I have seen this behavior in at least one male pleco in every one of my breeding groups past and present. I am not sue if they go to sleep that way or if they suck to the tops of thecave and when they fall asleep they lose their grip and end up on the bottom on their back. Usually you can a see the ...

Thanks Eric- mY mistake. U have been online and doing posting and financial research since about 10 this morning and I think my vision is getting blurry. I meant it to be in the USA area. The event is a bit of a drive from the UK

This is my fish club which actually meets in Carmel, NY 10512. I will have a table at the event. If anybody wants RB line L23s or non-RB line 236 plus TR parented L173s via pre-sales you can contact me via the site PM system. I will be bringing some driftwood that is huge as well as smaller, plants ...

I have assassin snails which I got to eat snails (not in pleco breeder tanks). Early on I asked my friend Rachel of inverts by msjinkzd if assassins would eat eggs and she said not to risk it. So I never have. But I do keep them in grow tanks. However, I rarely move fry to grow tanks until they are ...

Since I am close to leaving the hobby and in the process of selling all of my fish, I hope to be there. If I am I should have a number of L173 (both from WC and TR parents) for sale. I may also bring 236s (RB line, non- RB line and RB super white line). Finally, I may even have some zebras. Fingers ...

Group B Solo Pics 2/3 fish: F1 173_4sale3bSIDE1b.jpg F1 173_4sale3bSIDE1a.jpg You can find these fish at this size for $325 - $350 online. But I am not asking for $1,950 - $2,100. I am asking for $1,475 delivered next day with the customary live arrival guarantee/ However, if you can pick up the fi...

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Yann- Right now I am able to import zebras from Bellenz farm in Indonesia. They breed them. Does the above mean all international trade in certified tank raised zebras will be stopped? At this time to be able to receive them and for Bellenz to be able to send them they have to be accompanied by a ce...

I am one who prefers not to pull fry or a cave with dad and fry. However, there are exceptions to this. I get a lot of spawns and eventually I have to do a pull w/ dad so no more fry are being added to the total in the breeding tank. Also, in when one is working with a group which contains multiples...

The smaller fish isn't showing any odontile growth I can see along the body of the fish. So it may be female. You can see this on the larger fish, however. I know with zebras one may often see a black dot right below where the tube comes out. You can see this on the bigger one that looks to be a mal...

Why would you want to do this? Breeders have to do a lot of work using selective breeding over multiple generations to create a super white line where this trait is fairly fixed. If you breed a super white with a regular 236 all you are doing is going in the opposite direction. Therefore, it is impo...

I never remove eggs nor wigglers from tanks. The only time I pull free swimming fry is when there are way too many in the breeder tank or if they are large enough to be sellable.

My way is not the only way but it has worked for me for many years. But I am a hobby breeder not a business.

Amendments to the Lacey Act included in the COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R.4521) legislation would make changes to the Lacey Act that would negatively impact the broader pet care community. This passed the House in Feb. But, The COMPETES Act is now in the Senate after passing the House on February 4, 20...

1 day old wigglers are not much bigger than an egg. Almost anything that can will eat them. Decades ago I got some of the earlier LF BN that were coming to America. I bought a small group. At that time I had little interest in spawning anything. it turned out they were spawning once old enough. But ...

After several back and forth emails with Inkbird I am returning both units. I got them for about $28 each with a 10% off coupon and free shipping. I am going to buy a couple more of the Azoo Micro Controllers which will cost me $52 each plus shipping. In the end I will pay about twice as much to get...

I do not own nor use a smart phone. I have a flip phone I use for voice calls and which is turned off over 95% of the time. So that options is not possible nor would it be desired. I do not need to get a call that my fish are being boiled alive, I need a controller to prevent that. Part of my dislik...

I just wanted to update things. I needed a total of 4 but did not want to buy 4 without trying at least one. Plus I only needed two really soon and the others could wait a bit. So i went back and forth in the cart on Amazon as I assembled an order. My head said just get one but my heart said 2 as I ...

When you say the stringy poop has disappeared do you mean it's poop returned to normal looking or that the fish is not pooping at all. Two observations here- if the wasting fish has stopped pooping and eating, this is not good. There are stronger meds, but I am not sure if the fish can handle them e...

Are you sure got the named spelled right? Ugh and Ugg are way different in what they mean. And if they mean short for Ugly then wouldn't that be Ug.

Hope this answers your Q

It could be Flubendazole is banned for use in food fish, But as far as I know it is OK for ornamentals. A fast search found it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Plymouth-Discus-Product-WORMER-Plus/dp/B085TQ75Z5?th=1 Dr. Harrison has been selling it for years and still does. If it had become illegal, ...

Viktor- I am not the best at disease diagnosis. I have dealt with columnaris successfully, for the most part, over the years. However, when it comes to wasting and ultimately not eating there is another option to consider besides bacteria. You may already be aware of this, but I figured it was worth...

@Captainandy Bit there is not a near limitless supply of marijuana any more than there is a limitless supply of corn or rice or almost anything else. Until marijuana is legalized all over the world, a lot of it never makes it being sold. @Janne We can discuss all the regulations, processes etc. invo...

I would state the opposite, the more species that legally can be exported as ornamental fish will decrease the risk of extinction I do not agree with this. Consider the case of the recent trend in my country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. One would think that this would put a cramp int...

I just want to be sure I am understanding the situation clearly. First, am I correct in understanding that it is now legal to export any fish from Brazil that is not on the list to which Jools linked above. Second, if the answer to the above is yes, does this also mean all of the L numbers which hav...

If you hook heaters from two different tanks to the same controller but only have a single temp. probe, whichever tank the probe goes into will determine when the heaters in both tanks can or cannot turn on regardless of the temp. in the tank without the probe. If a heater in that tank get stuck ful...

I pretty much use two heaters on almost every tank I have. The exception is smaller tanks 15 gal or less. I cannot fit 2 heaters. Also, on tanks with canister filters i use inline heaters. However, my 150 also has a second in tank heater as well as two hang-on in addition to the canister. That said,...

I also use controllers on my tanks with the most valuable fish. I use the Azoo Mini controller good for up to about 900w of heating. My first ones cost me about $22 each, My next 5 were half that on clearance when Live Aquaria bought FosterSmith. Since then they got hard to find and the last 4 cost ...

I have no issues with dad raising fish from spawning to free swimming. When I began with spawning zebras in 2006 I had two males that did all the spawning and an uncertain number of females involved. The two males spawned about every 30 days. However, the spawns were about two weeks apart for the tw...