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Video from Amazon Watch:

http://amazonwatch.org/news/2012/0119-b ... dents-away

Sorry to hear that you lost your fish during the snowstorm! We got 16 inches of wet snow and were without power for more than 4 days, so I feel your distress.

For a few tanks, I suggest that you invest in battery operated pumps to which you can put an airstone on for aeration. Also, drop your ...

The Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies' 36th Annual Tropical Fish Convention will be held March 25-27, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. Make plans today to attend!

Our Friday through Sunday event boasts fantastic speakers from around the globe, a Vendor Room, discussion groups ...

Congrats, Chris! My farlows spawned about a month ago, and the male ate them within hours... Hopefully your male will be a good caregiver this time 'round.

That explains it, thanks! I *thought* I'd posted this in site and issues forum ... guess not.

I wrote a PM to a member, then hit the "send" button. It's currently sitting in my "outbox" with a notation that it was sent, although it doesn't show up in my "sent" folder. I copied the info and made another PM, and this is also still sitting in my "outbox" with a notation that it was sent but not ...

At tank check this morning, there was some good news, but mostly bad.... The good news was that all the eggs had hatched and the male was outside the tube. The bad news is that almost all the fry were dead! I found about a dozen live ones and put them in a baby net, so that's also good news. I ...

Congrats on the spawn and the amazing photos! I have a small colony of otos (about 10), not sure of the gender ratio. The tank they are in has similar parameters to those you listed, although not as many plants. Unfortunately, I've had two females die in the past several months, both eggbound (at ...

Thanks for your reply, apistomaster! I have a supply of both earthworm sticks and spirulina sticks, and veggie sticks as well. I've been feeding these to the colony along with frozen bloodworms and frozen blackworms to help with egg production.

I'm based in the US, so can easily obtain Ken's foods ...

The male is now on his own in a tank. The eggs are beginning to eye up, so I expect them to hatch in a few days. What did you feed your fry once they hatched?

Thanks for your reply. This is a species tank, only other members are another male and 2 females. Do whiptails predate their own young? Should these be removed before the eggs hatch then?

My Common Whiptails, Rineloricaria eigenmanni I believe, spawned a few days ago

http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=26808

They spawned in the large tube from a tank siphon tube that measured 1.75 x 8 inches covered with a piece of slate, some oak leaves, and rounded ...

I caught this adult male on the glass after lights out, and I was able to snap a quick photo. (Please excuse the dirty glass )



Do any of your Leopard Frog plecs have spotted bellies?

The length of the caudal fin extensions varies greatly between individuals. What other fishes are in the tank? Many tankmates will nip at the filaments, especially of less dominant fishes.
-Shane

Shane, other than the Farlows, there are 3 otos, and a trio of C. metae. In their previous tank were ...

There are only 2 rows of belly scutes on these Farlowellas. Perhaps they are Farlowella cf. vittata? The data sheet at http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/species.php?species_id=1316 says
"This species looks most like F. vittata, it has two (as opposed to three) columns of belly plates but the ...

Thank you Racoll for your reply. I realize there is often confusion surrounding many species. My question stems from the fact that these fish have had a spawn in another tank which the male ate, so I moved all of them into another tank, one with plenty of algae and more current. They have been quite ...

I don't think these fish are Sturisoma. I tried to get a clear photo of two females, but they came out quite fuzzy.

http://www.plecofanatics.com/gallery/di ... geid=26636

I also realize I should have posted this in the "What's my Catfish" forum, sorry.

I have a quick question about Farlowellas. Most of my animals have very short caudal fins, with perhaps a small extension on the dorsal aspect. One of them that I believe is an adult female, has very long extensions, perhaps an inch or a bit more, both dorsal and ventral aspects. There are 7 fish, 2 ...

Jools, I am the member having trouble replying to your e-mail asking for another photo. If there is another e-mail that I may use, please send me an e-mail from it to my e-addy. Thanks! Leslie

Congrats on the spawn, Dale! This is a species I'd love to have in my tanks. Looking forward to more photos please.

drgold wrote:looks like a gravid female...get some caves and a cool water change!!

I concur with Andy, looks like a gravid female to me. What hypansistrus species are they, Andrew?

Sweet fry, Dale! Nice to see your set-up as well.

Magnificent plec, Kostas! Congratulations on the pickup.

LDA025, the Bulldog plec, also likes to hide in the sand/substrate. Each time I do a gravel vac in their tank, I'm surprised when they shoot away from under the sand. They only grow to about 1.5 - 2 inches - is this more like the size you were thinking of? Your pH is a bit high, but if your other ...

Congrats on the spawn! The fry are so cute :)

My ABNs just had another spawn this morning - their third, actually. I've been putting the cave, male, and wrigglers into a baby net in the home tank. I remove the male and cave once the fry come out to play. Once the fry get to about a month- 6 weeks ...

Seedy,

I tried posting my reply 3 times last night, just after your post to me – every time I came to add more, all the text was gone, so I gave up and decided to post this morning. Wow, a whole lot of posts happened in the meanwhile.

First, as you all now know, UncleRick had my permission to use ...

This was also a pretty good indication for me that it was safe for pl*cos:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/unclerick666/LESLIEDICKSplecochew.jpg

Seedy, that is a photo of my Royal on the pleco chew. I had just put the chew into the tank, and it was floating when the Royal found it and ...