It definately looks like the tanks I've chosen are too big!! A couple of plastic "gold fish" type tanks looks in order for the fry, rather than 2ft tanks!! The wifes going to be happy

Thanks

I have, for many years, kept corys of one type or another and have always wanted to breed them.
I have been thinking of starting with c. paleatus and then going onto something a bit harder ie c.julii.
My question is, what equipment do i need in order to get them upto breeding condition and then to ...

Hi. Thanks Ian

Hi. Just wondering what time do we get there for?

Hi coryman, just a little feedback on the two food samples recieved.
My corydoras paleatus,L177 and and ancistrus love them so much(particularly the ancistrus!) when the tetra waffers were used up I went out and bought some more. Even my rainbow fish try to get them. They keep their shape very well ...

Hi, biomechmonster. I will try to get a decent photo tonight. I've tried to before but the fish seems to know when it's photo is being taken and refuses to adopt the correct pose(sic) :lol:
Gave me a fight tonight though, thought I would have to perform the last rights! but just turned out to be ...

I have had this baby (1in long)ancistrus for about two weeks now and I am concerned that its belly is abnormaly distended. Is this normal? If not what do I need to do( I have a hospital tank already set up)
All my other fish are behaving normaly
Water perameters are
Ammonia=0
Nitrites=0
Nitrates ...

considering you have figured out your camera yet those are great closeups!

I'm not sure. I couldn't find anything, but one seller says that e-bay does allow fish to be sold as long as certain "rules" are followed. What these rules are I haven't been able to discover.

Richard

These fish are for sale on e-bay as upside down cats. They don't look like upside down cats to me.
Any ideas so that if I decide to buy them I know what I'm getting into!

Thanks for the reasurances . I am going to do a water 30% change today and another midway through the week just to be on the safe side though. Then I think I'll go back to a weekly schedule.
Richard

Good advice! Consider it done.

Hi plesner. The colour change happened over 2/3 days and I've not made any changes to the tank/water for nearly three weeks, but a water change is due as my nitrates are getting close to 20ppm(I use nitrates as a guide).
Thanks

Hi . I'm abit concerned about my L177. It has changed colour, from yellow on black to yellow on pale brown. He seems to be behaving normaly (eating swimming etc.) but I'm worried all the same, especially with the reputation of gold nuggets sudden deaths.
Please tell me that he is OK ( he is my ...

Thanks to all!! I finaly have an answer. Nobody knows the adult size but I will assume between 7-14". Oh well!

Thanks Allen for the clarification but a L177 isn't a gold nugget then?

Thanks, barbie. I'm still confused though. one says upto 14" the other says 6".

I realise that this question may have been asked LOADS of times before but there doesn't seem to be any answer in the elog.
Can anyone give me an idea of just how big my L177 will get!

Tetras are a dime a dozen if ya know what I mean

Just a thought. what about Buenes aires tetras good colour, movement and would go nicely with the south american theme.

hi Barbie just to clarify the comments I made about the Praecox.
I was told to treat 'just in case' even though it would cause additional stress to the fish and didn't treat and as a consequence lost two fish one to ich the other to dropsy. :(
I now think that a precautionary treatment is ...

PRAECOX it has to be PRAECOX feed them flakes and they will perform their morning dance for you . Make sure you get 2males(red fins) and 4/6 females, and quarantine them for at least 2 weeks treat them for ich! and bacterial and you should have no fatalities.

?# - Cories

Personally I LOVE peppered corys loads of typical cory behaviour and they don't get big 2/3 in so you can afford to add about 8.
Never thought of a catfish only tank must try soon

Talking about nugget prices. I bought mine(queen gold nugget L177)from maidenhead aquatics at 2in for £8.50 it is now about 3in. I would recommend that if you can find a maidenhead aquatics store near you, you will find good reasonable priced goldies that have been quarantined and treated well.

Thanks Silurus. I have read the description and it does seem to be that one. My fish even has the tendancy to swim inverted! but it isn't as territorial as the decription suggests. Strange behaviour though, likes to get into the oddest spots to rest(ontop of the filter pump where it is almost out of ...

I have just aquired a tank with a resident synodontis but I don't know what one it isI don't have a camera so I will do my best to discribe it.
Length=6in
girth=plump/fat!
color=uniform brown/black
eyes=med/large
tail=although distorted( :( ) I think it is lyre shapped and has faint spots.
dorsal ...