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new to the game
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 02:32
by king george
g'day all, i have had my 4 ft tank for 3 months now, it is my first, i have never kept fish. i have 3 cory's,1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish,1sailfin pleco,2 neons and my favourite king gorge the hyrtles tandan. it has been a steep learning curve over the last few months with a few casualties on the way. when i first got the tank the lady selling me the fish gave me a bum steer and my first tandan died,he was attacked by an oscar at my lfs and never recovered, and i only fed him meat, now i know that these catfish are omniverous. i have the tank at a managable stage and am getting so much enjoyment from it. any advice to further my new tank would be great,gorge &the pleco are my most important
Re: new to the game
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 02:35
by andywoolloo
hi! welcome! great site this one! what exactly are your yellow sucker and one sucking catfish?
1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish
Re: new to the game
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 11:04
by MatsP
Welcome to Planet Catfish, George.
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Mats
Re: new to the game
Posted: 24 Nov 2008, 16:44
by apistomaster
I recommend that you provide artificial or natural caves out numbering your catfish. this will reduce infighting and provide refuge from large aggressive Cichlids.
Re: new to the game
Posted: 25 Nov 2008, 00:15
by king george

thankyou all for your welcome intro, i have lots of caves and weeds for refuge, and im not sure just yet what those two suckers really are my brother gave them to me when i first got the tankbut i am going through the list when i get a chance to find them
Re: new to the game
Posted: 25 Nov 2008, 00:17
by MatsP
Probably best to post a photo in the "ID my catfish" section - you'll get a much quicker answer that way than to try to find it yourself.
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Mats
Re: new to the game
Posted: 25 Nov 2008, 01:05
by apistomaster
andywoolloo wrote:hi! welcome! great site this one! what exactly are your yellow sucker and one sucking catfish?
1 yellow sucker,1 sucking catfish
Without a photo I can only guess but I'm suspecting the "yellow sucker' is the gold variety of the common Chinese Algae Eater Gyrinocheilus aymonieri,
Re: new to the game
Posted: 27 Nov 2008, 23:21
by Richard B
Welcome to Planet Catfish
