I feed Soilent green, 50/50 mix of morning wood and super green - very popular with everyone. There were two new flavours available at Catcon: Power-up and Fruutluups, the power-up is a zebra and leporacanthicus favourite while fruutluups is popular with everyone.

I agree about the Apex, it may not be as common in FW tanks as for SW and seemed like an expensive investment initially but it is the best investment I have made to help maintain stability in the tank. In addition to monitoring tank parameters, AWC, auto-dosing and controlling equipment it has some ...

I have two of these guys, they're about 2 years old and have grown to ~7" SL They have a great personality and get along very well with even small cories and loaches. They haven't had any interest in shrimp or snails. They are quite shy though and appreciate a cave or two.

Hi Everyone,

I saw this guy at a public aquarium yesterday in an Amazonian exhibit and was curious what it could be. I was thinking it looks similar to an L002 - potentially?

I found this to be an interesting thread on MFK on keeping filters cleaner longer:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... quaculture

Thank you both for your replies! :d I gave him an epsom salt bath yesterday (15min) - he did not enjoy it, was swimming around struggling the whole time, but today his colouration seems back to normal and he's hanging out in his usual spots a rock cave and amongst the java fern. I can't tell if his ...

Hi Everyone, I recently adopted a Syno nigriventris who had been doing well for the past two weeks or so but today has started showing odd behaviour where it is swimming around at the top of the tank in daylight with the lights on. Or just 'floating' at the top in one of the corners. It's belly look...

I use an RO unit because in the part of Montreal where I live the quality of the water is very inconsistent. It happened to me twice where after a regular water change 1/3 of my fish died overnight (I used the same dechlorinator as usual and tried to match the temp)and then came bouts of illness - f...

Very cute Mine have a similar reaction when the mystery snail comes too close to their food.

Thank you! I'll be separating them as suggested

I found the same that the pea puffers are attracted to nipping cory fins. I had to put my pea puffer in a floating net temporarily for about a week in the community tank when the filter to his tank broke down. When he would escape the only fish he nipped at were the corys (primarily the orange laser...

Hi Everyone, When my BN started spawning in April of this year it was very exciting :d Naively I thought it would be a one-off event or maybe just a few times a year keeping the growout of the fry manageable. However, they have been spawning nearly non-stop, there are constantly new fry emerging fro...

Do you have the Repashy gel in 'meat pie' flavour? even my pickiest fish who need a meaty diet couldn't resist that and they've taken to it more than other foods I've offered. I've also seen them grazing on the 'soilent green' flavour as well on occasion.

The plants I had were fine.

Thanks for the comments!! I'll try the water change, with new and main tank water. The filter sponges come from a cycled tank, but I also added extra bacteria. The original water was from the large tank but subsequent water changes have been with dechlorinated tap water - with 10-20% per day there i...

I have used the liquid version of API Super Ich Cure at half strength with corydoras and synodontis as well as various plecos (and two types of loaches) in the tank when my tetras showed ich and they were all fine. I keep this tank at 80F and did not raise the temperature during the treatment. The g...

Hi Everyone, My BNs have begun spawning on a fairly regular basis, the largest fry from the first spawn are about half an inch to 3/4 inch long and the youngest just left the cave. About a week ago I moved them into a new tank and they've continued spawning, the fry that moved with them are also doi...

It looks similar to a Hybrid #9 http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/spe ... es_id=4397

A tank controller like the Neptune Systems Apex would allow you to automate water changes (both draining and filling) as well as turn equipment on/off depending how certain parameters in your tank change or alert you via email or text message if your tank parameters are outside a specific range you ...

Thanks for the quick reply! I guess as they get older they'll grow out of this phase and become more laid back like the adults?

Hi Everyone, The fry from the first time my BNs spawned are nearly 8 weeks old. Recently I've noticed that some of the larger fry have been getting into what look like territorial disputes. The adult BNs are very peaceful so I'm a bit surprised that the fry are acting this way at such a young age. I...

If you have plants in your tank Seachem's Equilibrium would be a better option than Replenish. To raise your KH though you'd need something like the Akaline buffer (with possible addition of the acid buffer) if you notice your pH is raised. I used these options for a couple years since our tap water...

I attach the raw slices of zucchini with VeggieMags http://www.twolittlefishies.com/tlf_prod_access.html?lang_id=1 , I found the magnetic clips stay put better than the ones with suction cups when the larger plecos hang from it. For larger pieces or for the sweet potato I use the pleco feeder http:/...

Green zucchini has been a favorite of all my BNs, royal and L092 (they didn't take to the yellow zucchini). If they are given organic zucchini they'll eat the entire piece (skin and all) overnight, with the regular pieces they leave the skin behind. Recently my royal has really enjoyed sweet potato ...

Thank you all for your suggestions They're big fans of the Soilent green and Spawn and Grow Repashy gels as well as peas and zucchini. They haven't warmed up to cucumber yet but maybe they will in time.

Thanks!!

Hi Everyone, I had an unexpected spawning from my Ancistrus cirrhosus :d The male kicked six eggs out of the cave (I don't know how many there may be in cave with him). I put the six eggs in a breeder net in aquarium and they hatched eight days ago. I've been feeding them Interpet liquid fry food. T...

Hi, Thank you all for the replies!! There are no illnesses (there had been in the past, about 6 months ago there was a mild ich outbreak -only a couple rasboras showed the cysts). However, I lost a male BN not long ago to bloat. There is a new injury - last night my new male BN (his first night in t...

Hi Everyone, I'm planning on moving some of my fish on the weekend to a new (75G) tank. The filters would move too, as well as the rocks, wood and plants but there is new sand. I currently use reconstituted RO water for all water changes - so if I match the temperature between the tanks, and the new...

I've been using the Cobalt Neotherm heaters. They're very slim and I found they keep the water at a more constant temperature (less than 1 deg) variation than the glass ones.