Don't believe me look here Haha. I think I saw that posted over on C-F, but it's odd I saw it before it was removed because I'm only over there once in a blue moon these days when I have not much else to do. FWIW, The Cichlid Room Companion is a great resource. The Malawi Cichlid Homepage is anothe...

oh, I agree, it might not affect the server at all. The server is onyl effected if the photo is hosted on that server, so there is no problem at all with the sever being effected in this instance. but it DOES affect the computer at home if it has to download lots and lots of hotlinked pix Exactly! ...

Yes it's been done before.

^ Indeed. I think that some tank decoration should be banned. :lol: Thanks for the input Silurus. It now makes sense why they seem to tuck themselves so deep into the nooks and crannies of the rockwork in their tank. I've got a number of large rocks in there already and there is a good current, so I...

I guess I'll just have to stick with using my fluorescent orange plants and skull caves for tank decorations.

What is the natural habitat of S. decorus composed of? I see that in the cat-elog they are from the Congo basin, but more specifically, what would this include? Faster waters or slower waters? Rocks or fallen trees, or perhaps neither? What other species are found in their home waters as well? Congo...

Any Michiganders out there want to give me at least a shred of hope? hehe Hi, I am a little ways below Flint, enjoy a few synos alongside my cichlids, and really don't follow your agenda. Are you looking for shop recommendations? Or are you just complaining about their not being many people involve...

Awesome news and pics!

Stevetd wrote:There is also a condition where hybrid fish actually grow larger than the original species from which they were intially combined.

They get bigger due to "hybrid vigor".

Silurus wrote:

there is a 23" one listed for sale currently in the classifieds on this site

Isn't that for a South American redtail?

My bad, that was an "Amazon redtail".

Your poll question and your actually text question are different ... I voted before seeing what you had posted below. I like synodontis the best because many species are able to cope with african cichlids which is my primary interest. However, to respond to your second question - How big is your tan...

Torture -

shawnme wrote:however,I.M.H.O.,no matter how they bang or get stunted in our tanks,

is better than peace?

it's still better compared to seeing them lie dead at the fish market...

Better get a reality check IMO.

I have heard they rarely get over 15 inches in an aquarium. Is that true? False -> there is a 23" one listed for sale currently in the classifieds on this site because it out grew the 180 gallon someone had him in. Unless you have a pond for this fish, you are better off looking at keeping mor...

scooterx wrote:mid to late Summer

Thanks

pl*cosaur wrote:Hey, that's a great price especially since it's off season.

Out of curiosity, when are they in season?

I'm sure that if you move them into a 55 gallon tank they will be happy to swim around. That will only work for some time and then we will be back to the 'having a closet for a room' analogy. :wink: Just be sure NOT to put any sharp decor since they just bang around at everything when they get scar...

Hi, everyone! I'm new here, got my 1st post. Just want to know if there's lots of bubbles at the top portion of the water in the aquarium, is there a possibility of protein buildup? ) That would be my guess. A protein buildup would prevent the bubbles from bursting at the surface. Do you have enoug...

magnum4 wrote:

Also what is roughly the life span on a typical catfish?

Life span is individual to each species. So i can't really give an average. However I can't think of a catfish that lives less than 5 years.

All cories live at least 5 years?

ron you say it was a bit pricey but from what you said i got a good deal at 21.00 each I was thinking that a pertricola twice the size of yours for $5-$9 more might have been a better purchase. That is why I mentioned "pricey". Perhaps I shouldn't have used that word and just said that fo...

I think she was more likely bitten than stung. Most catfishes do not actually try to actively sting with their spines . When threatened, they usually extend their spines fully and lock them, but they will swim at anything to try and use the spines offensively . Did you mean to say "won't"...

You two need to check out http://www.wetthumbaquatics.com . I bought petricola from her years ago. Hopefully she still sells them. I was actually up there at the end of january for the MCA winter auction and stopped there. She had some petricola and they were .75" for $10ea. ... forgot about t...

Hey jaymz, nice to see you on here also. :wink: From what I have seen, I would consider that just a bit pricey. In the in one of the better LFSs I visit I have seen 1.5-2" pertricola dwarfs going for $24.99-$29.99. I have also seen some around the 3-4" mark for $40-50 each. However, I did ...

brianfl wrote:They don't seem to be growing nearly as fast especially the girth, they seem to stay much thinner and are a lot less active

Albino species are often much more prone to problems (weaker to begin with) than their normal, more natural counterparts.

Yeah, you definately need a wider selection of choices for a poll like this.

jaymz wrote: what is quite pricy? i wounder if mine are real or dwarf? they are babies i bought 3 of them $21.00 each....

What was the approximate length of your cats?

uhh, i cant afford new tanks, id rather use what i have Do you already have a return pump to use in your setup? If you don't plan on drilling your tank, do you already have an overflow or would you have to purchase once of those also? If not, you might be better off putting that money towards a big...

Thanks.

I am surprised by how brown mine is compared to most of the catelog pictures. I would say there is only 1 pic that looks like him of those for that species. (He has always been brown, never any gray).

I was hoping someone could give me the scientific name of this guy I have. The guy at the LFS couldn't find the actual name, and the best he presented was that it came in as Synodontis sP "Lace". My cat is about 3.5" long now, perhaps just a bit longer. http://im1.shutterfly.com/procs...

Hi! I agree totally! We must use all kinds of contacts to animal rights groups , press, and everyone that would be willing to do something, (aquarists societies, LFS?) and tell where and by who such animals are "engineered" and sold! :x I would be careful of involing "everyone" ...

pl*costomus (Hypostomus pl*costomus) - 2 or 3? ***** pl*costomus eats algae, most sources say I should feed additional algae wafers since 'there wont be enough to eat in the tank'. If I have a 120+ gallon tank, could a small number of them survive JUST off the algae? What you want are Ancistrus, as...