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- Yesterday, 05:50
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Tank advice needed!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 106
Re: Tank advice needed!
Yup, some dimensions and glass thickness would help.
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Almost Done
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1486
Re: Almost Done
I really appreciate getting to read about other people's experiences in the deeper places of the hobby. Hearing you say you felt a responsibility to raise rare fish stuck out as particularly interesting. As much as there is disappointment to hear you're reducing your hobby, it's understandable. Your...
- 09 Apr 2024, 06:48
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L134 sick?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 996
Re: L134 sick?
If you don't mind, could we turn this into a "teachable moment" and learn how you caught that difference? Based on the body patterns in those photos I'm thinking I've seen L052 sold as L134 but never realized. I figured it was a difference between Tapajos and Jamanxim populations.
- 24 Mar 2024, 07:25
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L046 and L144
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2784
Re: L046 and L144
In my experience, 9/10 one species will be more thriving and gregarious and exploit access to food and preferable structure and caves while the other species doesn't thrive. The other 1/10 of the time both species breeds but usually only in a larger setup with ample habitat and heavy feeding schedul...
- 01 Jan 2024, 06:24
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Please help identify 'black oto'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1437
Re: Please help identify 'black oto'
Happy new year Eric! I think you may have it with O. piribebuy, thank you. Seems I'm on the right track with cooler water so I will keep them there.
- 31 Dec 2023, 19:18
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Please help identify 'black oto'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1437
Please help identify 'black oto'
Picked up a group of these fish, labeled "Otocinclus negro" at a local store. Spent some time digging around on here and think they might belong instead to Hisonotus or Otothyropsis; some kind of Hypoptopomatinae for sure. Called the store back and they confirmed the source was Aquarium Gl...
- 19 Dec 2023, 14:07
- Forum: Site Announcements
- Topic: 13-18th December 2023 :: What's up with the website? I'm getting 404 errors and "JANGAN GANNGU !!!" messages...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4251
Re: 13-18th December 2023 :: What's up with the website? I'm getting 404 errors and "JANGAN GANNGU !!!" messages...
Thanks Jools for all your hard work. I didn't realise how much I'm on this site until I couldn't reach it anymore.
- 06 Dec 2023, 02:17
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: l134 in a rimless tank?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9084
Re: l134 in a rimless tank?
Are you determined to not have a lid? The benefits of having a lid to prevent things falling in, prevent things jumping out, retain heat, and limit evaporation and humidity far outweigh (IMO) the benefits of an open rimless, primarily the look and less light reflection/scatter. So unless aquascaping...
- 13 Nov 2023, 17:15
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Tank age and leaks
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14148
Re: Tank age and leaks
Going on about 25 years on my oldest tank, in and out of use and gone through a number of moves. Thicker glass on older tanks seems to help give them and their seams longer life. ... I've started using PU for my new aquarium builds and re-builds This is interesting, is PU = polyurethane? Which produ...
- 05 Nov 2023, 04:06
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Pleco Identification
- Replies: 54
- Views: 41242
Re: Pleco Identification
Great looking fish. If you're west coast Canada I'll definitely buy some off you if you do look to sell off juveniles.
- 26 Aug 2023, 22:51
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 971
Re: Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
So despite this tank still being a catch-all for downsizing other tanks due to life changes, these zebras are still breeding. Thanks Jools for the advice on leaving everyone through the first spawn. There are now new wrigglers and a few more this time. I'll do the in-tank breeder box in the canister...
- 07 Jul 2023, 14:00
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Remineralizing salt for Amazonian catfish
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5612
Re: Remineralizing salt for Amazonian catfish
My tap water is extremely low in dissolved anything. I started using Seachem Equilibrium to buffer my water and keep pH swings from happening. I just add a pinch with a water change. Between that and having a reliable heater and thermometer the tank improved. Plants are happier and fish losses, espe...
- 06 Jul 2023, 15:53
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 971
Re: Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
Thank you, I appreciate that feedback very much. Can you tell me more about how you find the adults fare after being left with the first spawn as opposed to removing the first spawn?
- 04 Jul 2023, 22:05
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 971
Surprise L46 spawn in overcrowded tank
I just got home from a 2 week vacation. The night before I left, I noticed a male L46 was trapping. Got home last night and looked with a light, sure enough my first L46 spawn was at the back of the cave with big white yolk sacks. Tank had a feeder that fed once a day while I was gone. Now the probl...
- 02 Apr 2023, 08:02
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Highly Recommended Places in the UK?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4082
Re: Highly Recommended Places in the UK?
Thanks! If possible I will work it in.
- 02 Apr 2023, 08:02
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn
- Replies: 76
- Views: 35770
Re: Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn
I'm interested to know more about your setup and also the breeder box that you've managed to raise the babies with.
- 01 Apr 2023, 04:12
- Forum: Speak Easy
- Topic: Highly Recommended Places in the UK?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4082
Highly Recommended Places in the UK?
Hey folks, I will be traveling to the UK shortly and though the itinerary is tight, I thought I'd ask if there's any aquarium-related places the UK crowd here would recommend visiting. In particular, I was wondering about stores (and maybe public aquaria). I'm not necessarily asking for just any run...
- 25 Mar 2023, 05:57
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn
- Replies: 76
- Views: 35770
Re: Let's try this again Day 1 Sturisomatichthys spawn
Amazing that Sturisomatichthys are such carnivores and not a pure herbivore/algae eater like the old literature suggested. The diet you've fed in conditioning your breeders just proves it further.
- 10 Mar 2023, 15:01
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Sturisomatichthys spawn
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1310
Re: Sturisomatichthys spawn
I've had the entire clutch of eggs die when I tried moving them. This was 2 years ago and they may not have been viable, I couldn't be sure now. Timing of moving /disturbing the eggs probably matters a lot, but my guess is earlier is better and later would be more sensitive.
- 13 Jan 2023, 16:51
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Embryonic development Sturisomatichthys festivus
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2276
Re: Embryonic development Sturisomatichthys festivus
Great video! Thanks for posting with subtitles. I would love to know some of the details; tank size, temperature, types of leaves you use on the bottom, feeding routine.
- 29 Jan 2020, 21:07
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Filtration for 55l
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4540
Re: Filtration for 55l
How about an Aquaclear? They're terrific bang-for-your-buck and easy to clean. Plus you get the added bonus that it adds total water volume to your system where the internal filter doesn't. That's something I would value for a setup that size. I have Aquaclears that are decades old and still working...
- 09 Jan 2020, 08:09
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Dark discolouration on an L128
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1637
Re: Dark discolouration on an L128
Thanks, things seem to be looking more normal again now. Just 50% waterchanged and kept up with feeding. It did also go much lighter for about 2 or 3 days, but that seems to have gone away for now as well.
- 07 Jan 2020, 04:10
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Dark discolouration on an L128
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1637
Dark discolouration on an L128
Noticed one of my small L128 has some dark blotches on it. Haven't seen this pattern on them before, even the adult group I grew and kept for years. Wondering if anyone has observed this before. Thanks.
- 05 Feb 2019, 07:25
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: L128 Spawn!
- Replies: 151
- Views: 41284
Re: L128 Spawn!
Just catching up on this thread after being away for about two years. You've done an incredible job! My first thought with your fungus problem was to run a UV sterilizer on that tank, and possibly trying to raise the amount of dissolved oxygen making its way into the lower areas of the tank where th...
- 04 Mar 2017, 18:58
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Orange Peel as Appetite Stimulant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1090
Orange Peel as Appetite Stimulant
This was shared on my local aquarium forum. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this method and Loricarids, or if there's any other methods you employ.
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2016/04/ ... el-discus/
http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2016/04/ ... el-discus/
- 03 Jan 2016, 09:20
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Best custom diet for L128
- Replies: 2
- Views: 862
Re: Best custom diet for L128
I do feed prepared foods but I like having an agar-based frozen food option. I usually make it with vegetables and add a little spirulina and some fresh salmon or trout, but I haven't made a recipe strictly for L128, nor have I used prawn. Here's what I'm thinking: 3 : 1 (zucchini to prawn) with a h...
- 14 Dec 2015, 10:12
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Best custom diet for L128
- Replies: 2
- Views: 862
Best custom diet for L128
It's time for me to make a new batch of homemade agar-based food for my plecos. I wasn't completely satisfied with the last couple of concoctions I made. Both batches had ingredients in imbalanced proportions. I'd like to make my next batch specifically for my L128 tank. I was thinking of zucchini, ...
- 26 Nov 2014, 13:22
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Colonizing black worms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4111
Re: Colonizing black worms
The environments that most of those black worms are commercially raised in are quite foul. I guess it must work for the worms, but most ornamental fish wouldn't survive in those worm troughs. The live black worms will live in substrate but I found they usually lasted only a few days in there on thei...
- 06 May 2014, 11:30
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: How to prepare veggies for plecos?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22752
Re: How to prepare veggies for plecos?
They mean leave the fork through the zucchini and let it all sink to the bottom, otherwise the zucchini will always float. You can try yam or sweet potato. Regular potato doesn't seem to be used with as many pleco keepers that I know. I make my own food. Last time I blended zucchini, kale, spinach, ...
- 23 Apr 2014, 09:06
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Catfish for a 180
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3101
Re: Catfish for a 180
A lot can change in 10 years. So far there's a (tentative?) plan for a 180 so let's work with that. I would be a little concerned with a larger pleco rasping on and scratching up an acrylic tank. Anyways, are there any species that has captured your interest or maybe something from the suggestions l...