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by xander
08 Oct 2010, 05:23
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Yellow Spotted pleco ID please
Replies: 5
Views: 2378

Re: Yellow Spotted pl*co ID please

That's what I was leaning toward after finding those pics on this site.
by xander
08 Oct 2010, 04:50
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Yellow Spotted pleco ID please
Replies: 5
Views: 2378

Yellow Spotted pleco ID please

It was sold to me as a "Yellow Spotted Pleco" and they also stated it was L200. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_oU1QP8gd-CA/TK6RP_I7pVI/AAAAAAAAALg/7IDyzR4Uoio/s800/_A073630.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oU1QP8gd-CA/TK6R5zvyLyI/AAAAAAAAAL4/NuuSqOxbO8c/s640/_A073696.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_oU1QP8gd-CA/...
by xander
20 Sep 2010, 18:35
Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
Topic: Pygmy corys not looking well.
Replies: 0
Views: 511

Pygmy corys not looking well.

I have four pygmy corys in a 30 gallon tank housed with 3 rubbernose plecos and 7 green fire tetras. I have eco complete as the substrate with some dark driftwood and a piece of slate. The tank has been set up for almost a month. I skipped starting a cycle by having the intended filter (eheim ecco 2...
by xander
30 Jun 2010, 22:25
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Ancistrus of some sort
Replies: 3
Views: 782

Re: Ancistrus of some sort

thanks I'll try and get better pics in the mean time.
by xander
30 Jun 2010, 21:40
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Ancistrus of some sort
Replies: 3
Views: 782

Ancistrus of some sort

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_oU1QP8gd-CA/TCuo4r5a_hI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Lh8rEc6DcU0/s720/_6303093.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_oU1QP8gd-CA/TCuoylMrfCI/AAAAAAAAAFE/io_-p0cD7hQ/s720/_6303087.JPG This is quite a different species than the breeding pair of Ancistrus that I have. Probably cirrhosus or temminckii below h...
by xander
03 Sep 2005, 20:48
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: preserving dead fish
Replies: 5
Views: 1373

preserving dead fish

Fish die. Its sad but they do. One died recently that I have had for over 10 years. I would like to preserve it as I don't feel I'll find another like it. It was a Bunocephalus amazonicus. I would like to keep this specimen in as preserved a condition as possible. I have wanted to do this with past ...
by xander
02 Dec 2004, 00:20
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: clay cave
Replies: 8
Views: 2124

thanks

I am hoping to design it myself. And it is not for breeding as these guys need to burrow to do that. Its just a place that they call call their own. Somewhere to hide if they want and defend and share whatever. Just sort of aquascaping with clay. That may be a better way of putting it. just want to ...
by xander
28 Nov 2004, 23:16
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: clay cave
Replies: 8
Views: 2124

clay cave

I am thinking of making or having a clay cave made to suit some large plecos. I am not sure if I can use just any clay or if I have to stick to specific types so I don't leech anything in the water. These aren't for breeding just a place to hang. I'm not sure of the design yet I think I will play wi...
by xander
05 Jun 2004, 16:44
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: bullhead died
Replies: 0
Views: 414

bullhead died

I found my black bullhead dead this morning. The same one in most of the pics posted on this site. He had blood around his anus. I am thinking he ate something he couldn't pass and it plugged him up. I put in a few small snails not too long ago. But if that were the case wouldn't an accident swallow...
by xander
17 May 2004, 01:14
Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
Topic: petting a south american red tail cat- is it a bad idea?
Replies: 13
Views: 3063

get bit

My bullhead will bite me from time to time mistaking me for food. Once he realizes that it is attached to something MUCH lager than he (once I wiggle it) he lets go. Its quite a shock because they hit kinda hard but hes only 6 to 7 inches so its not painfull.
by xander
16 May 2004, 20:38
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: snail eating pleco
Replies: 1
Views: 601

snail eating pleco

I havve what I thnk to be some sort of Leporacanthicus. I have read that some of these eat snails. I have it in a tank with apple snails. One adult, about 30 averaging 30cm, and a fresh clutch of eggs. I am wondering how a pleco would eat the snails. Can they eat all sizes. I can understand how they...
by xander
13 May 2004, 05:12
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Green Plec L200
Replies: 19
Views: 4045

yeah

$80 is expensive but as long ass ppl pay it they will continue to sell them at inflated prices. I wouldn't normaly pay more than $50 for a catfish but these green ones are way cool. I am sure someone will buy him before they even dream of dropping the price.
by xander
11 May 2004, 03:28
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Green Plec L200
Replies: 19
Views: 4045

I just saw one of those at my LFS and was very temped to get is save for the price. I was already getting 3 relativly cheap plecos so another $80 for one I know little about didn't seem logical to me. Maybe next month. yeah like they'll still have it.
by xander
10 Mar 2004, 05:05
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Sharp nose pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2612

well

so how do i know for sure?
by xander
06 Mar 2004, 04:09
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Sharp nose pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2612

Pics

I finally got a few pics of the little guy. I had to focus in the dark and then flash the poor guy. A few turned out ok. Heres a link http://community.webshots.com/album/123296996jkEXbO?132 Please take a look. I was thinking it may be going through a color change from juvinal to adult but since I do...
by xander
03 Mar 2004, 00:59
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Sharp nose pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2612

Wof

I got him at World of Fish. They said the seller sold it to them under that name. They also said he was a new arrival. We looked up the books a bit but they weren't up to date.
by xander
01 Mar 2004, 23:44
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Sharp nose pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2612

I figured

They said it was sold to them as a "sharpnose" and they hadn't heard of it before either and they are the premeir pleco store in the midwest. Well I have yet to see him out of the hole he's sharing with a fast growing L001. Will post a pick as soon as I can get one. I was going to get a pi...
by xander
01 Mar 2004, 05:19
Forum: What is my catfish?
Topic: Sharp nose pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2612

Sharp nose pleco?

I just got a black pleco that is about 2 - 3 inches long. I has some white spots on it that are mosty from the dorsal fin and back to the tail. I did see a few from dorsal to head but not as many or as large. They sold him to me as a Sharpnose pleco. They didn't know what L # it was or its latin nam...
by xander
24 Jan 2004, 18:10
Forum: Tank Talk
Topic: Furrry Bog wood
Replies: 20
Views: 8573

fungus

I heard that the fungus will stop growing once the bacteria in your tank develope to take care of it. I would just let it be until it cures itself. It may take a while but it doesn't harm the fish. The bacteria that take on the fungus are not the same as the ones that take part in the nitrogen cycle...
by xander
15 Jan 2004, 03:21
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Stressed, Irritable and miserable...Just quit smoking!!!
Replies: 40
Views: 9173

The first time I quit i used welbutrin which I liked and worked but I started again of my own free will thinking i could quit like I did the first time. I was wrong I tried the other pill. zyban maybe. Whatever that was it didn't work. Maybe I needed a higher dosage. But the last time I quit I used ...
by xander
14 Jan 2004, 04:36
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: Stressed, Irritable and miserable...Just quit smoking!!!
Replies: 40
Views: 9173

not since 10/01/01

That wan't the first time I quit but I believe it will be that last. You REALLY have to WANT to quit. It is one of the hardest things to do. They say it is harder then kicking a heroin addiction. It has been well over 2 years and i still realize that I am addict. I plan on having a cuban cigar soon....
by xander
14 Jan 2004, 04:21
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: where did notcatfish.com go?
Replies: 6
Views: 1428

i was wondering wehat happened to it as well. I searched the site forever looking for that link. At least I know i didn't just dream it up.
by xander
14 Jan 2004, 04:13
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: a drunk Pike?
Replies: 11
Views: 2660

It sounds like they caught it by hand. If so it was either already dead or becoming fishfood. The champange thing while not cool was just a joke. I don't see why they should be so punished for this. Of course the facts may prove different. Drunk ppl can do some dumb stuff. Famous last words "ho...
by xander
10 Jan 2004, 17:50
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Suitable algae eating catfish for a discus tank?
Replies: 19
Views: 3536

Pleco and slime

I have an adult Uaru which produces slime similar to the discus. My L001 would at times suck on him but very wearily. This only happend when the Uaru offered himself to him. They Uaru seemed to enjoy it. I never saw the pleco go after the Uaru for this treat and only took it when offered. Many times...
by xander
10 Jan 2004, 17:41
Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
Topic: Bristlenose breeding
Replies: 8
Views: 1536

Little ones too

Is the fry mimicry the norm with very small bristlenose as well. I have a bunch that are barely an inch and I have seen them sit in their hiding spots with their tail barely showing and twich it. These guys are no more than six months old.
by xander
04 Jan 2004, 18:38
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: What is the all-time best pleco?
Replies: 12
Views: 2305

Rhino pleco

Glyptoperichthys scrophus is my all time favorite.
by xander
27 Dec 2003, 17:26
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: opinions???
Replies: 9
Views: 1550

yeah hatchetfish are cool. Tend to be picky about water parameters and are notorious jumpers. What about those butterfly fish. I think those are awesome. I would have a ton of them if it weren't for the fact that I keep fish from the americas.
by xander
27 Dec 2003, 02:36
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Bullheads eat snails?
Replies: 5
Views: 1839

wow

I just got 3 of the largest snails I could find at my LFS. He has already devoured one. I think it was because it was partionlly open. It didn't pull back when I pulled it open so I assumed it to be dead. It didn't take him too long to pull the meat from the shell but he had a hell of a time getting...
by xander
26 Dec 2003, 23:27
Forum: Other Catfishes
Topic: Bullheads eat snails?
Replies: 5
Views: 1839

well hes about 6.5 inches. And can gorge on until his belly is the size of a golf ball. So how big of a snail would I need to get? Or shuld I just get some small cheap ones and let him eat them.
by xander
26 Dec 2003, 19:21
Forum: Speak Easy
Topic: opinions???
Replies: 9
Views: 1550

Upside down catfish

If you want a catfish to take on the top level them some upsidedown cats will do. They look like cory cats to me that swim upside down. Most will feed from the waters surface.

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