Just registered. Sad this is the last one. Hope it ends on a high note.

bekateen wrote: ↑17 Aug 2021, 13:55 I've seen my L201 rating snails before,

How? 2 fins up?

The local fish store could be a good price if it has survived shipping and has transitioned to your local water.

In the past I ordered L14 twice, once the shipment was lost and another time DOA. At least I didn’t have to pay. Bird in the hand?

Get a bunch of the same species. The territorial behaviors will make them more active.

I’ve never kept it either, but I remember seeing snub nose ones being sold at half price at the Catfish Convention 6-8 years ago, and being very tempted. I was hoping to see some more at this year’s Catfish Convention- maybe in 2022...

Rub cut garlic on the food

Please answer the questions here on your water parameters:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4305

Rummy nose tetras supposedly are good dithers and indicators of water quality

Different but related question. So does a quarantine tank for ottos also need to be heavily planted? Could it just be filled with floating plants like guppy grass, cabomba, etc?

Yes to reduce stress.

Keep the tank dark and add extra aeration

Test the water for viagra?

What is your TDS? I think I read somewhere on this forum that hard water makes the eggshells hard so fry have trouble hatching.

Moderator- move to wanted section

So I bought from Petco yesterday an Amazon Sword wrapped in in java moss (aquatic kokedama?). My guess is that the sword is still in one of those slotted pots use for hydroponics, with just java moss growing on it. I thought I'd experiment to see if, by keeping this higher in the water column, it wo...

Not a breeder, but thinking creatively- could you add on a sump tank to this tank? With more water volume you may have better water quality, and if any fry end up in the sump it’s easier to catch them and transfer to a grow out tank.

No dechlor at auction? Was there a rebagging station?

Not about soft or hard water, but some people think that the GN and other similar plecos lose their gut flora with the use of antibiotics and medications before shipping, and when they arrive, they starve even with good food available. The supposed solution is to put them in a tank with small bristl...

Dave Rinaldo wrote: ↑30 Aug 2018, 04:02 Since 2004!
Note no cell phones on table!
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They look so young! Lol

Bump (this weekend)

Keep tank dark. Add extra aeration

Thanks for the update.
Moderator, if not delete thread, lock it.

Any chance you're coming to the catfish convention near DC in October?

Mine likes blanched zuchinni. Maybe try rubbing the zuchinni with cut garlic (which acts like an appetite stimulant). Or try Thera+ New Life Spectrum (which has garlic).

Can you tell us more about your artificial background outside of the tank? Did you make it?

bekateen wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 23:26 Butts... all I see are butts. Gotta love the butts.

I like fish butts and I cannot lie...

Narwhal72 wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 13:57 Nice photos. do you use a special photo tank to get the fish in to position or were they taken in their normal tanks?

Yes, tell us more about your photography. Special camera?

Yah! Anyone have a link to the “recovery plan?” Hopefully there is an English version.

Jools wrote: ↑12 Apr 2018, 19:28 @Pseudasmart has done a load of work on this very topic. I don't know if LDA007 and L114 are the same species or not.

Jools

Depends if you’re a lumper or a splitter?

When mine were young they ate more vegetables items, then switched to meatier foods as they got older

Maybe feeding plecos with food rich in beta carotene may be more effective to bring out the reds.

I think I remember seeing plecos kept in outdoor tanks ( L14?) kept in the tropics, and they did seem richer in color. Maybe it was the sunlight, or maybe something else.