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- 31 Oct 2014, 16:02
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Damaged anubias - L201 culprit?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2483
Re: Damaged anubias - L201 culprit?
Are any of the other plants being damaged?
- 30 Oct 2014, 23:28
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Damaged anubias - L201 culprit?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2483
Re: Damaged anubias - L201 culprit?
Depending on whether any veggie content is given in their diet, many supposedly carnivorous plecos will gnaw on plants. This is based solely on my own experience with L201, L333, L340, L260, and other Hypans. Of course the omnivorous plecos will devour anything if they want to. I have been able to p...
- 18 Sep 2014, 16:46
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Which Pleco?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2516
Re: Which Pleco?
Wood isn't absolutely necessary, but hiding spots are. In my experience, people have very little hiding spots in discus tanks for plecos and it can be stressful for them. My wild discus tank is full of wood and rocks for the plecos to hide so they are very comfortable in there. If you have sufficien...
- 10 Sep 2014, 22:36
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: A new arrival
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2981
Re: A new arrival
Congrats on the family addition!
- 14 Aug 2014, 17:33
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L200 big white spots
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2800
Re: L200 big white spots
The eyes also appear to be a bit sunken, which is a really bad sign. It's really unhappy about something. Perhaps it's getting beat up by the others? Any chance you can QT it?
- 18 Jul 2014, 16:19
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Looking for quiet air pump. Any experience out there
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1695
Re: Looking for quiet air pump. Any experience out there
A friend of mine is running an Alita from Kensfish and I've seen it in operation and it's super quiet for a pump that puts out that kind of air. He's had it for close to a year now. I think it's this one. http://www.kensfish.com/aquarium-supplies/air-pumps/alita-al-15a-air-pump-12-gang-manifold.html
- 08 Jul 2014, 00:29
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Aquarium safe paint
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1747
Re: Aquarium safe paint
Krylon Fusion.
- 09 Jun 2014, 18:10
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Blue-eyed breeding...?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2100
Re: Blue-eyed breeding...?
There is someone already trying to do it in Indonesia, as well as already mass producing H. zebra.
http://www.bellenz.com/about.php
http://www.bellenz.com/about.php
- 28 May 2014, 17:33
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: corydoras and gravel/sand
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38728
Re: corydoras and gravel/sand
I have had cories in gravel and in sand. They do better in sand, but in my experience, they do fine in gravel also and only seem to get barbel erosion if the substrate is very dirty. Since I have upped the flow and filtration very significantly in my 125 gallon tank, I have all kinds of cories in th...
- 26 May 2014, 21:35
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Malaysian trumpet snails - any thoughts?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9518
Re: Malaysian trumpet snails - any thoughts?
MTS are livebearers and Assassin snails are self-limiting once they run out of other snails to eat. That's only partially true for the Assassins. I brought some in my 20 gallon breeding tank to take care of pond snails and they ate all the snails and are now happily eating fish food. They do seem t...
- 08 Apr 2014, 06:04
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3645
Re: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
You can swish the cartridges around in a bucket of tank water (after a water change) to knock off any loose stuff and you'll be all ready to go. I wouldn't bother with any supplements since you're already starting with a whole seeded filter.
- 07 Apr 2014, 23:23
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3645
Re: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
Agreed with the above, I just wanted to mention that I actually prefer starting tanks with established filters, makes it way easier and takes a load off the mind when you don't have to worry about cycling. Same here. I usually don't use a whole filter, but just some media from the other filter, or ...
- 07 Apr 2014, 22:21
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3645
Re: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
One thing you might want to do is clean it (the tubes, impellers, etc.) to make sure it'll run with good flow a few days before you bring it home. That way the bacteria bed can be at full efficiency when you transfer it over. Otherwise when you first run it flow might be reduced and some built up sl...
- 07 Apr 2014, 20:46
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3645
Re: Transferring Filters to New Tanks
It's only risky for your fish if his tank has disease. So if you're getting all new fish which are not guaranteed disease-free and in a tank by themselves (ie, not from a LFS), you're not running any more risk than if you're starting a new filter. However, you get to skip the cycle and not have to w...
- 04 Apr 2014, 17:20
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: pleco project?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4703
Re: pleco project?
Is P.compta fairly common? Currently there are a number of breeders in Canada (I see you are from NS). Davej on here breeds them (from Metro Van) and if you look on Canadapleco.com, a number of guys breed them in Ontario and will ship. I know for a fact that Davej has lots but he's currently on vac...
- 04 Apr 2014, 16:43
- Forum: Suggestions, Feature Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Any requests for CotM
- Replies: 57
- Views: 60624
Re: Any requests for CotM
Wow, awesome, you read my mind!Jools wrote: January 2014 will be P. spinosus. L024/L025 I am waiting until it or they is/are described. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling and we can get back on track.
Jools
- 04 Apr 2014, 00:33
- Forum: Suggestions, Feature Requests and Enhancements
- Topic: Any requests for CotM
- Replies: 57
- Views: 60624
Re: Any requests for CotM
How about Pseudacanthicus sp. (L024)?
- 26 Mar 2014, 06:08
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Question about a heater
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1669
Re: Question about a heater
100 watt is plenty for anything up to 55 gallons normally, unless your house is extremely cold.
- 25 Mar 2014, 21:36
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Question about a heater
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1669
Re: Question about a heater
What's the wattage?
- 19 Mar 2014, 00:19
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Have you got experience with L075s?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1471
Re: Have you got experience with L075s?
Yes, I can't imagine space being a problem in that tank.
- 18 Mar 2014, 02:21
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Have you got experience with L075s?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1471
Re: Have you got experience with L075s?
What size tank are they are in? I also have mine in a 125 gallon. The biggest is 8" long and the smaller ones are about 6". I grew out the smaller ones separately from 3" in another tank and put them in there when they were about 4"+ and I have not ever seen any aggression betwee...
- 17 Feb 2014, 03:35
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Trying something out of my comfort zone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2728
Re: Trying something out of my comfort zone
Second this. The only shrimps I've seen plecos eat are ones which were already dead.Jools wrote: Could you provide a list of plecos you've observed eating live shrimp?
Cheers
Jools
- 14 Feb 2014, 21:42
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Trying something out of my comfort zone
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2728
Re: Trying something out of my comfort zone
Unless it was by accident none of my plecos have eaten my cherry shrimp. The plecos include Hypans, Peckoltia, Scobiancistrus, Pseudacanthicus, Ancistrus and Baryancistrus.
- 13 Feb 2014, 16:21
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Gap between tank and stand
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5228
Re: Gap between tank and stand
Why not just build a 2x4 frame and skin it instead of trying to reinforce the stand or using cinder blocks for a new one? Cheap and fairly simple and you can make the inside and outside look like anything you want. Joey Mullins' series on Youtube (a fellow Canuck from Nova Scotia) is awesome if you ...
- 05 Feb 2014, 21:12
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: About Sand...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1081
Re: About Sand...
I use Estes white silica sand in my non-planted tanks (non is relative as there are still plants in them). I pump water out for water changes, so I use an Eheim sludge extractor to clean the sand. I run an Eheim 2078 in the tank and sand in the filter has not been a problem for the impeller, but did...
- 05 Feb 2014, 19:39
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Air Pumps & PH
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3292
Re: Air Pumps & PH
Thanks for clarifying Jason. I didn't mean inverted. I meant that they are not independent. The partial pressures are dependent on the other partial pressures of all gases in solution, that's all.
- 05 Feb 2014, 17:56
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Air Pumps & PH
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3292
Re: Air Pumps & PH
I don't think oxygen replaces CO2, I think their relative concentrations are independent I don't think that's quite accurate since the partial pressures of all the dissolved gases in a fluid are interrelated. So having higher O2 and other gases will affect how much CO2 may be dissolved in a fluid. ...
- 25 Jan 2014, 04:14
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L-47 Mango dies
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3924
Re: L-47 Mango dies
I've never been able to keep Baryancistrus long. I have had B. demantoides, B. chrysolomus(L047), B. xanthellus, (L177) and B. beggini (L239). Of all those, I have had the most success with B. beggini. I currently still have 3 of the 5 that I got last year. The longest I've ever had any Baryancistru...
- 29 Dec 2013, 21:25
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Dead Golden Nugget Pleco
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5280
Re: Dead Golden Nugget Pleco
Unfortunately, I agree with the previous poster. I've never been able to keep a juvie to adulthood. I've tried numerous times and they either eventually stop eating or they die after months of happy lives. I've never been able to figure out why any of mine died, and I've had 5 or 6 of them.
- 08 Dec 2013, 22:36
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: My L114 have finally spawned!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6548
Re: My L114 have finally spawned!
Too bad. But as you suggested, now that he's done it once maybe he'll be a better parent the second time.