I have been using PVC tubes in my river tank for a long time, and my cats and loaches love them. To make it look more natural, buy some clear aquarium silicone. Cover the outside of the tube with it, and roll the tube carefully in some of the same gravel or sand as you have in your tank. Let it dry ...

Hi Erwin, It was indeed p. maccus that this fellow came in with. They were all very small when they arrived, and at that time looked very much the same. This guy quickly outgrew the little clowns. Unfortunately I don't own a copy of Aqualog to see the pic you are refering to. Looking at the l226 pic...

for a tiny catfish, an otto eats an astounding ammount. If you have 13 of them in a 20 gallon tank, you had best break out the cucumber and algae wafers. I have had 2 ottos keep a 20 gallon algae free, and still had to feed them extra.

Ben

Hey folks, sorry to say I haven't been around these parts much lately. Been moving around a lot, and am finally getting my life back in order. That being said, Today I picked up this little beauty, and I'm in need of some assistance. I'm almost certain I'm dealing with a panaque of some sort. The mo...

hmmm, wow, I just realized I have no new pics of myself... well

Here's last Halloween, as in over a year ago:

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And here is me about 3 years ago....

http://www.isn.net/~wells/ben1.jpg

Hair's much longer now,

http://www.pbase.com is a very large and popular pic service. I have pics of my frogs up there

I know of no way to sex them until they actually start developing thier bristles. Males have them, females don't :) (femails do have little nubbs when they are fully maure) I bought 2 from a batch of babies, and a friend bought 3 from the same batch, all turned out to be male...it's tough. However m...

Yes, clown loache are a botia, aka Botia macracanthus . However I would maybe reconsider putting them in your tank. They (as is the case with most fish) don't grow just to the size of the tank. They will grow until they reach thier max size, or until the die from innadiquite conditions resulting fro...

I've never had the exact whiptail you mention, but have had several differnt ones. From my experience, they aren't the most efficiant at keeping you tank algae free. They seem better at cleaning your substrate than anything else. If you are looking for an efficiant algae eater, your choice of bristl...

Your most immediate concern will be to get that cichlid out of there. I don't know how large it is, or exactly what kind you've got, but for the most part they are too agressive to keep with the majority of what's in your tank. They really should be kept in a tank dedicated to thier own kind. That b...

I"ve had good experiences with Botia almorhae (Yo-Yo Loach) They are really tough, great snail eaters, and don't get too overly large (5 to 6 inches). However don't keep them around eggs or fry!

Ben

From what I can see...I would certainly tend to agree with Yann..but it's really tough to tell with those pics :cry: Though I don't know what resources you have available, I know that with my tank (which is loaded with reclusive cats) I have some tough luck. I do have LOTS of fun with shots in the d...

Your best option would be a pair of

Otocinclus

Fantastic little algae eaters! You may find that once they have cleaned your tank up, you will want to feed them algae wafers or pellets.

As Silurus suggested, the Cat-eLog is your best bet. There are many different whiptails out there, some of which are really tough to ID. I have 2 that were both sold as "common whiptail" but niether anre anything alike. Here are some pics of one of mine. http://www.corydorasworld.com/plane...

Do really nice, easygoing, friendly forum regulars, who donate graphics get any goodies too? :wink: Not saying I need a sports car...but an S.U.V. would suite me just fine! 8) But, as this is already way off topic, I wanted to pat all the mods and admins on the back for a job well done! You guys kee...

Welcome molasseslass...molasseslass...molasseslass...where do people come up with these names?! I suppose I cheated and had my parents choose mine when I was a baby...and if molasseslass is the name your folks gave you...well that's just plain cruel!

Enough silly...welcome to PC!

Ben

The important thing with Angels, as compared to similar fish, is the hight of the tank. Gallon for fish, you should be fine, but a 20 gallon is pretty short for angels, in my opinion.

Ben

Welcome Jim! If you like Catfish, you've come to the right spot!

Just got back into the addiction eh? What got you back in? What fish that is

Welcome to PC Sarah! I'm sure you will enjoy your stay.

Jools, if you are going for more of a mousover effect, rather than click to drop menues, my biggest suggestion would be to go with DHTML rather that using a java applet. Applets are nice in that they don't take a lot of code to ref. to, but they are much slower to load. Have a look into Hiarchial Me...

What in the end made me lean more towards M. parahybae was following M. iherengi http://membres.lycos.fr/aqua5/poi7/f241.gif M. parahybae http://membres.lycos.fr/aqua5/poi7/f228.gif I have a group of 5 M. iherengi ( at least I bought them as such) and the smallest is about 3,5 cm, the largest about ...

congratulations! I can't answer your question about raining the fry, but I know that some others on the forum have successfully raised Farlowella, and should be able to assist you. If you can, please post the steps you went through to succeed in the spawn, and pics of the eggs and fry would be great...

That's a cold winter? I couldn't even fathom being able to have a pond that I could keep cats in :( trout are about all you can keep in a pond with a winter like this http://www.walnet.org/members/andy_sorfleet/pei-winter/winter-003.2.jpg I dream somday of having an indoor pond! However, IndefactorX...

Hmmm, I'd love to see a pic if you are able to get one. Just doing a bit of digging around, on the net, comparing different classification pics....in languages I can't understand...the M.parahybae seems to be much thicker in body as well as longer than the M.iheringi , though the marking look close ...

LOL, ah, sorry for the missunderstanding :) Banjo Cats are something I've wanted to find for a while actually. They really sounds like great cats to have around. Unfortuanately I'm in an area with slim pickings when it comes to catfish. Like many others that interest me, all I can do is cross my fin...

A good bit of info there Silurus, thank you. If anyone can shed more light on this, it would be appreciated, as a note of interest. You are bang on with how active these guys are at night! I have had mine for a little over a year now, and they are the most comical beasts in my tank. The pics in the ...

Hey folks, I have had a pair of Microglanis iheringi (South American Bumblebee Catfish) for some time. Some time ago I was taking some nice detailed pics of them, and noticed something rather striking. On the Cat-dLog, they are listed as being 2.2". In the below pics, see that mine have easily ...

Oh my, to me this tank is WAY over stocked, espeicially concidering the messy nature of some of your fish. If I were you, I would lean towards setting up a second tank, maybe one for your plecos, and one for your other fellows. If you are looking for a bottom feeder to accompany your gold fish, you ...

It looks great! Good job. A fellow I work with did the same kinda thing. I have plans on fassioning a big old fasioned floor model TV into a tank, but have yet to "dive" in. Your tank should look great once your rock "blooms".

Ben

welcome aboard Pl*coChic! I'm sure you'll have enjoy your stay

Ben