Jools wrote: gakirby wrote: Is there anyway to change it to maybe me a black background with white text? Just so that it isn't as apparent. Actually, that's not a bad idea at all. I'll have a look at it. Jools This has now been done - looks better to me! Jools Looks beautiful. Much less noticeable ...

I disabled my adblock so that I can now see the ads on PC. BTW how many people view those ads each month according to adsense?

Hi, I have had these plecos for almost two weeks (I think it will be 2 weeks on Wednesday). As for if they have sunken bellies I am not sure but I think the fact that they are eating voluntarily would suggest that they are fine. I will try to get a picture of them the next time I find them. I'll ...

It should be fine granted you watch the water quality and do weekly water changes.

Google is your 2nd best friend right after the Cat-eLog. Google search returned this, http://www.tropicalresources.net/phpBB2 ... s_L201.php, that talks about them being carnivores and eating mostly insect larva , shrimp and worms and should be supplemented with dry food to ensure balance.

Good news. Not 100% positive by at least 98%. I think that both plecos are now eating. :thumbsup: I am so excited. The reason I think this is that the one that normally eats is also the one that routinely tries to climb up the air hose for the airstone (and he is currently doing that). And I keep ...

Sounds good. I am planning on getting a 30-40 gallon tank in a few months anyway so their max size won't be a problem unless those cories grow to more than 6 inches (highly impossible).

1) Not comfortable in their surroundings They have many rocks to hide under as well as their piece of driftwood, so I don't think that is the case. 2) Not acclimated to aquarium life I am unaware as to whether or not they are wild caught except they seem kinda small to be from the wild. But the ...

Hi, I have a 15 gallon tank (approximately 24"x12"x12"). I currently have 4 bloodfin tetras (about an inch long maybe a tiny bit more, not gonna grow to more than 2" each), and two Clown Plecos (1 P. Maccus, and 1 LDA68). I used to have 6 bloodfins (two had run-ins with the business end of the ...

I have just one more question. There is a lot of discussion on these forums about how all plecos absolutely adore Tetra Color Bits (is this true for the Panaques?), do they really like them more than the TetraMin Tropical Tablets made especially for bottom eaters? If anyone could shed some light on ...

Good calls MatsP I hadn't even noticed that part of his post. I was still stuck on the fact that he was 15 years old and had 10 tanks and 1 pond already at such a young age.

Dukerider, I will definitely try and find some of that Kent Garlic Xtreme from a LFS this weekend. Hopefully that will do the trick. As for my driftwood, it should be ready to be put back in the tank tonight. I had never thought about using bananas, would I just slice them into 1/2 pieces and let it ...

Hey, I have been trying to get my "Clown Plecos" (1 P. Maccus and 1 LDA68) to eat for the past week. THey have outright refused Hikari Algae Wafers and have only gotten them to eat zucchini in 1 out of 5 tries. What can I use to make them eat more (or anything). One of my biggest problems is that I ...

Nice to have you join PC

Quite a collection of tanks and catfish you have there... I'm sixteen and you're probably beating me with years of experience and definitely years of tanks.

I am quite surprised at what is now happening. Last night I added some zucchini and to my amazement there were tiny little bite marks on it when I took it out. I am going to microwave it a little tonight before I put it in so that it is softer and make he will eat more. The suprising thing is that I ...

A picture would probably help a lot. Its hard to know if something isn't something if we've never seen it.

I am all for using ads on website to gain revenue to offset the costs of hosting, except when I have to view them. Only for PlantCatfish will I stare at that unsightly gray box. Is there anyway to change it to maybe me a black background with white text? Just so that it isn't as apparent. -Greg Kirby

That was very well put. I will definitely consider using that type of filtration.... so many decisions to make about a new tank...

Thank you very much.

I had no idea that there were ads due to my adblock plus. I guess I will just have to learn where each button is under the main menu.

Welcome to PlanetCatfish!!!

Very nice looking fish you got there. Looks like you have also made a very nice planted tank for it to live in... best of luck with your new purchase.

Hi, I have very much enjoyed this site as a great reference tool and plain entertainment as I have read through thousands of posts. I have noticed however that in firefox the area in which one could do a forum search, register, login, etc. is covered up with the main site navigation menu. I am not ...

I dechlorinate the whole load in a separate rinse cycle. I'm one lazy aquarist. Thats not so much as being lazy as it is being resourceful :thumbsup: I haven't made a definite decision about what type of filtration I am going to get, as my new tank is probably not going to happen until the summer ...

Thats exactly what I am planning on having happen. I think when it is time, I will buy a Emperor 400 Power Filter so that way I will always have two things of filter media running so that I wont ever have to risk having an accidental cycle when replacing the media. And I will take the media from my ...

my two pennies worth: boiling wood after soaking it for days is likely to cause the problems you describe. When you put the wood in water to soak lots of microscopic life starts living on and off it, especially fungi. They grow fast while you soak and then they all die when you boil and start ...

Although not very large to you and more developed fish enthusiasts, I think when I get my new 40 gallon bowfront tank it will be very exciting because the size will be more than 250% of my current one.... who knows maybe my 15 will become a breeding tank.

Thanks for all your help.

-Greg Kirby

The fish tank gods from above have decided to reward me for my pseudo patience. For the past week or more my ammonia levels have been at least 4.0ppm or higher with each of my bi-daily tests. Today however my test came up with a mere .25ppm of Ammonia/Ammonium. Although this is not 0/ideal it is a ...

You have quite a nice assortment of plecos!!! Once I get my 3 foot tank (about 35-40 gallons) I hope to add to what I have, perhaps end up with 4 panaque and maybe a couple bristlenose plecs, maybe I will even get some vibrantly colored pleco eyecandy...

-Greg Kirby

Garrrhhh posting in this thread is becoming addicting to me... but it is giving me a way to feel that I am "helping" my fish by becoming more educated, ok enough of that. I just wanted to update that after a long 24 hours, my LDA68 is now sucking onto the side of the glass between the two suction ...

I think when I go to the LFS tomorrow I might try and see if they will let me borrow/have some of their used filter media so that I can get a jump start on my bacterial colonies. This is of course only if the tanks have good levels and there is no disease going around the tank.

-Greg Kirby

Larry, I understand how beneficial using substrate from an established aquarium can be. However, a few hours ago (just my luck) the other aquarium that I have has had an outbreak of ICK in which 1/4 of all the fish are covered in white spots. To me having high ammonia levels is a lot better than ...