thanks for the tips, i increase temp from 80 to 82.5F and left aeration on full time, the L66 seems more willing to locate food rather than swimming continuously.

Hi, here is my background info 65gal community, 5 months old 48" T5NO coralife - 8 hrs / day air pump + air stone - 8 hrs / day 150W heater lace rock deco, driftwood, eco-complete planted substrate with top layer of play sand paramters: 81F 7.8 pH 0 amm 0 nit 10-20 nitrate weekly 25% change + prime ...

ive had one with bluish eyes, these are the best looking bristlenosed

beauties

well a plump belly is always better than a sunken one..

ok in the quarentine tank now, 10 gal, i plan to purchase maracyn to combat bacteria today, the temp is at 80, lots of aereation...and i'm going to add salt...is salt and maracyn ok? ive read that salt and formalin is not ok, and mal. green seems too dangerous...hope someone can guide me through ...

thanks for the reply... my hypothesis is that my 8" rhino or my africans have been sucking/biting at it...although the tank has been setup for like 4-5 months...and the bite/suck marks starting to get infected b/c of the high ammonia levels/stress? thats my guess...anyway what is costia infection ...

I've never had this disease in my life. I'm guessing mycobacteria? If so, how to treat it? L103 Pleco 50 gal 76F 7.7pH Couldn't measure ammonia/nitrate/nitrite but i'm pretty sure ammonia is the problem as I didnt change the water in a while, ammonia build up. :( Couple of assorted African's in the ...

frozen bloodworms...they don't eat it...i'll try live i guess but its hard to get here...they eat zuchinni but not as fast as other plecos that i have

30 is too small

vegetables = lettuce and zuchhini...i don't keep them in the water for any longer than 3 days. I agree as well no medication. I feed them 20% Sera brand spirulina tablets. They literally reject bloodworms that i give to them, and i dont think they eat the shrimp pellets as well. Any trick as to get ...

Feces are not stringy, but separate, brown color. I checked their vents and i see nothing to the naked eye. His belly is just not as big, and im really scared that it'll start hollowing out...i should not put any medication in there, as i don't confirm any disease right? not even put precautionary ...

should i literally overfeed? its only a ten gal, and i have 3 in it...i treat it as a quarentine tank...

All my L052 butterfly plecoes seem to be fine...round bellys...except for one. His belly is pretty flat...he is pretty active amongst the others around evening/night time when i feed them...occasional territorial disputes...but i make sure there is food EVERYWHERE...however...even when i think he is ...

yeah but........six years!?? ten gallons?
my rhino i had for 5 years maybe...7-8 inches...can never imagine him in a ten

you had a rhino in a 10 gal for six years?

nice grab! i'm sure this guy was well worth the price if it was sold as a scribble (not that scribbles are cheap! but this guy should be more expensive!)

at what point of starvation for a pleco is there no return? Any indications?

I would like to enhance and promote even more algae growth in my tank, as i have quite a few plecos in my tank. Anyone have tips on maximizing algae growth? I know this is contradicting to conventional fishkeeping hehe....but i'm a pleco man what can i say... I know putting the tank under direct ...

Yeah, this guy's been having velvet for quite a number of days. Temp @ 78F, 7.7pH, the yellowish white spots have been dissapearing and reappearing, but noticeably less. But what i'm worried about is his discoloration. There are patches of discoloration around his body...i'm worried this may spread ...

I'm not sure but my L052's are really picky eaters, refusing shrimp pellets and "fish meal" algae wafers (low quality algae wafers). I kno they are vegetarians, but i'm just experimenting with the diet. I bought some Sera brand 20% spirulina sinking tablets, and i THINK they are eating them but i ...

WOW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! Being in Canada you must be very proud as there are little to none zebra breeders here...I'm from Toronto Ontario and even had thoughts about visiting you up in winnepeg!!! haha....congratulations none the less......wow must be so exciting! I really am!

thank you again for your posts!

WOW! Congratulations!

I couldnt see him feeding, until, I watched..... and waited.....and waited for 20mins and all was revealed!!!!!!


Thats the best part about catfish keeping. I love that moment. When everything becomes alive after minutes or HOURS of waiting hahahaha

OK OK guys thank you for all your replies!!!! and sorry for using the imperial system haha 1. I'm running an Emperor 400 (400gph) filter, an aquaclear 250 and two powerheads, so a TOTAL of approximately 500+ gallons per hour, in a 40 gallon tank (42inches long X 18 wide X 12 high). 4 butterfly ...

i'm keeping several L052 and a king tiger....
i'm thinking getting rummy nose tetra...and some ottos....would they appreciate strong current?

Hi, i'm looking for other species of fish...doesn't have to be catfish that are compatible with general loricariids and are well adapted to very fast currents (i have alot of current in my tank)...hopefully from the blackwater rivers thanks!

I've been to all the BA's in ontario, and all the variety of species combined don't match the aquarium scene in Asia/Europe. I just got back from Hong Kong in that famous Aquarium Street and that was bliss....not only for plecos but all species of captive fish.

beautiful...absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! thank you for your generous help! started my 40 long this week... its 42X18X12 are the measurements....i finally found a hose to connect my emperor 400 filter intake to the opposite end of the tank, and connected two powerheads (300gph and 200gph) to the ...