Thanks I thought they both got big but we always hear more about the SA redtail.
I know a lfs isn the area had one a customer gave when it outgrew there 125 gallon the petshop ended up giving it to the public aquarium.
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What is the differance between an asain and a south american red tail cat? I know one gets to be bigger then pretty much any tank and should only be kept in public aquariums but what about the other?
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I agree also supply him with a good sized piece of driftwood to rasp on.
At the most he may chase a fish out of his way but he wont hurt anything.
Yes feed him well, any tank with catfish needs sinking foods just for them.
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What other fish are in the tank seems a 7 inch sailfin wouldnt have many places to go in a 29 gallon so that may be why he is hanging at the top, does he have a cave?
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I had moved my 2 into a 125 gallon with some larger cichlids, gold barbs, columbian tetras, bullseye catfish and mystus catfish and so far so good it has been about 6 months, they arnt as fat which means they arnt gorging themselves and I havnt had any fish missing and if I have it is because one of ...

Thanks I have 3 generations of fry in the tank right now and they mind there own buisness, I noticed the male the day before fanning in the cave (I cant see in there so not sure if there were still eggs) and since then he hasent been back to the cave, this is weird for him, I hope he didnt say screw ...

Well I think and most of us think you have a very pretty and rare fish there, Im sure his color will come back in time.
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I had a pleco with a white spot on his belly like that and it was from the rough gravel so it could be very possible he scraped it.
I would really put him back and just keep your tank super clean so he doesnt get fungus on that area.
Not sure how big the Q tank is but smaller tanks and much harder ...

yep same algae I had read my post above as it worked well, using the least amount of chemicals in the tank is better unless it is a health issue and the green algae really isnt going to hurt anything though it does need oxygen.
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I can't say my panaque is beautiful

Do you mean you CAN say your panaque is beautiful?? I think it is a very pretty fish which as you said it stays in the middle of the tank which makes it a great tank centerpeice.
by the way your english is very good!
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BTW those white dots on his body look like his spines not a disease.
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Ick looks like grains of salt and to me it doesnt look like someone shook a salt shaker on him so I would say it is not ick are you talking on the side of his head or by his mouth?
BTW if it doesnt look like ick I would treat for it as it is never a good idea to treat a fish for something it doesnt ...

In my opinion it is really your judgement on how much your guys eat, kinda play with it and if you find you are overfeeding remove the extra food.
maybe try 2 algae wafers a night and if you see any leftovers try 1 and 1/2 same with the veggies.
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lightening of the color in any fish can be a result of stress or mood.
Also diet is a big part of the patches as long as they dont look milky and they look like they are part of the coloring you are ok.
Here is a picture of my sailfin which should be all dark brown with the spots but look at all his ...

Your best bet is to remove it by hand and do this at the first sign of it, I was given a tank with a major problem with this type of algae in fact they gave me the tank because they couldnt stand it.
I wiped the decorations and glass daily and it was in the gravel too so I vacuumed the gravel ...

I saw these two little orange blobs on my aquarium glass a couple days ago and they were moving, this is my bristnose breeding tank after closer look I saw an outline of a little pleco with what looked to be an egg still attached to its belly.
Now maybe this is normal but I usually dont bother to ...

actually I am pretty sure the one in my picture is a ancistrus triradiatus as the males look identical.
http://planetcatfish.com/catelog/lorica ... /883_f.htm
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hmmm see I paid more for these guys then I do for the "commom" bristlenoses around here, here is a picture of the ones which are like $8 like I said I dont have a good picture of the gold dot ones, do yours have black teeth? mine too which is odd because I have never seen this before on a pleco.
I ...

Yes the second post that is them and great pictures!!
How are yours doing? Do you have fry yet?
I have 4 batches of fry and I notice the larger fry have alot more white on there body.
I sorta read the thread over but did they ever figure out what type for sure these guy are?
BTW I have had mine for ...

Not sure if I should have posted this here or elsewhere.
I picked up two bristlenose plecos from a cichlid store which also sells very exotic plecos.
These bristlenoses are a dark brow with alot of gold/yellow dots all over there body, there tail has a white band on the base and the tip is white.
I ...

It should I have noticed they like caves with only one opening for some reason this is what all my bristlenose males pick.
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BTW the 125 gallon has natural gravel, the 29 and the 55 gallon with the green and blue gravel are tucked away in my computer room, everyone makes fun of the gravel when they come over and so does my husband.
Here is a current picture of this pleco.
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Aug ...

lol on the blue gravel, it is the second tank I had set up like 8 years ago, I will be changing to sand soon, I also have a 29 gallon which is my first tank that has green gravel :oops: :roll:
His tankmates in the 125 gallon now are mystus catfish, sun cats, bumblebee jelly catfish(arnt they cute ...

I have 2 angelicus plecos, when I bought them I thought one was male and one female because one had a broader head.
I have noticed the one with the broader head has tusks growing out of the side of his face (sorry I dont know what they are called) is this a way to sex them in these plecos?
Thanks ...

bristlenoses lay there eggs underneath something so you may not see the eggs, Im assuming you have a female in the tank.
They are also very good parents and if you notice the female wont guard them as well as the male but she will be close by.
Also check to see if the male is "fanning" the eggs you ...

My 16 inch pleco is very aggressive I think I may have posted about this before but it is getting worse.
I have had this guy since he was only 2 inches.
He lived in a 29 gallon then was moved to a 55 gallon as he got to be around 12 inches he would slam his body down onto the gravel I think to try ...

I have a vampire I have had him for some time now and I know when I bought him I was freaking out because I had heard they like to eat prawns and clams.
My guy eats anything that falls to the bottom.
I spoil my plecos here are some of the foods he gets.
Nutrafins spirilina tablets
Hikari algae ...

Also he is a good 8 -10 inches he will be moved to a bigger tank soon, I have tried to catch him a few times but I got splashed and he dove into the air like a whale.
Connie

T- clown plecos grow to about 4 inches this is a gibby which grows to 14 inches I doubt anywhere would make such a mistake unless it is a bad petshop that is confused.
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Its hard to believe I was sold this guy when he was about 2 inches and was assured he would get no bigger then 4 inches and that he was a butterfly pleco.
Of course at the time I didnt know much about plecos as I do now.
He is a big sailfin, not as big as my other but he is getting there.
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