Thanks for the tips.... looks like Congos win over BA's. But if they live 10 years (holy mackerel, I thought most little fish lived 3-7 years!)... ...really wanted to avoid long-lived species all together right now. Changes upcoming and all. Will be moving in 5-7 yrs and having moved many times over ...

Thanks racoll. Read some more about the Congo... one site mentioned they are egg layers and the eggs are prone to fungus... I imagine the syno would eat any eggs, but I really don't want fish reproducing. In hard water am I correct in assuming this isn't a concern? Also eyeing the Buenos Aires ...

Thanks for that... very beautiful little fish I will seriously consider. Am also considering the Emperor Tetra and Black Skirt though the Congo and Emperor's are prettier imo. Am a little concerned about the pH/hardness... but they would have a lot of fun in a 60g if they acclimated and weren't too ...

Thanks, Eric. Appreciate it.

Sadly one of my two syno eupterus died today, I believe of old age. I got both in 1990. The surviving syno is all alone now in a 60g tank. :(( I would like to add 1-3 fish depending on species/size, for company, but I don't want long-lived fish. Normal life spans of 3-7 years would be ideal. They ...

I am very sad to report that one of my two synodontis eupterus (CoolJack) died today after 25 years. I am heartbroken. I went to do a routine water change and noticed he was in distress and obviously dying. He was the one with the heavier lateral line depigmentation and the reason I was here. He is ...

Hey Allen... thanks for responding! Have been otherwise consumed and no time to deal with the fish so did not see your reply until his moment. Can't say how long it took the LLD to develop as it's remained the same pattern/size for some 4 yrs now, so they've had it too long to remember back that far ...

Just a thought...between your fish and Dave's...maybe... there is a certain amount of "scarring " where some white becomes permanent ...both fish are healthy but still show some white. In Dave's fish this certainly seems to be the case. Birger I suppose anything is possible but I don't personally ...

The food has additional vitamin c added, not just what is in the algae itself. I would check into those levels and what exactly is required before I skewed the ratios, personally. Barbie Imo the more green algae (GA) the better until LLD is reversed. (Like the paper said, it can be reversed it in ...

Do you have an X button in the top right grey area of you post? Jools Hey Jools, :d I was checking the box below the edit window that says "Do you want to delete this post" but it wasn't working. Just now I did see a X mark at the top in another post I just wrote... never noticed that before. Maybe ...

So why not just order spirulina powder and add it to the mix when you make it? You can't feed straight spirulina without causing issues. While it's a good food source, it is not a natural food source at all. The protein content will be too high, I would think. I guess what I'm asking is WHY do you ...

Answered a post in another thread and as long as I'm here thought I'd do a quick update on the cats and the LLD and Repashy Soilent Green. Started it on the 11th of Feb so just about 2 weeks in now. Really can't see any noticeable change yet. But am hoping it's just too early. Am feeding quite a bit ...

Never mind... user error. Would delete post but that option doesn't work for me for some reason! So I guess that's the bug.

Deleted to move to other thread... don't know why the "Delete Post" option doesn't work for me. Apologies!

I've only been keeping Mochokidae catfish for just over 4.5 years, but from my limited experience, I've not had any losses that made me think my tap water's gH 13/14 pH 8 was the issue. [...] 1x ~18cm SL Synodontis cf. budgetti (Troy, a bit of a rogue with S. notatus, seems to be bizarrely ...

It's the same food, just applied to a rock or hard surface before it gels: The video below explains how to do this. The video is by Ted Judy, who is a member here. Enjoy your Repashy food. :-) Eric https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUdMQKXL2vE Wow, great vid!! Lots of ideas there. :d I just mixed my ...

Hey jodilynn... sorry to hear Gracie is missing and hope she shows up! It might be worth mentioning that (from what I have read over the years anyway) Cory catfish need a shoal/school of 6 minimum to be secure and happy.... but there are many species and maybe yours are different. If not that might ...

Where can I get the Repashy foods here in Michigan? The link Eric gave (also below) has a field for entering zip code for local dealers, if any are in your area. I just ordered online, however... am expecting it today and very excited. http://www.store.repashy.com/soilent-green-4-oz-bag.html I am ...

That's extremely encouraging Barbie. I am very hopeful and looking forward to it arriving today or tomorrow. Thanks for this input! I am going to try to photograph the other cat that has it only on one side and only traces so I can them document through pictures the progress of both.

But the fact remains, there is no good ALGAE food I have found Would the Repashy Soilent Green be sufficient? The second ingredient (after Spirulina ) is "algae meal ( Chlorella )": http://www.store.repashy.com/soilent-green-4-oz-bag.html To be honest, I've not had the privilege of using this ...

Wow Dave, thanks for those pics. He got a lot better... Do you know why he improved? My thought is that the 'markings' haven't changed. Just the size of the fish. Huh.... looks like the markings are smaller to me, but you're the one who'd know! Glad it hasn't gotten worse anyway. The first pic is ...

and don't think of the fish when I'm standing in the veggie section of the store (where I buy carrots for my dog) :d Sometiimes I think my fish eat better then I do...not only the fresh veggies but frozen raw shrimps also come home for them. Birger Ha! Same here! Also use to give it to my dog (I ...

Re: Soilent Green Repashy This is a good product...he also is a member here, totally approachable, knowledgable and is California based... @Allen Repashy That's great to know, Birger. Thanks! Also have you been feeding vegies to your Synodontis...I use zuchini and green beans on a regular basis...it ...

But the fact remains, there is no good ALGAE food I have found Would the Repashy Soilent Green be sufficient? The second ingredient (after Spirulina ) is "algae meal ( Chlorella )": http://www.store.repashy.com/soilent-green-4-oz-bag.html To be honest, I've not had the privilege of using this ...

Dave Rinaldo wrote:Here is a Syno of mine for reference.

These two pics are from 1/'09.

Same fish 1/'15

Wow Dave, thanks for those pics. He got a lot better... Do you know why he improved?

Featherfinmama...I am glad you have taken the time to look into this further...it was one of those things that really needed someone to sort out. Birger Thanks but I screwed it up royally before getting it set straight. So thanks to YOU for getting it straightened out as it was your gentle ...

I found the original post by Silurus... from June 16, 2014... It appears that this phenomenon (described more accurately in the scientific literature as "lateral line depigmentation") is a result of nutritional deficiency. Maybe your synos are eating something growing in the aged water tank that is ...

This specific condition is not lateral line disease. [EDIT: Snipped rest as I was wrong. I re-read the paper and it is LLE or HITH or HILE but they call it LLD because they say it's more of a clinical sign (of malnutrition or possibly other causes) than a disease. Anyway, it's best if anyone who has ...

Water changes only reduce nitrates... the biological filter keeps ammonia and nitrite at zero, regardless of how few water changes you do. Even if you didn't do water changes for 10 years and just added RO to top off evaporation, ammonia and nitrite would be zero. (This assumes a fully cycled tank ...

PS To jodilynn... using racoll's guidance in the earlier post, I just looked up some links on the Meta river that would seem to be good news for you. It is a seasonal river and gets quite low in places in the dry season... also a very long river (500mi) with lots of adjoining rivers and empties into ...