although not pretty in my, own opinion, tinfoil barbs can handle cooler temps. as far as a 120g being to small for geophagus? i have only seen 3 geopahgus that have reached 10" in my life. if you are into predators tiger muskie are available in pet stores from time to time. they would do great...
i do not know that they have bred. but i do have a male in with my females. i check my females once every week for eggs, but have not seen any sign of breeding or eggs. i have been feeding them more than usual to try to encourage them to breed. i was unaware that they would eat more than they...
today i was checking on my cresteds and i picked up one of my females. she did not try to get away her legs were twitching, she seems very weak, and her belly was swollen. what could be wrong? i have not noticed any aggressive bahavior. her belly was not swollen and she was moving fine sunday...
i love otocinclus cats. when i do not have cichlids i keep them in my 55 gallon tank. it only takes 2 of the little buggers to get the job done. there are a couple plecos that stay small as well. the clown and the spotted rubber nose plecos only get about 4 inches.
yeah. it was ment to say melafix. i like the way it smells, too. i usely double treat the tank with it and pimafix. one is for parasites and the other for fungus. they work great together.
i also use three containers. i use one of those small three drawer containers. mealworms in the bottom on 1/2" of oatmeal. middle drawer for pupae with just a paper towel, and top drawer with about 1"-2" of oatmeal for the beetles. for moisture i use those baby carrots. i cut them in half long...
also you may wanna check what ph level the pet store water is at. fish are very adaptable. if their ph is high you should have no worries. because more than likely the fish have been bred and raised in higher ph levels. when i worked at the pet shop our ph was on the high end about 7.8 as was...
breeding barbs can be a pain. if you want a high success rate it takes 2 tanks. if i remember right put your male and female in the breeding tank when they start to court. they should swim around all frantic like the female drops eggs all over the place and the male fetilizes them. then they...
what is so specific about a cresteds requirements to cause you to steer some one away from them? they are very easy to care for. they live comfortably around 70*, their eggs incubate at room temp, it cost less to feed them, they need some where to climb, and you mist them twice a day. this is...
wow you guys and gals have it rough in the south. it is nice being up here in ohio where things are a lot less strict. it is so odd that yall can't keep corn snakes. those and ball pythons are neck and neck for being the most popular up here.