I have had to close down most of my tanks and have found homes for all of my fish but one. So I am here hoping to find it a good home. I have been told he/she is a gippicep or sailfin pleco, L083. It is around 10" long and is very healthy. I have had him for 6 1/2 years and am sad :( to be givi...

Proteus wrote:very cute little girl you got there! doing something right to make her that gravid!

Thanks, that is good to know and makes me feel better.

Thank you for the replies. I posted the same information at http://www.plecofanatics.com and was given the same information about my clown pleco probably being a gravid female. This information is nice to know. I will have to think about getting a male, but we will have to see. Thanks again.

First of all, I honestly don't think too much of the tank information will help here with tthis possible problem. I have noticed my clown pleco looking this way for quitre some time now, but have never been able to get a good picture until today. Secondly, I just completely redid this entire tank to...

Sorry it has taken a while to get back to this post, but thank you so much for all of the replies. They are very helpful. I will be redoing my 55 gallon so I can put my cichlids in there although they will be Mnubas because I am getting them for free from a friend. I will then move the 55 gallon inh...

I guess I should clarify, from what I have read I figured I wouldn't see them too much, but was wondering if they would help keep the sand stirred up to avoid the bad pockets I have read about. I've read quite a few folks on other forums use Malaysian snails to help do this, but I don't want a tank ...

I think I'm posting this in the appropriate forum as I found another banjo catfish bunocephalus coracoideus thread here. Anyway, I was just wondering, I read on the Cat-e-Log information that banjo cats "Preferably river sand although the fish is equally happy under a flat rock elevated about ½...

It is too bad the rodents here (the gophers mainly) have caused me so many problems. The rabbits I can handle, I just put up some fencing. The gophers on the other hand have felled over 20 of my trees. :( I love all critters though and have even had guinea pigs, mice, hamsters and rats. Thanks for t...

Thanks MatsP!

I have 2 medium sized pieces of Mopani wood and one other piece of driftwood that I found at the LFS. It was labled as driftwood for a terrarium, but when I was soaking it it sank straight away. The L104 still eats the gel food though. I do have a couple of young apple trees I had to cut down last s...

Thank you for your repies. I have never tried the commercial gel food, but all my fish absolutely love this homemade stuff. Do you think the protein content is OK for the plecos?

I posted a thread on this forum a few days ago, but have only had one reply. I noticed several folks have looked, so I am wondering if no one has any experience with gel food/homemade diets. Here is the link to the previous thread http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25388 [Mod...

Well, they do have this other gel food recipe which is actaully pretty easy, but I am not so sure about it's nutritional content either. Some of the recipes say you can add 1 Tab multivitamin (OneSource, Multivitamin-Multimineral Adult High Potency Formula) for added nutrition. Here is the link for ...

I have been meaning to ask about the gel food diet I have been feeding all of my fish lately. They all love it, but I don't really know if it is good for all of them. The reason I am worried is because of the protien content of this diet (from fish, egg and veggie sources) for my plecos. :?: Here ar...