That's because the otos eat it all!

:lol: i guess your right

An RO system is a bit of a luxury i cant afford for one tank so adding even more plants might be the idea. When i added some tall stem plants e.g. Hygrophila it seemed to slow the algae down. And cutting off the whole leaf has been ...

Racoll - thanks for the thorough reply!

That is indeed what i have, although not the brown algae. The Otos seem to graze on the young 'sprouts' of the green pelt but leave the 'unpaletteable' older stuff.

This is my first heavily planted tank and it has only been set up 6weeks. Its inhabitants are ...

Oh, Bummer! The tank is for breeding dwarf cichlids so the barbs are a 'no go' im afraid.

The Otos are a welcome addition to the tank anyway. Thanks for the reply Mat.

Can anyone tell me if Dwarf Otocinclus' will clear hair algae?

I have (i think) 2 types :roll: ; A black coloured type which is firmly 'rooted' and a green type which is very fine and easily removed.

I have 4 Otos in the heavily planted 50g but they dont seem to be making much progress although ...

Thanks for the reply

Yeh, kind of - well, exactly the same shape but the ones in my LFS are a very uniform pale grey colour - i asked the owner how long they had been in and he said 2weeks so can we say that stress is the cause of the paleness and is http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/loricari ...

In my LFS i have seen some juvenile plecs labelled 'Bullnosed Plec'. They are very similar in shape to the bulldog plec in the Cat-eLog (large beefy head, similar dorsal and tail) but completely lacking in spots.

Do the spots appear as they mature? Does anyone know the correct name? or have any ...

Im not sure which forum to post this in, so apologies if its the wrong one...

I have, amongst other fish, 3 Corydoras agassizii, 1 Zebra plec and 1 L134 in a bogwood and plant community tank.

For some months now i havent seen the plecs or much of the corys until the lights go out, or they tend to ...

Nice one! thanks johnny...

Yeh i'll give you a shout as i get more info... seems to be on the unaffordable list at the mo though :(

Unbelievably i was GIVEN my Zebra plec (im not joking) by a work college who was convinced it was "killing his platies!" So i ripped his arm off...ahem... i mean caringly offered it a home HeHe ...

Racoll -

I have a vague recolection of some spotted climbing perch in MaidenHead Aquatics in Hawley near Dartford...

It is only vague though, hope its a help!

Thanks for the interest guys... :D

I know what RO does but the bits im confused on what is a good UK price, a good brand, how they fit and how much they cost to run. If anyone knows of a good web site?

Barbie - My C02 system is just hooked up to a bubble counter. And i would like to lower my PH ...

Well i have a Zebra plec and a L134 at the moment and i too have driftwood and oak leaves and roots in there so that helps a bit but i would like to breed plecs of some form or another and wondered if any would see my water as..... an aphrodisiac!!! :lol:

As for the brichardi, thanks alot, but im ...

Can anyone suggest a plec that can be kept in PH 7.5, GH12, KH15?

Im looking to set up a Tanganyikan tank and would like to keep a plec or two in there!

Preferably 5/6" or under...

wng95

Ive tried adding PH minus but this doesnt seem to work(i dont really understand the whole buffer thing). The bogwood hasnt helped either and i live in a loft apartment with no access to a garden to catch rain water.

Walter

The RO option scares me a little :? as i dont really know anything ...

Does anyone know how to lower my PH and GH? (without using peat)

My water is PH7.4, GH 12, KH 15. (Nitrites 0, Nitrates min and Ammonia 0)

i have a CO2 unit, driftwood, a sand substrate and the tank is heavily planted.

I want to get it as low as possible and relatively simply and inexpensively ...

thanks yann for the speedy reply

Does anyone know when this 'guy' will get sexually mature?... its about 4" now.

Thanks


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i too had the same problem so i got some C. barbatus for him to school with (similar size and colour). But luckily all the fish shops in my area seem to have an abundance of C. agassizii at the mo, so i snatched a few up (hes very happy now)

thanks guys that really helps

The catfish of the month sure is a cute little fella But i dont like my chances of me finding him in the UK...

Hey guys,

Ive finally got round to getting my second show tank :D

Im thinking of a Lake Tanganyika set-up as my water is 15DH, 12KH and PH7.4 (a little low i know).
the tank is 42"x18"x24X. A light sandy substrate no plants rounded boulders etc.....

To go with possibly Neolamprologus brichardi ...

i have this problem also but mine seems to be whitish hairy fungus...

I took the decision to leave it and it must have started to collect tiny bits of debris as my Pencil fish pick at it! My Cockatoo cichlid takes her batch of fry there between meals :)

I also use Oak branches/root and leaves ...

Hey Hippy,

I too bought a pair of King Tiger Plecs on Monday, from my LFS for £25 each! They are about full size (4.5" sound about right)?

They settled into good old London Tap water :roll: PH 7.2, 0 Nitrite, Minimal Nitrate, DH 12,KH 10.
The tank is furnished with bogwood and branches of Oak and ...

So the freezer wins? :D - Good (thats what i used). Thanks for your help guys!
Very much appreciated, although i keep a closer eye on whats going on in my tanks now, so i can nip it in the bud!

Although the Guppie story above did give me the idea for "fun party icecubes" :oops: - or at least for ...

Hi guys,

I too have given up!! i was a 20 a day guy.... and have gone cold turkey! but as i thought about it and prepared for it over the Xmas period i wondered if i would substitute that vice for something else. So in my infinite wisdom i have gone into detox! ive given up Smoking, drinking, sugar ...

Hi guys,

I was recently in need of some help 'quick-sharp'! but couldnt get to a computer to post my problem here :( . Anyways, i had a very ill Cory agassizii with a swolen eye and something similar to hole in the head in a very advanced stage :?

So i went to 6 of my LFS' and asked how was the ...

im a self employed Garden Designer (cant wait to get my own place so i can start big scale aquascaping projects). I also lecture on Garden Design and Biodiversity at a college in London and work for The National Trust as a Historic Garden Development Advisor... Phew!

Hey,

I keep my Zebra in PH 7.6, GH 12 and temp 25C and she shares her tank with 1x Peckoltia vittata 1x Sturisoma 4x Corydoras agassizii and numerous Chain botia... all without a scrap of aggression (they even sit on the the same wafers/pellets/courgette). As long as she has a hole or crevice to ...

Welcome to Planet Catfish matey hope youve got your gravity boots

London here too (South East)... Know of any catfish shop treasures?

Matt

thanks guys :)

MAGNUM4 - Unfortunately my tank is viewed from 3 sides so some cunning arranging may need to be deployed :wink:

JOHNNY OSCAR - As you've read from the others posts i have plenty of access to branches etc so if you want some good pieces ill keep my eye out (as we clear some too ...

Well, if shes a Morris addict she would have got very excited in a meeting we had a few weeks ago. One of the researchers brought in photocopies of Morris' and Webb's (his architect) original diaries and day to day accounts - fascinating stuff!

Anyway about the job in hand - wood! i'll avoid ...