Would be nice to have a ventral view of L377.

It _IS_, in my opinion, inhumane to use hormone injections to breed fish.

To NOT breed with hormones is not lazy, it is the natural method.

the only eel I have never seen going after (small) fish is the tanganyicae, but then, getting that species to eat ANYThing is a challenge all by itself
in my experience it is the hardest to keep Tanganyikan eel.

Am I able to sex the Phyllo's at 2" total length?

They might be happier if you could give them some live food.

jac wrote:could you than conclude that when the offspring of a crossbreed (take hypancistrus for instance) is infertile that would mean that the adults would be 2 different species

Shane wrote:Also, not everyone agrees as to what exactly defines a species.

Do you agree, Racoll that the cited piece would ultimately define 'species' as 'population'?

andywoolloo wrote:wow you had a big fish jump out of a tank? poor thing.

can they live outdoors in big ponds?

what do they eat ? as they age i am sure it's a different diet?

andywoolloo wrote:before and after what?

TheFishGuy wrote:Here's a link to a photo album about Fankie. There's before and after pics...

kizno1 wrote:Are they quite fast growning?

kizno1 wrote:What type of shoaling fish would work with a lima.

Viktor Jarikov wrote:

kizno1 wrote:Are they quite fast growning?

Not in my hands. In 0.7 years my small one went from 4" to 5", approximately, but it gives you a ballpark #.

Viktor Jarikov wrote:

kizno1 wrote:What type of shoaling fish would work with a lima.

S. lima hands down!!! if you mean shoaling with S. lima , if not than I do not know and the question may be too broad.

Viktor Jarikov wrote:

Viktor Jarikov wrote:Mats brings about an excellent point about look-alikes, i.e., close relatives of S. lima and I aso remember vividly one recent discussion about Sorubim hybrids and their possible wide-spread abundance in the trade! Milton Tan knows about that, if I am not mistaken.

Yeah! Before I forgot again and in view of the above, I must say I am not proficient enough and neither can I take a good look at my 10" and 12" ones in the 25-foot pond to be 90%-100% certain that I have three limas! They are rather lima-looking to be technically correct given my lack of profound expertise and ID effort. The fact that they were sold as limas (one was a rescue) does not mean much at all - the LFSs are there to sell fish and do not have the time/desire to research WHAT they are actually selling.

I tell people that the big red C stands for Catfish!

Myric wrote:I came very close to loose a large female botia loachata that got itself stuck in the drainage hole of a clay pot. The only reason I saved it is that she made quite a racket trying to get out of there.

L number Banana wrote:I finally had to get visegrips and slowly increase the pressure on the outside of the pot until it just cracked and fell off.

could you also simply cut the tube and slide it out of the pot?

looks like an Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)

if it is one, it's gonna be a real brute and quite dangerous as well

these are not protected by law? you can catch them just like that?

Shane wrote:Cyanobacteria
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I also noticed that the cyanobacteria was about 80% gone. This should not have been a surprise as Melafix is an antibacterial, but truth be told, it had never occurred to me to use Melafix to rid a tank of cyanobacteria. If you are battling blue-green algae, give Melafix a try. It is certainly less "harsh" than many of the medications and antibiotics recommended for getting rid of cyanobacteria.
-Shane