I have one only , who I adopted from a bad beginning and he gave me some grief at first by nipping the hell out of my cories . I had no choice but to move him into my cichlid tank . After only two days he was close to death as a result of two of my ...

Paula
I am so sorry to hear of your friends death . You spent a lot of years together and you must be hurting now . It sounds to me like you did much to try to ease this creatures ills and your kindness in her final time was an absolute good . The pets that share our lives will enevitably pass ...

Hey David
Congrats !!!!
From what I have heard lately , the prices of bn plecs are way high in Winnipeg . I bet you will be able to sell them really quickly . Give people a decent price and create your own market . maybe that will help others come to love the bns as much as we do , while stopping ...

Hey David
Congrats !!!!
From what I have heard lately , the prices of bn plecs are way high in Winnipeg . I bet you will be able to sell them really quickly . Give people a decent price and create your own market . maybe that will help others come to love the bns as much as we do , while stopping ...

Sounds to me like those fish are lucky you are there . It shocks me when I hear of ANY creatures being kept in poor conditions and I am very happy that you are on the way to making life better for the fish . So let me amend my previous statement to : Its great to do what you love and get paid , but ...

congrats !!!!!!!! whats better than doing what you love ? Getting paid to do it !!!! Makes no sense to live any other way . Have fun
dag

thanks silurus
I will try that
dag

I'm always reading that plecs eat veggies if you give them to them , but niether of mine seem interested. I have tried celery , zucchini , cucumber , lettuce , spinach so far . I have tried both cooked , raw , and slightly cooked and put them in all locations in both day and night . Any suggestions ...

I find my sailfin at about 7 inches creates a stunning amount of poo too and can hardly imagine how bad it will be when he is the size of yours . Anyhoos quite by accident I discovered that fake plants can be helpful . I decided to put a couple of plants at the top of the tank just to diffuse some ...

I read thru an article of ingo seidels and its fascinating . At first I thought she was a L89 , but I am not too sure based on size . I am going to look at this info more in depth and I am sure I will find what I need . Thanks again !!!
Dag
P.S. I will let you know when I am sure .

Thanks Sirulus !
I'm going to head right now to those links and hopefully learn more
Dag