Hi fod

Hello mate
I think we spoke before on PF

I have a pictus that doesn't seem content in the 4 foot tank in which he is kept. Most references suggest a tank of 3 foot but this fish is very active and I would like to see him in a larger tank. If there is anybody with a tank of at least 6 foot and would like to rehome him please let me know. I ...

I've had a similar problem, never been able to upload even though within stated limits.

I posted a similar question on PF some time ago, heres the link.Hope it helps.
http://www.plecofanatics.com/forum/show ... light=fimo

Looks like it came out of Wholesale tropicals, they're usually good with their ids

I have a few otos and occasionaly they do try to latch on to other fish.

Pimafix from API is very good and I have never seen a bad reaction from my plecs when using it.
As for being reclusive, I recently added a couple more L260s and now they are out every time I feed.

As I type this my sterbai are at it like the proverbial rabbit! Question is; how to remove the eggs from the glass front? I've tried a razor blade but have only had a 25% success rate. I need to be quick as the black widows and platies are queing up for a free meal!! The few that I've managed to ...

What do you think?
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/protei ... denitr.htm

Cheers Mats.

I recently picked up an L260, size approx. 70mm TL. The belly is all white. I would like to get another to see if they will breed in a community set up. Can anyone tell me at what size the marbling on the males belly appears. At the moment I'm assuming I have a female but would like to know for ...

Thanks again Ian.

Thanks for the replies. Would the same be true of Cories and Brochis? I have 6 Cory gold stripe at the moment, soon to be joined by 10 pygmaeus, I don't think I'll have trouble with these crossbreeding. I wanted to add another small shoal. Would Brochis be OK? I know they're closely related and ...

Is there much chance of cories crossbreeding if a few different species are kept in the same tank?
Thanks in advance.

Cheers Larry

Hi Larry. Have you had any success breeding the Bamboo shrimp? I picked up three today, a male and two females. I've heard that they require salt water to breed but I'm not sure if this is right. Any info would be much appreciated.
thanks, chris

Many thanks for the replies. I would be interested in getting a small group but not at £220 each!! Have just seen some go on ebay for £180 each, still out of my league though.

Are L046 generally available in the UK. Having never seen one in the flesh, I'd be interested to know if any PC members are trying to make them more obtainable. I'm currently cycling a Rio 300, seems to be taking for ever!!

Hikari wafers. My one loves them and frozen bloodworm.

Try this:

http://www.pufferfish.co.uk

Thanks hellocatfish. I think I will give it a go but place the cave in a bucket for a couple of months and monitor the water.

Thanks for the reply, I think you're right to stay with natural materials. I posted same question today on plecofanatics and one of the answers raised the subject of a plec rasping on the material and ingesting polymers!! Better safe than sorry.

I have come across a product called Fimo polymer clay. It's available in many colours and some natural looking stone shades. Once the right shape has been made it can be fired in a conventional oven at 130' C. Has anyone tried this before? It looks ideal for making caves etc. As it's aimed at ...

Don't believe a word of it! Blame the dog' I do!!!!!!

Have to disagree on this one hellocatfish, paid for two new test kits and still getting different results!!! Tank still cycling so no real problems, nothing is suffering! Curious as to whether tablet tests are accurate as both liquid tests read the same. All test kits are fairly new??? New API ...

Thanks hellocatfish. Subtle no! Good sound advice and well received. I have no real problems, all tests well within accepted levels, but I take on board your bandaid statement. With a UV, I may well miss something that good husbandry would not allow to happen in the first place. Thanks again.

Hi hfjacinto Thanks for the reply. Exactly what I needed in fact. I too have the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals freshwater master test kit, and have doubted its accuracy for a while. When comparing results with two different kits the readings have never been the same. Any thoughts on which is best? How do ...

How about starting a poll of which test kits we use. I think it would be good to compare ease of use, accuracy, how easy they are to read etc?

As I constantly travel all around London , Luton and Cambridge for my job, I would be interested to hear about good shops with catfish in these areas. Particularly Luton and Cambridge. My LFS is Wholesale Tropicals and I also use Wildwoods so if you have a good LFS let me know, but not the boss!! He ...