But just because an aquarium has 0 NH3, NO2 and NO3 doesn't make it perfectly healthy. Other toxins that immeasurable build up.

There is no single hard one way to do things with fish. I've had a lot of success doing things the wrong way. Usually because the fish are still in quarantine and spawn before I set them up, or because I didn't have the tank space, or whatever. It just makes me laugh that people have read things MU...

What about waterchanges? It's balanced, but water would have to cycle through it.

I think the pair of H. zebra that spawned dozens of times in a 20 gallon long would be shocked to know that it wouldn't work that way ;). There are so many ways to be successful with these fish. The real problem is that there are just so many more ways to NOT be successful. If you notice excessive ...

With a group that's too few in numbers to split up; keep them together. 5 should be the minimum number per tank.

http://miyabi-aqua.com/wp-content/uploa ... abeled.jpg

Looks more like a potassium deficiency.

Looks more like a nutrient deficiency. Very few if any species eat Anubias sp.

What do you dose?

Whatever happened? Did you get any fry resembling the "typical" L173?

I mean L236 can often times look drab, but then you get a few specimens that resemble the famous picture of Ingo Seidel.

Why is it with Loricariidae we keep them in colonies of 5-10 individuals with only 2 breeding individuals while with other fish like Cichlids and Anabantoids we keep in pairs away from the colony. Wouldn't it be wiser to separate the breeding pair from the rest to give the other individuals a chance...

I mean with multiple tanks draining into one sump; it would help keep nitrates down. I know waterchanges will too, but plants would be a nice safeguard especially emersed and floating species.

While I agree that any ammonia at all is going to be very stressful to a fish in 7.5 pH water, I do not agree that you should lower the temperature. IME, L260 thrive and are happiest above 84, so 81 is plenty low to give them enough dissolved oxygen to work with. The picture shows frayed fins. Are ...

0.25 ppm of NH3 is not normal; that is toxic. You need to do a waterchange immediately. What filters are you running?

Lower the temperature to 27-26C.


How many fish do you have and how large is this aquarium?

Do you have a refugium setup inside the sump?

Sintered glass does have more surface area, but has the problem of fragmenting over time because of the violent action within the reaction chamber. The glass also colonizes a lot faster. In the end, a lot of the media ends up getting dumped into the tank where it can be a real nuisance though. Larr...

Do you sterilize the water on the return?

As far as floating plants, the best for nitrates are Eichornia sp.; they are commonly used in waste water treatment. http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.re.20120205.04.html#Sec3.1 As far as emerged, I'd say Pothos works really well. Or you can setup a reactor using a media like Sachem deNitrate and r...

How does this compare to sinter glass media like Seachem Matrix, Eheim Substrat Pro, etc.? Seems like sintered glass media has more surface area.

I want to setup 4x20L's as breeders; then have a common 55G sump for all of them with a UV and Mazzei venturi [for aeration] on the return. I know this is frowned upon, but I'd rather take advantage of all that water volume for stability and ease of maintenance.

Is that L400. If so I've bred them.

Compared to wild caughts counterparts, are tank bred Hypancistrus easier to breed?

Cristoffer Forssander wrote:I'm not a expert on these species, but I would say that first one is a female and the second a male, looking at the head. The third one... its a bad angle, so I cant really tell that one.

I shouldv'e mentioned, this is all one single fish.

Now that I have your attention. :oops: Anyone willing to take a stab at what sex it is? Seller claims it's 6.5-7 cm and 3 years old. Not sure if it's true. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/Raul-7/1.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/Raul-7/2.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/Raul...

Today while checking up on my Zebras I noticed one of them had a whitish-reddish growth on both tips of his of pectoral fins. I freaked out and decided to capture him and photograph it for possible causes and cures. Can anyone tell me what this is and how to cure it? The tumor on the right fin broke...

Raul-7; It's not that I don't believe that your fish are L-236, but could you document this by posting some pics? Given how rare the real L-236 is I'm sure I'm not the only one who would appreciate this. Aquarium Glaser in Germany posted a note on their site a while back stating that they were now ...

Dave Rinaldo wrote:

Pseudohemiodon apithanos

That was quick! Thanks!


If only I had a 120G to house it in.

http://www.fish2u.com/pawhcat.html

Looks like some type of Banjo sp. - anyone know, looks interesting - similar to SW Guitar shark.

I know it may sound like a bad mix, but has anyone ever actually used them for shipping plecos? I heard they are more durable than regular poly-bags used for shipping fish, but everyone tells me they would puncture in no time if they came in contact with any of the spines. But my sole reason for wan...

well i got a positive response from Matt the guy offering these zeb's for sale, he said i could go and collect them myself and pay on delivery :D , oh and they are tank bred. He said i could collect them from his supplier in buchan, ive asked for a post code so i can do a route finder. Kev He is gu...

http://www.ibama.gov.br/novo_ibama/paginas/materia.php?id_arq=3963 Anyone fancy posting a translation? This article details someone caught smuggling zebra pl*cos. Jools IBAMA officials managed to pin down a group of commercial sellers trying to smuggle 290 L46's from Belem to Sau Paulo before tryin...

good stuff mate 8) how many males and females in the group? anything that you think that could have triggered them? we want the full story..okay fine, i want the whole story Thanks everyone for the comments. There are three in the colony 2M:1F. The tank has one cave facing directly towards the fron...