Hello! I live in the area and might be interested in some of your plecos and/or tank set-ups. Would you feel comfortable giving out your e-mail address so we can get a dialogue going? Thank you!

Please click on my name and view my profile for my email address. Otherwise, you can always DM me as ...

My wife and I are moving across the country and are unable to take our fish tanks with us. We have the following tanks and catfish for sale. We are in the Western Chicago burbs and can only do pickup only.

Aquariums:
55 Gallon, metal stand, lights, gravel, driftwood, filters, heater 300
40 Gallon ...

I have had this fish for months. We just noticed it this week. I have two quarantine tanks but they are only 5.5 gallons. I'd feel bad putting this guy in there but I guess I have no choice.

No one has any advise on this? I did a significant water change already and it is getting worse. Could it be Pop-eye (Exophthalmia), Corneybacteriosis, or Septicemia? The eye isn't cloudy or anything, it is just really big. Please help! I don't know what to do. I have meds and stuff but I know ...

naturalart wrote:I think you're going to need to give a better description of whats going on than that pic. It doesn't seem to be showing much.

My apologies as I thought it was extremely noticeable. One eye is about 3-4 times the size of the other eye.

Anyone know what is going on with this L001? Our water params are great. I wonder if it is trauma?

Thanks in advance!

Welcome Marco! This community is great. You will not find better advice and feedback else where.

There are several times where I am browsing and find catfish that I find to be very interesting and would like to "bookmark" for future consideration. It would be nice to have a feature where you could add catfish species to your wish list for future purchases and tank setups. I suppose I could ...

Thanks for the confirmation. I will plan accordingly.

Can someone please confirm that the following pictures of this pleco are a Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus ? It was sold to me as a Butterfly Pleco.

Two Months Ago:
http://techno-geeks.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/butterfly_pleco_3.png
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TG: I just purchased three young pictus (prob 2.5 inches) and put them in a cycled 20 gallon long. The water quality is fine but I have noticed traces of ammonia every few days since adding them. When I see this I do a 35% water change.
VJ: by traces do you mean less than 0.25 ppm on a standard ...

There seems to be a lot of conflicting information on the internet regarding the pictus cats. I just purchased three young pictus (prob 2.5 inches) and put them in a cycled 20 gallon long. The water quality is fine but I have noticed traces of ammonia every few days since adding them. When I see ...

I have a female Panaque Maccus in a 55 gallon community tank with a sand substrate. She has been in there for a couple of months now. She has a favorite piece of driftwood that she burrows underneath on one of the sides and barely moves. I've tried making adjustments to wood placement and stuff in ...

Hey guys, I'm starting to make slate caves this week. I have a limited amount of red slate or plenty of "regular" slate. I can make any shape size that you need. Some people prefer slate to ceramic. I'm making them per order right now, but hope to have some regular stock items soon.

Thanks!\

I ...

I am not sure if there is any interest for something like this from people other than myself. I would love to see a JavaScript Tooltip API similar to http://www.wowhead.com/tooltips . I reference species on PlanetCatfish all the time on my personal blog. It would be awesome to have a thumbnail and ...

Those are some beautiful catfishes. Thanks for sharing! Are you going to be breeding these and selling the offspring?

Thanks for all of the advice. I just wanted to post an update. We have started having luck with blanched zuchinni. I just finished reading Catfishes by Lee Finley and I am going to try a couple other vegetables such as green beans, carrots, and peas.

Thanks!

how long does it take till it comes back ? How much light and how long for is it on ? What is your feeding regime ? cheers jk
It is currently a low light tank (~1W/gal). We did have the light on for 12-13 hours a day but are trying to reduce it to 8-9 to see if it helps. It takes about 1 or 2 days ...

There is a film all over the inside of the aquarium glass. It wipes off but comes right back. I thought it was algae at first but the Otos and Plecos leave it alone.

Pic: http://imgur.com/7mk22
Video of it moving: http://youtu.be/OWka1Iq9Jh8

Our water parameters are fine and we just had the water ...

Just an Update:

So far we have tried both sweet potato and cucumber and nothing in the tanks have touched either. We've been putting them in 30-60 minutes after shutting off the lights. We can try zucchini as well but I have a feeling it wont get touched either. As for what else is in the tanks ...

Thanks for the suggestions! I will try some zucchini or cucumber tonight! Either choice would need blanched, correct?

Thanks again!

Please help me! I am relatively new to aquariums and am in love with plecos. I am worried that my plecos aren't eating (because they are nocturnal) and it has been leading to over feeding. Can you please suggest tips and tricks on ways I can verify a pleco is eating and what to feed the plecos I ...