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8 Most Recently Added Questions (show all)

1.   How do I register on this site please? (Added 07/8/2006)
2.   Can catfishes (especially corys) breathe atmospheric air the way bichirs and gouramis do? (Added 06/18/2006)
3.   My red tail catfish has stopped eating for 6 weeks, with only variant parameter such as hardness, No sign of disease, active, acts hungry but spits out whatever he ocasionally tastes/ He acts friendly and is otherwise healthy. BIT HE IS NOT EATING AT ALL. (Added 06/7/2006)
4.   What would be a good catfish for beginners? (Added 05/20/2006)
5.   I have sand instead of gravel. Would I still be able to get a pleco? I'm not sure if that would harm it in any way. Maybe affect his breathing or anything like that. (Added 04/9/2006)
6.   How do I become a member of your forum? I can't find the register link. (Added 04/8/2006)
7.   What is the function of an adipose fin in (cat)fishes? (Added 03/31/2006)
8.   Do catfish shed their skin? (Added 03/22/2006)

8 Most Popular Questions (show all)

1.   How do I add an image to a post? (Viewed 12898 times)
2.   While cleaning fish,one of the fin rays poked me in the finger. Now the site is purple ,swollen and sore. Are catfish poisionous? (Viewed 4878 times)
3.   Why are there *'s in pleco and cichlid? (Viewed 4444 times)
4.   What is the largest freshwater catfish in the world? (Viewed 3847 times)
5.   Do catfish menstruate? (Viewed 3792 times)
6.   How long, on average, do Corydoras live? (Viewed 3673 times)
7.   I have a raphael catfish with a distended belly. She looks pregnant! What's up? (Viewed 3543 times)
8.   Why do Corys lose their barbels? (Viewed 3528 times)

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General (27)

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Husbandry / Reproduction (28)

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Taxonomy / Science News (3)

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