how big is the tank with the snail problem??? I think that certain loris could help...depending on the room in the tank and how big the snails are...but if were talking about the little bastard snails that are about the size of a pencil eraser (rubber) than, again depending on the room in the tank i ...

i think it is importnt that we list all the lfs in the area...that way if someone is in the area they know they can check out a shop...it does me no service if im in chicago and the nearest store we list is montreal because he is a wholesaler...certainly wholesalers should be listed...under there3 ...

believe me i know what youre talking about...i used to have a hypost. that used to swim upside down and eat floating pellets...he got so damn lazy that i had to make sure i fed him every night b4 lights out...lol :lol: they are quite intelligent...my Lep. cf galaxias has one spot he likes to sit in ...

by availability i meant "good selection of plecs at all times"...occasional rare/fancy plecs, etc...i meant to show the availability of certain types of catfishes and also ability to make special orders if requested...price i think is imperative as in the twin cities you can pay anywhere from 30-80 ...

IMO. Under ground filter is a time bomb. With large fish forget the UGF if you have small fish(guppie tetra) then ok maybe, but its still a slow trickle filter I think. My point is under a UGF is a perfect place for nasty bugs "IF" it blocks up or the flow slows down to much. if you make sure to ...

thats cool bigblue...but i think youll find a sponge only adds clutter, but its up to you...if you want an internal filter like a sponge i would get an internal filter in which i could add some carbon or peat or something so if you want you have some chemical filtration as well...how long has your ...

OOPS...big blue i meant some of that last post for eddie...anyway i think the emp and 2 powerheads should rock the house on your unit...why the sponge?? are you keeping fry??

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it doesnt mean you should ditch it...the more filtration the better...use it in conjunction with another filter...i do that with one of my tanks and it works well the above being said...a UGF isnt exactly state of the art when it comes to mechanical filtration...i believe that is what you mean when ...

try a bubble wall with suction cups...it has a better effect in my opinion

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just an idea as to how we could lay it out; fish quality (rating scale 1-10, poor to excellent????, with numbers we couldput 7-10, etc) what fish availability prices help expertise non catfish livestock, areas of expertise or bargains location hours phone number i also think that we could include ...

i agree...im willing to make a list of the shops in the twin cities area...i know most of the places well and some of the owners and their specialties...i can start a list if we could make this a part of the site...i think it would be a great addition to the site esp for people sighning up and ...

i must say that i am humbled at how arrogant that last post seemed to have come off...such was not my intention and i dont know why i wrote it the way i did...i apologize to rusty especially as my goal wasnt to besmirch your able advice...i guess i was having a bad day :oops: ...anyway i hope no one ...

in the minnesota twin cities area...two are noteworthy...Terre Quatics in Osseo...and the Forrest Lake Pets store...i know of many more good shops in the area including some breeders of different fish...pm me for more info, but for cats the two mentioned are the best IMO

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man big ups to the fish daddy for helping eddie out...kep your head up eddie all of us have lost fish...all of us...i thinkk all of us have learned the hard way what not to do...now we are all slowly figuring out over YEARS what TO DO...hang in there youll love it if you do...

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i think your best bet rather than tear down your tank to remove the ugf, would be to get two cheap power heads and a small hang on filter like a Eheim 100/150 or a Penguin 125...stay away from whispers IMO, with the combination of the UGF and the hang on you should be in biz

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i think bathos has given you good advice...if you overload your tank too soon in the cycle it is not good...i think that some of your problem with the cloudy water may be due to a bacterial bloom...by introducing many fish at once the bacteria can recognize that there is a large increase of waste ...

well i checked and the belly is spotted as well...does that help at all...i know, i know i need to get a camera ,,,thanx all

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anyone have any good recipes for homemade food that you freeze and feed your fish...im always looking for a new food choice...

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HEY LOOKS LIKE THIS GREAT SITE IS FAST APPROACHING THE 500 MEMBER MARK...CONGRATS TO ALL THE ADMIN AND MODERATORS FOR MAKING THIS PLACE SO HELPFUL...AND WELCOME ALL NEWCOMERS, MYSELF INCLUDED...LOL...HERES TO A LONG AND CAT FILLED LIFE OF THIS SITE AND ITS MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS CATS

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i am just curious if the sturgeon is in any way related, evolutionarily of course to any of the smaller armored cats like the raphaels...i know this may seem absurd but the way the armor on sturgeons looks there could be a parallel drawn :roll: , i know it may seem...well...has anyone here ever ...

I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FIND A GORGEOUS SPECIMEN IN MINNESOTA!!

where are you located??

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i also question wheter its a gibby, i think that at 4 inches he should show more signs...also compare the caudal fins to that of a gibby...i think Lip. pardalis may be closer...that being said who knows really until he is full grown...but i dont think he shows indefinately that he is a gibby ...

there once was a Syno named dot
who put many cats on the spot
swam by confused Cory
and did suddenly flee
he groped my fin that little white snot

rotting leaves are home
to a plethora of cats
rooting for a snack

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id have to check to be 100%, but i think the belly is unspotted, anyway the color of the gobroni and the spots seem to match, as far as the head thing, im no syno expert but i think it may be a little longer but not overly noticeable

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is that aslo why cichlid appears as such rather than c i c h l i d, or is cichlid just a dirty word here...cichlid

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well i just looked at all the pisc in the cat-e-log and i would say that the closest guess would be S. gobroni...however he does have a creamy edge to his fins sort of like acanthomias...either way i bought him as a juvenile for 7 dollars and i thought he was killed as i never saw him in my tank ...

THATS THE LITTLE GUY!!...thanx all i guess the others that were being sold were not eupterus...lol...that is exactly the one silurus

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ps ill try to find a pic of one that looks similar to the usc

the small one is almost blakish lines with a darkish gray background...the mystery syno has smaller dots not like the ocellifer who has fewer and larger dots, the usc has smaller dotts more of them and is a much darker color except the creamy piping on the fins

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i currently have 3 synos 1 i am sure is a S.ocellifer, the other two have me curious...the smallest of the three is around 3" and has a mazelike stripe pattern on a lighter background, heavy markings and relatively close together...he was sold as a eupterus, but i am fairly sure that is noth the ...

AGAIN...i would never recommend feeding any lori meat too often...but as i said bloodworms of a krill or two now and then is ok...in my opinion a varied diet is important...i would never offer beef heart...or anything that isnt aquatic, but if you stay away from that stuff and offer some worms once ...