I have been posting for a while but never gave where I am from. Well I am from Union, NJ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Township,_Union_County,_New_Jersey) which is known as being the hometowns for Roberth Wuhl of the famous movie "Hollywood Knights" and Ray Liotta. We also have the worlds ...

Hi WhiteWaves, I wouldn't add any more fish as the sailfin plecos can get close to 18 inches which are too big for your current tank I have a Lapardis in a 45 gallon tall (same width and length as a 30 gallon) and he/she is over 9 inches and even that fish is too big for my current tank.

Why do you want to raise or lower PH? My experience is that most fish are adaptable to whatever PH the water is if extremes are avoided. I believe the reason your PH is so low compared to the tap water is that you have a lot of carbon dioxide in your tank. Water mixes with carbon dioxide making ...

You can deal with Pedro at: http://www.aquascapeonline.com I ordered 3 gold nuggets the price was good, but all died with a week of getting them, so be careful. The best place in North NJ to get plecos are Shark Aquarium and Pet Shanty. Shark Aquarium has a good selection but the owner (George) is ...

Hello, I have an Eheim Economy model which works fine, it was relatively inexpensive (around $100 with shipping), but I would not buy it again as its outflow is slow. You are better off getting the Eheim classic or pro. For the money the best filter I ever had was an AquaClear 300. This filter is ...

If carefully planned and with some help, you can move everything in one day but to be safe I always plan for 2 days. With 4 people I was able to move from a 2 bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom house (with 2 fish tanks and a cat) in approximately 12 hours. I was tired but I got everything done. The ...

Hi, I moved 2 tanks several years ago. What I found to be easiest is to move the tanks with a little bit of water (around 2 inches) and with the plants attached. It was also the first thing I moved early in the morning. Prior to Move: Don’t feed the fish for 4 days prior to move Do a large water c ...

With my weekly water changes I use the water as follows: In spring/summer/fall - 1 bucket for the houseplants 2 buckets for the plants on deck 2 buckets for the plants in front of the house and the rest for tomatoes. In Winter(or when the plants are dead) 1bucket for the house plants Rest I use the ...

I use Hikari, Tetra Min Variety and Top Fin and all are quickly eatin.

I see you are in Delaware, if you don't mind a 2 hour drive I can recommend some nice LFS near me. I have 2 within 5 miles that stock very nice exotic catfish.

In PA you could go to That Fish Place in Lancaster, good prices and a large selection.

Hello, I have cories in a 10 gallon tank (app 30cm deep) and they are breeding while the cories in the 45 gallon tank (app 60 cm deep) are not breeding. All other water parameters are the same except when I do a water change on the 10 gallon I change 90% of the water while on the 45 I do a 40% water ...

I haven't read this one: I wanted a new fish tank but my wife wouldn't let me buy one so 2 years ago I gave my brother money to buy the tank (in this way I didn't buy it) and while she was away on a business trip I changed all the fish from the 30 gallon to the new 45 gallon tank I purchased. When ...

After multiple try 456,249 Level 11.

Level 11 is really hard, did any one finish the game?

If you read some of my other posts I don't know if I was the best he could have. I made many mistakes in fish keeping from plugging in filters into the timer for the lights to overstocking tanks. I can say in my 20 years of keeping fish the secret to keeping them was massive weekly water changes. No ...

Does anyone know what the average age a cory lasts?

Corydoras palateous June 1995 to December 2007 Cory Today my oldest cory has died. He was 12+ years old. This cory lived through various aquariums and biotypes. What started off as Amazon biotype with angels and tetras with corys as a side fish went to rainbows and became a catfish tank with Congo ...

I would change the text to white and put in on a black t-shirt.

I had the same issue, an increase in iron and the addition of phosphate solved the problem. Just be careful with phosphate as you can get an algae bloom if you overdose. If you use water conditioners, many remove heavy metals (iron included) so dose with iron a day after water change or adding ...

Hello all, Its been 6 months since I purchased the ecco filter. Overall my impressions haven't changed. The pluses: Quiet Easy to prime Good price Easy to clean The minuses: On the small side slow outflow Would I purchase again, the answer is no, if faced with the same situation I would have ...

Even though I think it is a Pardalis I am not sure and several species are listed as common Pleco's. The LFS that I purchased from stated that these "common pleco's" tend to get around 9 inches and he hasn't seen any larger of these type. He has several gibbiceps that are over 1 foot long. From the ...

Hello all, I have a question regarding the maximum size of Pterygoplichthys pardalis. I read in the cat-a-log that its maximum size is 13.8 (inches –SL). I currently have one that is around 8 inches (it’s hard the measure the sucker when he is moving). I have had him for over 3 years and the last yea ...

In the US Tropical Fish Hobbyist is the best and its written in US English

Hi all, Hellocatfish, I agree with the filtration on the ecco not being as fast as the classic or the pro, but for the price of 1 classic, I can get 2 ecco's which provide more filtration than 1 classic. If budget was no option I feel a professional would be the best filter, but the question is: Are ...

I am nowhere near the hobbyist most of the people on this forum are, but I have 2 out of 5 original cories (c.Sterbai) when I set-up the fish tank 12 years ago. They have been through 2 house moves and an aquarium move. I even have a lone otto that has to be at least 4 years old and I thought otto's ...

I once saw 3 snowball plecos for sale in one of the big pet places. They were on sale for $5.99 (a stupid price if I ever saw one). I bought all 3 and put into a quaratine 10 gallon tank that was sent up for over 4 months. I did 50% water changes every 3 days. The pleco's never ate and 2 weeks later ...

Mats,

Thanks for the suggestion, I don't have a spray bar on the Eheim.

Did you ever try the eheim professional? They are much larger than the comparable classic or ecco, the major issue with the professional is cost. I think for the price of one professional one can get 3 ecco's.

Peckotelia Sabaji and a veil tail ancistrus (have no idea what the scientific mane is)

But I also like Pardalis and plain bushy noses also.

Heck I even like corydoras aneus and octocinclus.

I guess all are my favorite.

Hi All, I must have had the Ecco for 3 months and after two cleaning it still runs well. The only issue was the final filter foam got clogged really quick, that now is gone. The Eheim is filled with substrate and a prefilter foam. Pluses: Quiet, good filtering, easy to clean, easy to prime Minuses ...

Hi Dinyar, I have an outdoor tub pond (24 gal, app 70 liters) that I overwinter outside in NJ (January highs are from -5 to 10 Celsius, 10 to 45 Fahrenheit). I have had the pond for over 3 years with no goldfish loss from the elements; a cat eating them is another story. I even have a small pleco ...

However, i lost two rummy nose tetras about an hour after i put them back and today my male Krib is on its way out. My Red Line barbs also sustained some damage to there nose's. Paul, I have some concerns about a fish dieing within an hour of being put into a new tank. Even with massive amounts of ...