Most definitely get some Kanaplex or something to treat a bacterial infection. It can't hurt.

The nose looks like Kanei.

I don't have much experience with Bristlenose. To me it looks similar to stress colourations I have seen in other L numbers, when they have recently been caught, or for a few days after being moved into a new tank. It actually looks similar to a lightening of colour, in bands I saw on my L260 I ...

Hello! I have 5 L-183 plecs in a 30gal along with some guppies. I'm curious on a few aspects of keeping/breeding these plecos. Several of my plecs have ugly colorations/bands on them. Is this typical of low-quality/non-desireable specimens, or is could it be something parameter-wise? (See attached ...

Hello all! I am having some issues with water hardness ( 425 TDS ) as well as some nitrite/nitrate problems. I believe the Nitrite and Nitrate issues can be fixed by cutting the amount of feeding. In the past I had issues with some bottom-dwellers not getting enough food. I've looked high and low ...

All but the sterbai can be shipped. There is too much risk of self poisoning with sterbai, especially with the ones I have. They are all adult size and in spawning mode. Yesterday during tank work I had eggs in 2/3 tanks I have the sterbai in. In one of these tanks with there must have been about ...

So no shipping on any of the fish? Or just the Sterbai?