I have two syno featherfin, 1 3' royal, 1 5' L200 green, 2 small cichlids. About 4 days ago I had an ich breakout. The synos had it first, one of them recovered completely, the other one is shedding it slowly. Then the plecos got it two days ago. I started to do water changes with salt, along with r...

Got it, thanks for the help. I currently have him with my little snowball pleco in a 15 gal tank to properly acclimate. He hasen't eaten yet, but do you have suggestions for getting him healthy and ready to put in the big tank? I'm worried that I won't be able to get him to eat and be lively.

I figure though the featherfin likes pellets, and won't even consider veggies or algae wafers which the L200 can eat.....I was thinking of getting some peaceful new world cichlids as mid swimmers.

I just bought a L200, I was wondering if anyone has good suggestions for tankmates. I've got a 75 Gal, and so far I plan on putting him with my featherfin cat. Also if anyone has any good suggestions or experiences with their L200, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Richard I liked the last suggestion, I've got a featherfin cat, an emerald phantom pleco L200, and a royal pleco. I'm running a 75 gal bow so preferably a swimmer

What is a good medium sized catfish to pair with larger plecos? slightly bigger then a featherfin...

Hi there, after installing my EHEIM 2217 filter, I forgot to use a switch off connecter. When I have to turn off that filter for maintainence, what is the best way to detach the hoses so water doesnt gush out?

Awesome. I'm in the process of looking for a hood/light for this tank as well. What would you recommend as far as a bulb/lighting goes?

COOL thanks apistomaster. I will attach two of those to both of my eheim's. That should help the flow be where I want it to be.

Enough to thrive and have a sparkling clean tank.

So really how do you know enough is enough? I guess my search thru the net hasen't given me a solid definition as to what I should have in my tank. My setup includes two canister 2217's plus airstones. Would you say that, that is enough?

I've got an inspector, but I plan on a blue eyed pleco, and a royal pleco along with a few cats/cichlids

Hi, I have a 75 gal bow tank, and I'm trying to figure out what kind of lighting I should have. I've got real plants in there and am in the process of cycling. I'd like to have a nice show tank, what type of lighting do i need?

I have 2 2217 eheim filters for my 75 gal pleco tank. Do I need to add more waterflow or is it sufficient flow with those 2 eheim's?

my pleco has stayed the same size since I've gotten up, can I expect him to stay only 2-3 inches in length? He also shares the same hiding spot as my sailfin syno cat!

I personally want to keep some south american cichlids, with plecos/syno catfish. I'm thinking two 2217's, but I'm clueless as to if I need anymore other then that.

I appreciate all the help! So I'm going to go with two 2217's for my 75 gal bow.....would I need anything else? It's my first big tank!

Hi I have two smaller catfish, one featherfin and another one of the "hybrids" from petsmart. Both are around 3-4 inches now with the featherfin being fatter. They constantly chase each other around, in my 15 gallon tank. I know the tank is small atm, but I'm letting my new 75 gal cycle. A...

thanks for the help!! I was told I should get two filters for the tank? Would I need two, or just one?

I just bought a new 75 gal bow tank, and I'm trying to figure out the best setup in terms of filtration. I want a nice showtank for new world/south american cichlids as well as catfish/pleco. Would I get a penguin 350?

Not easy to tell from the photo, but it looks like a Hypancistrus species - possibly Hypancistrus sp(L201) or Hypancistrus contradens . But I could be wrong - there are at least half a dozen species that look pretty much the same (and more than one that is found in the shops under the name of "...

Here's two pics of my snowball pleco. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/carjacker/pleco1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/carjacker/pleco.jpg I'm 95% sure hes a snowball. The water is at 78-80, and theres a bunch of hiding spots in there. The tank might be to bright, but i recently bo...

Has anyone noticed that these little guys hide ALL day, and ALL night? I mean I've had this guy for 3 weeks and all he does is hide in a decoration. Is he stressed, or is this normal for the duration of a plecos life? Disappointing!