Hi, I had a HOT Magnum filter for 5 years. To add biomatrix , remove top by pulling thewire in front up,toward the back, it will lift open. Then reach in and remove the light blue cover,then the light blue tube. Now reomove the black top that is sitting there, the cartridge will be below that. Take ...

nice job, fingers crossed also! good luck

Georgie

Hi, although I didn't have the same plecs as you,but before my recent loss, I kept 2 L128's with harlequin raspbora, pencil fish , rainbow fish and a farlowella. They all got along great ..no probs. Prior to this i also had some zebra and longfin danios, however they are very spazzy , zipping all ar...

hi, I am so sorry for your loss. I do know how you feel , as i recently lost everyone in my 54g tank, incl my favs, 2 L128's (5") which i raised from babies for 4 years. I know the heartbreak , from loosing just 2 plecs and various amazon dither fish, but you have lost so much more. All I can s...

Eheim jagger also.Comes with a 3 yr warranty. One downside, no cover, so if your plecs like to hide behind it ,could cause burns. Prob can get a cover on the net. After the initial calibration, I have not had to mess with it at all.
Georgie

-hi, I have 2 L128 sub-adults. Yep , mine love zucchini skin(they dont eat the inside) and also love red and green bell peppers, spinach, brocalli stalk-(hard outside removed). All the veggied go in the tank raw, except i do have to lightly blanch butternut squash. Good luck with your blue phantom !...

absolutely stunning !

Georgie

Great help. didnt catch the angle was different in those pics so appreciate big time. Thanks guys for the 2 better ways to establish the sex,it has been perplexing me for ages and was not willing to take a chance on another male.
Georgie

ok, this subject is probably getting played out ,but gotta ask. I have seen the photos on the calalog site showing male and females. I have noticed the female has a more sloped head from the side view , whereas the male has a flatness that drops. So my question is for us less experienced in sexing t...

can u get ahold of Microbe-Lift Artemiss ? it is herbal ,wont destroy your filter media ,and says it treats "bacterial dropsy" among other things. It is safe for plecs. HTH,

Georgie

hi, since i have no experience in breeding plecs , i cant comment on the ratio, but you are working with a 75g tank, not sure how many L128's would be suitable and not cramped. I have read that it is good to have a few males so they have to show their best stuff for the females , obviously more fema...

hi, cant help you with the breeding,however i have 2 sub-adult L128's and can give you some info. They need high oxygen, so I dropped my water level 3" and have 2 HOBs',2 air stones and 2 hydra-sponge filters in that tank. Foodwise, you could ask the store what they are eating, but mine prefer ...

hi guys, one more question about the L34 sexing. Tomorrow I will be picking up my male. Would it be reasonable to say that if both male and female are the same size , it would be easier to sex them ,or, as individuals, do they grow their bristles at a different rate, meaning same size L34's , one co...

beauties! love the L114,looks to be a good size.
good luck with them!
Georgie

oops, sorry , i read that wrong, about the bleeding heats. sorry
however, i guess i need to go back and read what type of water the L34's need, thought i read they came from the rapids,now better check that again to get the tank right.uggg.
Georgie

awesome tanks , you certainly have the knack for a relaistic looking scape!
Georgie

hi,and thanks for your input. I am planning to purchase a male this week, will have to wait on a female, but i have seen them together, and must have been grown enough to tell the sexes, but thanks for the heads up on sexing them as i wont be sure what size the female will be when she becomes availa...

thanks for all the info everyone.

Larry, you mentioned secondhand breeding info, cold wc's, did the person mention how much of a cold wc ? and how often? I always set my water temp to tank temp to do wc's. I would be concerned if it was a large wc,obviously. Curious if you know. thanks,
Georgie

great info MT, thanks. I have been setting up lots of rock and slate as hidey places. OK,sounds like i need to look for a different kind of tankmate rather than the bleeding hearts , appreciate.
Since a pair is a good fit for this tank , i will plan on that . thanks big time.
Georgie

thanks Larry, appreciate
Georgie

hi , my next planned purchase is a L34, medusa. I can't find much concerning their needs except on the catalog page,so wonder if anyone has this plec and would like to share any pertinent info . I have the tank set up and cycled , have natural gravel,rocks and slate. I assume some wood is necessary?...

oh, so sorry for the address mixup .
no worries, thought they may have what you wanted,oh well.
Georgie

hi, just joined, catching up a bit. I purchased a farlowella , dont think it it the kind you are looking for , but i have seen different farlowella at my favorite aquarium only store, name is : www.aquaticwildlifecompany.net in Manchester , CT. phone # 860-648-1166. They ship and always have a cool ...

this is my 54g trigon tank. Fish- 2 L128 sub adults,1 farlowella,9 harlequin raspbora,3 rainbow fish and 3 pencil fish
Filters: 2 HOB's(HOT MAGNUM & aqua-clear70) and 2 hydra-sponge filters #'s 4&5
2 air stones
Georgie

thanks Mats,
thanks for grouping them together , so probably male, sorry for the lousy pics but he is shy and these were they best i could get . appreciate big time
Georgie

many thanks for your explanation and patience...very nice of you
Georgie

so does this help ? he/she is aprox 4 1/2"
thanks ,Georgie

if possible ,can anyone sex this phantom ? appreciated, Georgie

ok tying to send you a pm with that info and not going through...feel like such a dummy here..let me get a cup of coffee ,and if you send me a pm, perhaps it will be easier for me to send it back with the info yu requested,,sorry for being such a pain... appreciate yur patience. thanks , georgie

so while i try to figure how to post pics, got a question, how big/old are males when they begin growing whiskers and start getting hairy ? thanks, Georgie