OK I have this 5 gallon AGA Acrylic bowfront completely cycled w/ extra fine sand substrate, African Root Wood, A few Java Ferns and a Cocunut w/ Java Moss tied to it sitting fishless in my bedroom. I've been trying to figure out what catfish I could possibly keep and breed in this small of tank. Cu...

Enough w/ Common names, this is Pseudacanthicus Leopardus. What would you lke to know about them? They've been bred, but this is very difficult to manage as they are very aggressive (for a Loricarid) once they reach maturity. Mine prefers meatier foods to veggies and will readily gorge himself on al...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p6c72d27679b662c0b602b945b83b9b01/fc98ff79.jpg This cat isn't mine but seeing how I help out @ Mo's I thought I'd run it by you all. If you want to post your answers there it's @ http://208.51.130.220/~mojo/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Cats;action=display;n...

@ Heok Hee, do you find that most breeders in your area have A Temmincki? I've looked around and it seems to me, that many in my area have some "other" Ancistrus Sp. that looks more like Dolichopterus ... Maybe a cross done on accident when adding to the gene pool? Anyway I have a friend w...

They'll probably be called A. Temmnicki or A. Dolicopterus but are most likely neither. If they're not using Scientific names they're normally called Dwarf Ancistrus in these parts.

They should be touching the cucumber. pl*cos find them irresistable like the zucchini. Pardon, it had eaten the middle part (where the seeds were) but thats about it :? I think I have a picky pl*co. I've found many won't take to Cucumbers immediately, what I've done that works best is to quarter th...

At stores or from breeders? Last time I bought some I got 4 Albino's for $10 from a breeder. At LFS up here, they range from 6 to 20 depending upon size. You're in Texas...OK, I figured you were in Europe :oops: Look up your local fish club and give an officer or two a call and and tell them what yo...

Ancistrus - Bristlenose. They stay small, are easy to sex, breed like rabbits and will teach you how to raise fry. I don't know if you get TFH there but I think it was August 2002 that had Shane's article relating to breeding them.

Well there's quite a few Lyretailed plecs from peru but I'd bet your referring to Acanthicus Hystrix.

BK wrote:Cartman what area of Minnesota do you live in?

You a golf Fan? You know where last years PGA was held? I live a few miles from Hazeltine, in the Southwestern suburbs of Mpls/St. Paul. I'm one of those aweful suburban commuters.

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BK- Turnover will be at least 10x's an hour probably closer to 15x's. I'll also do at least weekly water changes w/ R/O. As far as what you go with and why, it's up to you but if breeding is your ultimate goal I'd try some Ancistrus 1st. You're in central WI?, but if you ever make it towards Milwauk...

Well that's quite a broad spectrum of plecos you're looking at. So the size and aggression should definitely be taken into account when looking into a breeding setup. If this is your first breeding, I'd say drop L114 from your list as these are not a good pleco to start w/ as they can be highly aggr...

lets see what do I feed... Meatier.... diced Shrimp/Prawns (I buy the 50-60 cts fresh at the seafood counter) Mussels (On occasions i'll cube but lately i'll just split the shell wash out the juices and toss it in, it's always cleaned out in the morning so I just grab my tongs and fish them out, als...

http://www.frybabies.com has a big selection. I recomend C. Davidsandsi there a personal favorite of mine. Otherwise http://www.Aquabid.com has a bunch of breeders auctioning off wild & F1. I know there's a few in CA. I'd Highly recommend checking out Ian's (Coryman) website prior to buying. The...

Gail seeing how you're brand new to this I thought I'd let you know that one of the best clubs in the country is right at your door step. The Ohio Cichlid Association is a very large and well established club. While cichlid is in the name they also do cater to Scavengers (Catfish like your hoover). ...

I realize I'm a little late on this, but Mike D. has asked me to add to this, as much of this came about due to a need to centralize what myself and others recomended as starting points for general loricariid purchasing, acclimating and husbandry. I also saw a recent post about deworming and strongl...

Wow ...Love the Royal and the Titanic. What's in the background behind the Scobinacistrus? Are these all in one tank. Beautiful Pictures what camera are you using?

Graeme, They sell locally for about US $5.00 to $6.00 each although you might pay up to $7.00 for a large one (over six inches). I picked up two last weekend (around five inches each) because they had a strange color pattern with very large white dots extending onto the caudal fin. I paid around US...

As some of you already know last summer I recieved half a shipment of L. Filamentosus w/ the other half going to another club member, who unfortunatly lost all his by the 2nd month. Well with the shape they came in from Peru (Very aenemic) and they're disapproval of nearly every food offered, I've w...

I agree w/ Ben, if you truly want to keep them I'd try adding a piece of driftwood with small holes much like African root (Swahala?) preferably an aged piece w/ some algae growth. Normally LFS will sell you pieces out of their tanks so it is possible to buy aged wood if you don't have extra in anot...

I see them all the time in the 6"+ range for sale here in MN and I've heard from a club member his is close to 8".

Maybe we should suggest a couple of designs or make a contest to come up w/ the best logo for a shirt. Obviously my vote is for a Loricariid but would happily purchase any shirt available.

I've found it really depends more on what you're keeping them in and with, that seems to impact "day time" activity. Its been my experience that the smaller plecos are more vissible in my planted tanks compared to non planted tanks w/ lights. I say "day time" because I assume tha...

I think It'd be a great idea, but Washington DC has me a bit concerned as I'd prefer not to go there. But I do understand it's central local for those on the coast. Don't suppose anything further west could be in order to help out all of us in the Midwest :?: I suppose Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, I...