HI everybody,

just soooo sad as with a recent power failure, must have not got heater switched on properly and tank temp plummeted,by the time i discovered it gold nugget was dead! less than 18 degrees celsius. siamese fighter and josemailaianus survived. Feel terrible for not noticing but tank not ...

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well my bettas scrapes are healing well with melafix, think it was the filter escapade as have put another betta in with my plecos and no probs so far. he even ventures into their caves and the most i've seen is the albino one just flick his tail at him when he flared at it.

i guess fish ...

just wondering if occasionally plecs can be aggressive to other fish like bettas coming down to the bottom to eat their food. i reckon plecs are territorial. i have recently placed a betta in with 2 gibbies, gold nugget and joselimaianus in 40 gallon, and notice the betta sometimes goes down to the ...

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i realise that there are different names and potentially different species with the name common plec, but with chocolate-coloured "albino" ones (not the albino gibbies) how big will they grow? on this website it says 30 cm max, but other resources i've found say 60 cm. that's a big ...

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just wondering if i could fit a common albino plec to this set up.

am about to get a 6 foot tank made for my 2 gibbies, 2 joselimaianus (20 cm each max), one gold nugget (20 cm again) and newly acquired peppermint (about 15 cm max). probably have a siamese fighter with females as ...

yay he turned up today looking none the worse. no babies seen though. now the female is gone ?taking turns looking after babies? just glad he's ok though.

thanks for your reply dancingdrayad. i think it's unlikely he's jumped out of the tank (hopefully anyway) - he is dominant to the other plecs (he chased everyone else round) and the tank is sealed pretty tight with a wooden cover over the glass lid.

hopefully i'll find him soon, with little babies ...

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can't seem to find my male common bristlenose in my 75 gallon tank. well established tank, parameters normal, female bristlenose and male yellow brislenose seem OK. recent unexplained death of female yellow balck eyed bristlenose has got me worried. lifted up one of the ornaments - no sign ...

thanks mats. maybe i do feed too much protein - i have to feed shrimp pelllets to my clown loaches, although i try to feed my brislenoses spirulena tablets and vegies, maybe they do eat too much shrimp. unfortunately they do like it.

hello? anyone there? would appreciate some ideas, hate not knowing why a special fish dies.

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don't know why but my female yellow black eyed bn died couple days ago. she had been noticeably paler for a while, and hiding at the back a lot, hadn't seen her eating much, and had not been too active. water parameters all good, other bristlenoses healthy, lots of vegies and driftwood.

any ...

They are not too rare in NZ at least - i have bought 2 from my LFS recently, and have seen at least 2 others in the last couple of months. Sorry if it isn't a bristlenose, obviously you're quite keen on these, but gibbies esp albinos can be very beautiful and striking esp as they grow. they just ...

oh gosh, that doesn't sound good. i couldn't help myself and bought one anyway. there are so few cool plecs in my LFS - we're lucky to get gold nuggets, let alone anything like a zebra plec. it's in the quarantine tank at the moment by itself (and one baby guppy) then will be on to the 3 foot tank ...

the other colour variation is the albino gibby (same catfish - still sailfin plec or "gibby") - see this website for pictures - gorgeous yellow colour, becoming golder as they get older

my LFS has what i believe to be pseudacanthicus sp 4 - mustard cactus pleco, as identified in this website. they have called it leopard pleco (as an leopard cactus pleco) but i don't think it's pseudacanthicus leopardus. just wondering if anyone has kept these fish. look cool.

have 2 gibbies and a ...

Actually, from that angle it looks very much like what i have - "albino plecostomus" is what the LFS called mine, and i found it on this website as an albino gibby (pterygoplichthis gibbiceps - hope the spelling is right). what size is it? does it have googly eyes, and is it quite skinny except for ...

i think my fluval 204 is an external canister filter. am not sure as to the exact term, but it is an external unit filled with sponge and ceramic hoops and has a high flow rate. all nitrates etc are ok. i was asking about the sponge filter because i read on this website that they are a good ...

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have 2 small gibbies, one red spot and the other albino, and a gold nugget in a 40 gallon tank (will get a 6 foot tank when they grow). tank set up about 4 weeks with mature water/media, sand, rocks and driftwood. lots of water movement with fluval 204 agitating water surface. all nitrates ...

they're beautiful aren't they? I have one also. found that he hid the entire time in my smal quarantine tank, and as soon as i put him in the tank set up for him and couple gibbies, he came out of the decoration (had to just pick that up with him in it and put it in the tank coz he wouldn't come out ...

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have recently set up a sort-of blackwater biotope tank, with natural sand, driftwood and rocks. have 2 gibbies and a gold nugget currently. want to get the ph down to replicate their natural water conditions, however my local water must be hard or something because despite having an ...

thanks for the reply. gibbies are a bit more active, looking a bit more relaxed as they settle. obviously they nocturnal, so that doesn't help. i find if i sit quietly by the tank they relax once they don't feel any more vibrations (wooden floors) and start to move around a little more. all the food ...

have a couple of gibbies, purchased about 2 weeks ago, one week in new tank. cool colours but pretty unlively. will they get a bit more sociable once they settle in?

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have moved inflow to top of tank, lots of water disturbance now, think plecs look more happy and active already, although maybe just wishful thinking? will buy airstone. not sure what a powerhead is and if we have them in nz.

hi there,
have recently set up new 40g tank with water from established tank (and media) and have one gold nugget and 2 gibbies (will get 6 foot tank later to accomodate size). have a fluval 204, put output nozzle halfway down tank to better simulate river current. this is my first mainly pleco ...

Have recently set up a driftwood and rock blackwater biotope tank for my new gold nugget and two gibbies. used aged aquarium water from other tank, still cycled for a week with two guppies, all parameters good. moved catfish in 3 days ago. they look really happy, in fact the gold nugget who did not ...

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have just set up a 40g tank as a starting tank for 2 gibbies, a gold nugget pleco (will later get 6 foot plus tank) and as gold nuggets like the temp warm, will go for 27-28 degrees celsius (80 - 82 degrees F). am wondering whether to eventually add my 2 bristlenoses and yellow black eyed ...

thanks guys. i'm actually intending on getting a 6 foot tank when these guys get bigger, don't worry. this is just the first tank, also good to practise setting up the substrate/rocks/driftwood etc.

Contrary to other opinions, i reckon that if you really love this catfish and are prepared to give him a big home, why not go with your desires? better you look after him in a proper set up tank, which may be 6 foot and still slightly too small, than someone else buy him and not look after him ...

just realised i have bought 2 gibbies, one albin (aka yellow red eyed plecostomus as named in animates) and a red spot plecostomus. didn't realise they are both same catfish just different colours. fish still in animates, due to pick them up tomorrow, both juveniles. worried because have read these ...

Hi there, am in the process of setting up a newbiotope black water catfish tank and i would like some cream/white sand as a substrate. can't find any in the aquarium or garden stores, they only have grey river stuff. do you think i could use beach sand if i clean it with boiling water and rinse it a ...