tap water usually gives a lower pH rating right out of tap (has some CO2 dissolved) than after you let it sit (ie. in aquarium). once the CO2 leaves the water (air will off-gass the CO2 by dissolving more O2 and other gasses) the pH will normally rise. More buffered/harder water will not see drastic...

looks nice. i bet it would look nicer if you attach the ferns and anubias to the driftwood instead of growing them on the ground.

yeah the fry have already hatched!

Hi,
I am looking for a red BN male.
Please let me know if you have them for sale. The males are very easy to sex - they have bristles while females will not.

the patch of skin missing on top of the head of that cichlid could have been from the fish jumping one night and hitting the hood.

imo rams are waay too small to be any kind of centerpiece fish.

looks like a youtube vid, just post the youtube link
They look good!

either not getting enough to eat, the tank is not cycled properly (what is the ammonia reading?), there is a lack of maintenance going on and the water is getting polluted, stray voltage from equipment, or the most likely culprit - pesticides. Make sure you are washing the greens super well and boil...

I have read about numerous people having trouble with gold nuggets, similar to your experience with the mango here. Some have more luck than others. I haven't read about anyone keeping a gold nuggets for many years, but then again they wouldn't complain if their fish are doing fine, so we usually do...

I wonder why such plecos are so difficult to keep. assuming it has no diseases or parasites when you get it, it may be the detrimental effects of w/e technique was used to collect the plecos. if the collection was done without stressing the pleco too much, then I bet it's something that is missing i...

I think you should not start your new tank off with a pleco like that. try other fish first, and when the tank matures, introduce the pleco.

from OP:
Also could someone please describe what L133 and L048 normally look like at this young age? The size of the plecos is 10cm-17cm. For example, their coloration, etc.

No problem!
I am interested in what you guys think about the question above. Those two plecos look so similar!

i agree it must have been the cucumber itself. such shame

wow that puts me to shame i barely do 2 times a week 12.5% at a time.

nice!

I would think the most aggressive and dominant male will be the most productive. two males and two females in a tank that is at least 30-40 gallons is good. but you need to give them plenty of caves and hiding places because the males will fight. you dont want just one male in case something might h...

That looks like a "gold Pleco" as my LFS calls them. probably a color morph of a common pleco or relative. i bet they grow large. would be priced similar to a common pleco of that size.

however i do not know for sure what exactly yours is. that's just my guess.

cool!

yours seem to be growing well, i am glad to see they are eating in the tank!
keep at it

now make sure the ones in the tank can get food. i have lost many because they starved when they were too little released into a huge tank. they didnt know what to do or where to go when i fed them.

yeah you have a promising group, let them grow. since you got this many your chances of having a pair or two are very good

yeah which specific plecos are you keeping there? slower eaters like some hypans will get outcompeted by a lot of other catfish, so it may not be best to mix them. they will eventually starve.

bristlenose plecos compete well with just about anything though. no big catfish.

these look below 2" in size I'd say way too young to sex.
males can be fat too that's not a good indicator.

how large are they?

the red spot on the right? yes try bacterial meds.
most of the time BNs can heal very nicely and quickly, i hope he recovers for you

need pictures

they need more cover. they need to be able to hide well, give them some wood or dried leaves or both. or even tank decor like plastic plants.

your prices seem very fair to me too!

they arent going to eat until their eggs sacs are gone.
I put in an almond leaf in their breeder trap and some driftwood to hide under or to stick to. i started mine out with greens like green pease and zucchini.

i hope you do not lose any fish!

this product sounds like ADA Amazonia aquasoil or w/e it's called. i used it before and had to cycle the tank for a month. it continues to release ammonia to help a new tank cycle. definitely not suitable for fish or other livestock right away.