http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/pavlospefkos/pearl.jpg http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e137/pavlospefkos/aluminium.jpg Please help me to identify these two catfish. One was bought when very small as a Pearl Catfish but now he has grown, he is larger than they are supposed to get. He is ...

Not the best of news I'm afraid. Have tried the cod fillet strips, the Learius appears to get even more excited and boisterous over them, making his tankmates retreat even further. As a result I have had to move the shovelnose back into his old 6' tank. He has not eaten for 10 days and I am not ...

Thanks a lot catfishcrazy. I had been considering going to my local fishmonger but was unsure what size fish to buy until I got a reply. I will try this very soon and will let you know how I get on. Cheers buddy.

I have an 18" Learius Marmaratus in a 100 gal tank along with ablack ghost knifefish and a lima shovelnose(8"). I had previously been feeding frozen lance fish to both cats in their old tank and both of them ate without problem. I am now finding that when I feed lancefish in the new set-up, the ...

hi taratron, not quite sure what lancefish are other than small (2" ) silver fish that we buy frozen from the local aquatic shop. supplied by ruto, they can be bought on the net. hope this helps a little. cheers. sue

thanks for a great tip. will try it next time i feed lance fish. will let you know how i get on. sue

While awaiting replies, i dropped an airstone into the tank to help the gasping fish. Within 2 hours, the film had disappeared and has not returned 24 hrs laterand fish are all fine again!
IS THIS NORMAL?????????
It is certainly a bit cheaper than another bit of kit!!

Hopefully somebody will have a straight forward reply to this question. Each time I feed frozen Lancefish into my tank, a film of oil forms on the water surface. I know this is due to the fact that lancefish is a very oily fish and no matter how many times I change the water in the beaker in which ...