instead of removing the females, remove the male. If he is fanning, he should be far easier to remove.

How big are they and what other fish are in the tank with them?

You have fish that die due to receiving diets they aren't supposed to consume. Herbivore plecos have a hard time breaking down everything in a protein based food, and same for the reverse. The advice given is best. Just because you want to keep 5 species in one tank does not mean it is what's best f...

your ID seems right Eric.

i lean towards brevis.

looks L260 to me.

Oilcats, from my experience, are social fish and like to be in groups. Can the one be fine alone for a bit, yes, but i would recommend adding others when available. I wouldn't recommend clown plecos in that tank. Most woodeaters (panaque panaquolus) have a heavy bioload and the sawdust in teh tank m...

i like Shane's suggestion. I would aim for 6 oto, 6 corydoras and 12 neon tetras (of a species: black, green, regular neon, etc.)

Cool tiny fish. They would look beautiful in one of my biocubes

whatever it is, I got 12 in my tank that look almost identical. Mine supposedly came from Peru though (though distribution could still be the same fish.)

its one of the 500 strains of cf. cirrhosis.

Thank you everyone.. this is now what i was looking for :) I just like more natural habitats in all my tanks.. if they didn't come from planted areas and were stuck to wood primarily, then that is what i would do :) you guys are all great! Sorry if my comment in the middle seemed off the wall. I had...

you guys are all focusing more on the breeding, that was just a single comment about the breeding tanks I have seen, i am not intending to breed, its strictly for show as a natural looking habitat for them. If they breed, great, if they don't, i dont care. I am more looking for what is a natural hab...

Hey Guys, I am in the process of planning an oto habitat (not neccesarilly biotope with regards to plants and co-inhabitants) tank. Most tanks i see for oto breeding are heavily planted, while some of the "biotope" tanks I have seen were just branches with dead leaves. Any suggestions abou...

i would say skip until you have a good firm ID. I have been searching for a long time for both above sp, but everytime it ry to order something goes off (frank sold out before i could order in safe shipping weather, bluegrass "lost" my order twice.)

MMORPG(? is that right?) ... surprisingly, that is the best hobby I have. I also have been painting models (Gundam) and working on making different things out of metal.. all things I can do relatively cheaply before my move!

I am looking for a group of either types of fish listed above. SHipping must be an option. Please let me know.

Thanks,

where did you get these?

Thank you.. my significant other who lives there isn't big into fish, but she enjoyed going through stores while here, visiting the aquariums and liked how my tank looks. We are going to try one tank to start, and if everything goes well, then add to it. She knows how much fun I have with the fish (...

So, I am heading to Sweden in 2 weeks from today. I will be there 9 days. I fly into Stockholm (Arlanda(sp?) airport). We are taking a train back to Borlänge and that is where I will be visiting. I was wondering if there are any fish places near Borlänge or near the airport in Sweden? I am moving th...

I am looking for freeze dried ants to feed my microglanis. I remember about 10 years ago I was able to find some, but am having issues now. Does anyone know of a place to get some now that would be great.

not to mention, but your tank seems fully stocked IMO

Hey SHane, do you happen to know where to find the paper on how to ID what species you have? i just picked up 6, and based on pattern and tail pattern, i am thinking i have atleast 2 species.. but i couldn't remember if that was an indicator or not. My tank is a biocube.. with a nice stumpy wooded s...

we have a local store/chain (not big box, but there are like 5 total in our state) and I was in there getting dog food at the time and I always browse the fish. There was a man and his 10 yr old son.. buying fish for a 10 gallon fish tank. THey asked about algae control and what could live in a 10 g...

long shot, but what about

your numbers per species baffle me. For a fish that isn't common in the trade, why only get 2? you should try to breed them to make them more readily available for US hobbyists. IMO, i would have gone with one species of catfish and a larger group (say 6+) in hopes of breeding, rather than 2-3 speci...

tjudy wrote: [*]If you want to go fish collecting in Wisconsin the third week of October, bring thick neoprene waders and long johns....

How will this work with our needing collectors permits? Just wondering...

For me they are still female. Let's see in a about 6-12 months ;-) What makes u think both females out of interest. I think from what I've seen one male one female :-BD maybe I'm blinded by wishful thinking lol i would agree.. blinded by the wishful thinking. I see 2 females based on Jac's topic/po...

These fish aren't for people on a budget. Wild caught fish tend to run $70+ per fish last i encountered them. Tank bred fish will probably demand similar prices as they will be more stable than a wild caught fish.

those are awesome