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[Mark N]

Good evening! I just wanted to say "Hi", and am looking forward to learning a great deal in these forums.
I have returned to the hobby after many years' absence. I have a lot of "cat"ching up to do. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.)
Best regards to all,
Mark

[bekateen]

Hi Mark, welcome to PlanetCatfish.

Cheers, Eric

[Viktor Jarikov]

Welcome to the Planet and welcome back to the hobby! Word play, puns, etc. brighten up our days and are appreciated here Tell us if you will about your prior and current tanks and fish. Post pics.

[TattooDave]

Hello everyone I'm new here and wanted to say hi. I have 3 Peppered Cory's , and 2 Green Cory's. I had a Rubber Lipped Pleco from Pet Smart but didn't make it. I tried Pleco wafers and blanched spinach, cucumber, and lettuce along with shrimp pellets plus any additional food that may have fell to the bottom from my Tetra's Glo-fish and water temp was 74 degrees. Not sure what caused it to die.

[bekateen]

Hello TattooDave,

Welcome to PlanetCatfish. Sorry to hear about your rubber lip from PetSmart. Don't feel too bad though, because rubber lips are notorious for having a difficult time adapting to aquaria. Often they won't have eaten (much) while at the pet store prior to your purchase, and they may be severely malnourished and weakened when you bring them home. I also had a bad experience with 14 (yes, 14) rubberlips from PetSmart and Petco not long ago. If you want to read that tragedy and all I tried to save them, you can read it here (Mystery Chaetostoma, impulse buy at PetSmart).

Better luck with your other fish. Please share pictures when you're ready and ask away if you have questions.

Cheers, Eric