thanks for the suggestion, Silirus. I will try get a suitable pvc pipe or something like that and see if my s. nigrita will feel comfortable enough to get away from the powerfilter intake hideout. thanks again.

hi all, i have a synodontis nigrita (about 4 inches) in my 55g tank housed with dither fish (5 redeye tetras). close to 1/2 of the tank is covered with driftwoods/rocks/ and leaves..i expected my s.nigrita to be happy with this setup,,however, i've never seen it hiding under those furnitures. it's ...

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in not an expert, but in my opinion... since they can grow to like 6 inches, and they need lots of cover (rocks/driftwood) plus open spaces, i say 9 eupterus will need atleast 90g? again, i'm not an expert on eupterus, so i may be wrong.

hi everyone, just wanted to share a rather depressing thing i witnessed earlier today. I visited a LFS (first time going there) where i heard they had a variety of catfish collection. when i got there, i was shocked by the way they crammed huge ammount of fish in each of their 10g tanks (eaisly the ...

Hi,
As for pipes in tokyo, I believe the store "Tokyu Hands" will most likely have them! Hope this helps.

hi, i think letting the cory some time to get used to the tank helps. i've noticed that sometimes corydoras gets alittle shy or timid for awhile when they're introduced to a new surrounding. Offering a piece of driftwood for cover helps them feel more safe enough to start eating. and again, i agree ...

thanks for all the suggestions!!

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I feed my corydoras Hikari sinking wafers and TetraMin tropicla tablets. Also, I occasionally feed them Hikari frozen bloodworms (they go crazy for those!). hope this helps

Hi, I think corydoras do alot better in shoals of 6 or more (plus, you'll have greater chance of successfully breeding them too!). I personally tend to stick with the same corydoras species to make up the group. And yes, I think 30g tank is big enough in my opinion. However, it also depends on what ...

Hello everyone. New here!! First, I want to say that this is a GREAT website!!! Question: I have a 75g tank housed with an Oscar cichlid. I'm thinking whether it's possible for me to house a lima shovelnose catfish in my current tank (since i think the water parameters are very similar). I noticed ...