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From: Raf 11/05/99
Subject: Poop culprit: pleco!
Posted by Raf on November 05, 1999 at 21:32:17:
I found out which of my fish is making all the waste. It's my clown pleco! He's been literally attached to my driftwood sucking off all the algae, and he's been releasing a LOT of waste. I knew it was weird that my other fish were pooping that much since I've been barely feeding them lately.
Any ideas on how to lessen my plecos waste output?
From: Clint 11/05/99
Subject: Re: Poop culprit: pleco!
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 05, 1999 at 22:24:54:
In Reply to: (477.html) Poop culprit: pleco! posted by Raf on November 05, 1999 at 21:32:17:
OK that explains it. Then the poop is really just undigested driftwood scrapings. So it's not as bad as regular fish dung. This problem should lessen as he gets down to the harder parts of the wood, the wood is going to be slowly eaten away, it will take a long time though for it to be gone, years.
This is a common problem with plecos, they really seem to enjoy gnawing the wood.
Good luck,
Clint
From: Bottom Feeder 11/05/99
Subject: Sand vs Rocks??
Posted by (mailto:skotowych@hotmail.com) Bottom Feeder on November 05, 1999 at 19:30:13:
Hello,
I'm new to aquariums. I've had fish in bowls for ages, but I figured it was time for some 'urban renewal'
for my fish and got an aquarium. Everywhere I've gone says rocks for the bottom of the tank. But I was
wondering if sand is alright, or is that a no-no for goldfish/black moors?
If anyone knows that would be great! Thanks for helping out a rookie!
From: Clint 11/05/99
Subject: Re: Sand vs Rocks??
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 05, 1999 at 19:48:25:
In Reply to: (475.html) Sand vs Rocks?? posted by Bottom Feeder on November 05, 1999 at 19:30:13:
Really it's aquarium gravel. It's not fine sand but it's not what you would call rocks either.
Personally i do use sand which is a no-no to most experts, but the plants grow better for me in sand, about half bb size, or you might know it as blaster sand.
Of course you can also use a few big rocks and stones for decoration, but what you are trying to avoid is having cavities that food will fall into and rot.
Hope this is what you meant.
Clint
From: Raf 11/05/99
Subject: too many water changes?
Posted by Raf on November 05, 1999 at 12:03:37:
Is there such as a thing as "too many water changes"? I keep having to vacuum my 29-gallon because my gouramis and kribs are messy! i've been feeding less, but they're still unloading a lot (my poor anubias plant's leaves are covered in fish doodoo every day).
So basically I've been changing around 10% of the water every 3-4 days. Is that too many?
From: Clint 11/05/99
Subject: Re: too many water changes?
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 05, 1999 at 17:33:19:
In Reply to: (472.html) too many water changes? posted by Raf on November 05, 1999 at 12:03:37:
You must be (still) feeding too much, try cutting it in half. Feed them just as often as you did, just half the amount. They really don't need that much, only a pinch a day keeps the poop away.
Clint
From: kitty fish 11/05/99
Subject: Re: too many water changes?
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) kitty fish on November 05, 1999 at 15:07:59:
In Reply to: (472.html) too many water changes? posted by Raf on November 05, 1999 at 12:03:37:
in my opinion, i dont think theres such a thing as too many water changes. as long as your bacteria has already been established in the tank (gravel, filter, etc)...
kitty fish
From: Sandy 11/04/99
Subject: Poisonous Bottom Gravel?
Posted by Sandy on November 04, 1999 at 10:36:25:
Thank goodness I found this message board!
Recently, I set up a 5 gallon aquarium. After setting it up, I let it bubble away for a good week, treated the water, and then added a male betta for starters. The water and everything looked fine when I added the fish and I've had bettas before so I'm not completely new at this. After a day or two with my betta in his new home, I noticed the water got cloudy and it looked like the coating of the bottom gravel was coming off the stones! It's color was labeled "pearl" on the package. Now, I bought this gravel at an aquarium supply store and it specifically said "safe for aquariums, plants, etc." It was labeled aquarium gravel so why should I have thought otherwise? I also made SURE I rinsed it very well before setting up the tank.
As you might expect, the betta instantly turned listless, groggy, and floated around the bottom of the tank as soon as the water quality plummeted, only swimming occasionally. I promptly moved him to a small glass kitchen container temporarily until I get this situation resolved, however he's not eating and hasn't perked up very much and I'm afraid he's been poisoned. Have any of you heard of something like this happening before? It's not like I tried using something other than aquarium gravel. The more I think about this problem, the angrier I get! Suggestions anyone? Thanks...
From: Clint 11/05/99
Subject: Re: Poisonous Bottom Gravel?
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 05, 1999 at 22:31:50:
In Reply to: (468.html) Poisonous Bottom Gravel? posted by Sandy on November 04, 1999 at 10:36:25:
You did everything right, it's just bad gravel. I also think he may have ingested a flake or 2 of the gravel paint (or coating).
Maybe he will get better when he passes it.
I am surprised this happened too, you can usually trust aquarium supplies to be better than this.
Let us know how the Betta does.
Clint
From: Amber 11/03/99
Subject: Please help soooon!! Betta sick!
Posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 19:00:56:
My make betta is floating in his jar..He moves sometimes, doesn't appear to have the dropsy signs. I tried feeding him medicated food, but he spit it out. Is there anything I can do???? I don't really have any other medicine on hand..I put in dome penicillin
Amber
From: Amber 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick!
Posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 19:31:23:
In Reply to: (461.html) Please help soooon!! Betta sick! posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 19:00:56:
Okay, change of plan - he's bloated, and seems to have white on his underside, it doesn't really look like fungus, but it could be i guess...any ideas?? quick!!
P.S> Please pray for poor Floyd, he's the best fish in the world
From: Clint 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick!
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 03, 1999 at 19:58:09:
In Reply to: (462.html) Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick! posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 19:31:23:
I think it's just age thats got him. How old is he? Bettas normally only live for about 2 years, and they are about 6 months old when you get them.
I don't think it's dropsy but sounds like it is very serious, you can try about 2 teaspoons of salt per gallon (I've even used 2 teapsoons in a quart jar before) it seems to releive the bloatedness some. But it doesn't sound good.
Sorry,
Clint
From: Amber 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick!
Posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 20:50:35:
In Reply to: (463.html) Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick! posted by Clint on November 03, 1999 at 19:58:09:
I just got him a little over amonth ago - you really think he's OLD? It REALLY doesn't look good, but I really wanted to try...
Amber :-(
From: Amber again 11/03/99
Subject: I think I found it - SEPTECEMIA
Posted by Amber again on November 03, 1999 at 22:07:21:
In Reply to: (464.html) Re: Please help soooon!! Betta sick! posted by Amber on November 03, 1999 at 20:50:35:
I've been watching him all nite, and it seems to be getting worse, but at least I think I found out what it is - Septecemia. I know you had no way of guessing that, but that's very likely it. Glad I founf the cause, but still hoping he lasts through tomorrow so I can get some meds...They have almost everything at this store, anyone know anything that works?? VERY WELL preferably??
Thanks,
Amber
From: Clint 11/03/99
Subject: The salt treatment would help
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 03, 1999 at 22:21:14:
In Reply to: (465.html) I think I found it - SEPTECEMIA posted by Amber again on November 03, 1999 at 22:07:21:
The salt treatment would help
From: Steve 11/03/99
Subject: New site that I want to share.
Posted by Steve on November 03, 1999 at 14:37:31:
I found a site called the age of aquariums and is very nice. I thought some of you may want to check it out. Kitty Fish there is even a 370 liter tank with (Goldfish) on the tank of the month from a while back. I found it intresting with many, many pictures and info. www. geocites.com/heartland/acres/3540/main.html.
From: kitty fish 11/04/99
Subject: saw it ;) but thanks. it is a good site.... nm
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) kitty fish on November 04, 1999 at 13:40:18:
In Reply to: (459.html) New site that I want to share. posted by Steve on November 03, 1999 at 14:37:31:
nm
From: Help 11/03/99
Subject: Sick Oranda Gold
Posted by Help on November 03, 1999 at 06:36:26:
My oranda goldfish has some sort of infection around both his eyes. The skin around his eyes
are extremly puffy, almost like a bubble. Other than that, he is swimming around and is still
eating. Does anyone know what this is and what kind of medication I should treat it with. Any
response is much appreciated!!!!
From: LindaB 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Sick Oranda Gold
Posted by (mailto:Belinda@vax2.concordia.ca) LindaB on November 03, 1999 at 11:49:21:
In Reply to: (452.html) Sick Oranda Gold posted by Help on November 03, 1999 at 06:36:26:
If you are really unsure, you should check out this web site also. It shows pictures of fish with the different diseases and maybe you could compare the pictures with your fish.
http://www.cphfish.com/cp01019.html
I hope this helps.
From: LindaB 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Sick Oranda Gold
Posted by (mailto:belinda@vax2.concordia.ca) LindaB on November 03, 1999 at 06:53:19:
In Reply to: (452.html) Sick Oranda Gold posted by Help on November 03, 1999 at 06:36:26:
Sounds like Pop-Eye. It's hard to say. Below is a description of this disease.
Check out this website for further descriptions of common fish diseases. It has helped me: http://ecol.webpoint.com/pets/disdir.html
Pop-Eye, or Exophthalmia
Symptoms:
Pop-eye is a condition that causes one or both eyes stick out of the head in an unnatural way. (Note: Some fish, including moors and some types of goldfish, are bred for this appearance. Don't treat a fish that is supposed to look like its eyes are shooting out of their sockets.)
This affliction can be caused by bacterial infection, parasites, bad water and metabolic disorders. It usually strikes one or several of the fish in a tank community, but rarely all.
If many fish in the tank community get pop-eye, the tank water could be obscenely dirty, or an infectious agent could be polluting the water.
Pop-eye is not usually infectious, and is rarely fatal.
Treatment
Antibiotics. Leave it in the community tank after treatment, but isolate infected individuals if the disease starts to spread.
From: Kitty Fish 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Sick Oranda Gold
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) Kitty Fish on November 03, 1999 at 11:23:30:
In Reply to: (453.html) Re: Sick Oranda Gold posted by LindaB on November 03, 1999 at 06:53:19:
those puffy rings are a BAD indication... you need to get that fish some meds, quick. these rings usually precede dropsy... dropsy indicates a bacterial infection. if your fish reaches the dropsied stage, it is usually too late. a good medication for this disease is maracyn 2. you really need to treat that fish and keep the water clean. these types of infections are brought on and irritated by bad water quality. GOOD LUCK, this could be really hard...
Kitty Fish
From: Kristen 11/03/99
Subject: Betta tank mates
Posted by Kristen on November 03, 1999 at 04:59:28:
I have two male bettas in two different small tanks that have aeration and under gravel filters. One I've had for about eight months and the other I've had for about a week. Are bottom feeders compatible with bettas and if so, which ones? Would it be wise to introduce a bottom feeder to the betta I've had for eight months or not? He's never had a tank mate before. I've heard that small cories do OK with bettas. I've also seen these botton feeders call ghost shrimp (they are freshwater). How would they do?
From: Eddie 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Betta tank mates
Posted by Eddie on November 03, 1999 at 14:38:35:
In Reply to: (449.html) Betta tank mates posted by Kristen on November 03, 1999 at 04:59:28:
It really depends on the size tank you have, if you have a five gallon tank tops you can get 3 cories, you really need more than two cories because they like company. Or you can get kuhli loaches, too. But if the tank is less than five gallons, get ghost shrimp, watch out because sometimes they eat each other, get two, a male and a female, the female is the one with eggs by her tail. Then when they eggs hatch the betta will have live food which is good. But you don't really want to keep the baby shrimp because they will EASILY turn into 150 ghost shrimp in your tank, my LFS had ten ghost shrimp by themselves and by the end of two months, the tank floor was FILLED with shrimp, as well as the walls of the tank.
From: Raf 11/03/99
Subject: Re: Betta tank mates
Posted by Raf on November 03, 1999 at 05:34:29:
In Reply to: (449.html) Betta tank mates posted by Kristen on November 03, 1999 at 04:59:28:
I have a betta in a 29-gallon with many tank mates, and he is a model citizen. He is the king of the tank, actually. Everyone respects him in there.
Cories are great with bettas, and so are kuhli loaches. If you want to put other midwater swimmers with the betta, make sure their the docile types like the neon or cardinal tetras. Also, some other tetras (like serpae) can be fin-nippers, so don't put them in there with your betta.
Have fun picking his tankmates, and good luck.
From: Matt 11/02/99
Subject: Tiger Barbs
Posted by (mailto:Suzuki321@aol.com) Matt on November 02, 1999 at 13:43:11:
My 2 Tiger Barbs are cool but every day i come home from school one of them has a red face and when i feed it it turns completely black??? Also when i cut the light on in the morning they look like albinos!!! They are completely white and turn back to normal color in about 10 minutes. Is this normal or kust something that they do????? PS. they are also very young (like 2 months) mabe this has something to do with it??????
From: Clint 11/02/99
Subject: Re: Tiger Barbs
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 02, 1999 at 16:12:13:
In Reply to: (441.html) Tiger Barbs posted by Matt on November 02, 1999 at 13:43:11:
They don't have their full colors showing when it's dark and it takes a few minutes for them to color back up after the lights come on so thats normal.
About the red faced thing, I havent heard of it before but it sounds like they are just excited about feeding time.
CN
From: LindaB 11/02/99
Subject: Young Kribs
Posted by (mailto:belinda@vax2.concordia.ca) LindaB on November 02, 1999 at 12:09:23:
How old should the Kribs be before you start thinking of mating them. I have a batch that is about 6 or 7 weeks old and I have an older albino. I was thinking of putting the albino with the young ones. But I'm not sure how long I should wait.
From: Clint 11/02/99
Subject: Re: Young Kribs
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 02, 1999 at 16:13:47:
In Reply to: (440.html) Young Kribs posted by LindaB on November 02, 1999 at 12:09:23:
I don't think the older Krib would hurt them. They won't mate until they are ready so thats not a problem. They will need to be about 4 months old to start spawning.
CN
From: Steve 11/02/99
Subject: Thinking of Goldfish maybe?
Posted by Steve on November 02, 1999 at 08:00:30:
Hey, Kitty Fish I know you really love goldfish and are absessed with there proper care so before I got goldfish maybe you can helpme. I decided on getting another tank of about 20 gallons or so and thought goldfish would be cool if not tropical. I haven't kept Goldfish in a long time so lets try it. Would 20 gallons be ok? Thankyou
From: Eddie 11/02/99
Subject: Re: Thinking of Goldfish maybe?
Posted by Eddie on November 02, 1999 at 14:00:40:
In Reply to: (439.html) Thinking of Goldfish maybe? posted by Steve on November 02, 1999 at 08:00:30:
That's good, but get only two goldfish.
From: Matt 11/02/99
Subject: Re: Thinking of Goldfish maybe?
Posted by (mailto:Suzuki321@aol.com) Matt on November 02, 1999 at 13:46:05:
In Reply to: (439.html) Thinking of Goldfish maybe? posted by Steve on November 02, 1999 at 08:00:30:
Whatever you do, DO NOT get goldfish if you have any other fish in there!!! The goldfish will eat it if it is any smaller than it!!! Trust me on this. if goldfish are the only thing that ur gonna put in their then they will be a GREAT pet but otherwise NO.
From: Kitty Fish 11/02/99
Subject: Re: Thinking of Goldfish maybe?
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) Kitty Fish on November 02, 1999 at 21:27:58:
In Reply to: (442.html) Re: Thinking of Goldfish maybe? posted by Matt on November 02, 1999 at 13:46:05:
20 gal is great to *start* keeping goldfish. lol it really is addictive and most will end up buying huge tanks and extensive filtration for those precious little "grapefruits with fins" ;) that is if you decide on fancies... which really will be best for your smaller tank, though they arent *quite* as hardy as common or comet goldfish. id recommend at least power filtration and if you like, secondary filtration will always win... once you get your bacteria established (i mean COMPLETELY established), add both fish. goldfish will really bond with each other and interact. goldfish need a varied diet with lower protein and higher fiber. feed your basic pre packaged goldfish food at first. brine shrimp are very good for goldfish. they will also enjoy blanched frozen peas, blanched romaine lettuce (yeah yeah, all in my article on here somewhere). after that a %50 water change every week will be all you need. its a good idea to vacuum %100 of the gravel... anyhow, LOL im rambling.... read the article and check out www.rk2000.com good luck!! im here if you need me :P
Kitty Fish, the recruiter of goldfish keepers ;)
From: Rick 11/02/99
Subject: Freezing Flake Food
Posted by Rick on November 02, 1999 at 01:02:16:
Is it possible to buy flake food in large quantities and freeze it to keep it fresh?
Thanks!
From: Clint 11/02/99
Subject: yes, that will work n/m
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 02, 1999 at 16:07:29:
In Reply to: (436.html) Freezing Flake Food posted by Rick on November 02, 1999 at 01:02:16:
yes, that will work n/m
From: stuart smith 11/01/99
Subject: 15g
Posted by stuart smith on November 01, 1999 at 23:18:39:
with my spare 15g im going to use that tank for just guppies and get a good display going there
From: Steve 11/02/99
Subject: Sounds great! n/m
Posted by Steve on November 02, 1999 at 07:41:52:
In Reply to: (435.html) 15g posted by stuart smith on November 01, 1999 at 23:18:39:
n/m
From: stuart smith 11/01/99
Subject: gourmas
Posted by stuart smith on November 01, 1999 at 23:15:36:
well im decided to add about 4 gourmas to my 55g tank ill be getting them on the weekend and i hope they fit in well.
thnx for the help before
From: lee 11/01/99
Subject: goldfish plants
Posted by (mailto:pollix@hotmail.com) lee on November 01, 1999 at 08:45:55:
hi. i have a 30 gallon tank with 2 black moors, 2 calico fancies, 1 regular goldfish and 6 white cloud mountain minnows. what plants can i put in there?
-lee
From: Clint 11/01/99
Subject: Re: goldfish plants
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 01, 1999 at 16:43:15:
In Reply to: (426.html) goldfish plants posted by lee on November 01, 1999 at 08:45:55:
Anacharis, Elodea, Water Sprite, Duckweed, Java Fern, Anubias, Azola
See , (not trying to be a salesman, but it's available at petsmart)which I only change about every 5 to 6 months.
Clint
From: Steve 10/31/99
Subject: Another question about my five
Posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 14:44:34:
I posted a question about bottom feeders and I said I would let you know how it goes well. I found out that one of the pet stores I go to carry the ghost shrimp but were out. Any how I wanted to get neons for my five because I have it heavly planted (plastic plants) and I think it would be cool to put neons in. But my only problem is, Will they get along with a male Betta that is already in there? Thank you so much.
From: Raf 11/01/99
Subject: Re: Another question about my five
Posted by (mailto:p1n0yb0y@excite.com) Raf on November 01, 1999 at 04:50:36:
In Reply to: (420.html) Another question about my five posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 14:44:34:
Funny you ask that question, Steve. My parents have a betta with 5 neon tetras in a six gallon, and it's perfect. The betta chased the neons at first, but after a while, he seems to have accepted them. He even "schools" with them sometimes (but the neons kinda feel uncomfortable and swim away).
Also, I have a betta with 8 cardinal tetras in my 29-gallon, if that's helps you anymore.
From: Clint 10/31/99
Subject: Re: Another question about my five
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on October 31, 1999 at 18:34:26:
In Reply to: (420.html) Another question about my five posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 14:44:34:
The Neons will be too fast for the Betta to bother. The Ghost Shrimp might be attacked by the Betta tho, might not but watch closely. I know that Killifish will attck theshrimp on sight.
cn
From: Theresa 10/31/99
Subject: Moving Update
Posted by (mailto:crazyfish85@hotmail.com) Theresa on October 31, 1999 at 12:11:22:
Hi Guys, just letting you know we're all settled in the new place and Clint, you were right, it was way less stressfull for the fish!! LOL!!
From: Raf 10/31/99
Subject: Hey Clint (young male krib follow-up)
Posted by (mailto:p1n0yb0y@excite.com) Raf on October 31, 1999 at 09:50:46:
My dealer doesn't have any male kribs in stock -- and they might get their next shipment in 2 weeks. They'll probably get juveniles (since they usually do).
I also noticed that my female krib is getting colorful and more aggressive than usual (she's usually very nice to her neighbors), so I'm guessing she's ready to spawn.
My question is, will she wait for a male krib to grow older? I am really hoping to pair her up soon, but the best I can do is a younger mate. I know you said to get the smaller male and just to make sure that the female accepts her, but I'm also curious if the age difference will affect anything with their spawning? (such as will the fry be weaker? or is there a bigger chance that they won't pair up at all because the female would want a larger mate?)
Thanks!
From: Clint 10/31/99
Subject: Re: Hey Clint (young male krib follow-up)
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on October 31, 1999 at 10:15:55:
In Reply to: (414.html) Hey Clint (young male krib follow-up) posted by Raf on October 31, 1999 at 09:50:46:
Kribs are capable of spawning at very young ages. The most likely problem would be that the young male wouldn't be physically able to fertilize the eggs. So you wouldn't get any viable eggs. But they usually need a few practice runs anyway.
And she will accept the male if he's the only choice, without a problem.
Good Luck,
Clint
From: Steve 10/31/99
Subject: 1 year already!
Posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 06:33:29:
I can't believe I've had my tiger barbs and my Rt shark is already 1 year today. So as a birthday present I think I will give them a water change and some live food. Oh and Happy Holloween everyone.
From: Clint 11/01/99
Subject: Fintastic :-) n/m
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on November 01, 1999 at 16:45:12:
In Reply to: (409.html) 1 year already! posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 06:33:29:
Great!
From: stuart smith 10/31/99
Subject: paradise fish and guarmas
Posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:52:20:
hello once again.
i was just wondering about paradise fish i saw them at one of my LFS and they looked heaps good.
my question is will they eat smaller fish such as neons because these paradise fish were pretty big
now with the gourmas my LFS had a good variety of them and i was also wondering will they get along with neons and guppies and harqueiln rosbaras and paradise fish because im really after some of these fish.
or would it be best to have a 15g tank just for goumas seeing i got one lying around.
From: Clint 10/31/99
Subject: Re: paradise fish and guarmas
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on October 31, 1999 at 10:21:09:
In Reply to: (408.html) paradise fish and guarmas posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:52:20:
Paradise fish have a reputation as being pretty mean. I've had some that weren't all that bad.
But any large fish will eat a neon if it can.
Paradise fight among themselves more than with other fish. They are capable of living in extremely small containers like Bettas, and they can tolerate cold water down to about 55F and up to about 90F. They are extremely hardy.
Here's a page about Paradise Fish
Good Luck,
Clint
From: Raf 10/31/99
Subject: Re: paradise fish and guarmas
Posted by (mailto:p1n0yb0y@excite.com) Raf on October 31, 1999 at 09:41:28:
In Reply to: (408.html) paradise fish and guarmas posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:52:20:
I've read in many articles and books that paradise fish are the most aggressive in the gourami family -- which means it is probably territorial like crazy.
I assume one would do great in a 5-10 gallon with some corydoras cats and other peaceful fish that territorial species leave alone. I'm not sure if rasboras and tetras would be okay with them because of their aggressive nature, though.
I've seen those paradise fish though, and they do look great. Let us know what happens, because I'm curious about these guys myself.
From: Kitty Fish 10/31/99
Subject: Re: paradise fish and guarmas
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) Kitty Fish on October 31, 1999 at 08:20:13:
In Reply to: (408.html) paradise fish and guarmas posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:52:20:
the gourami(s) should do well in that community, but i wouldnt know anything about the paradise fish. i would put the paradise fish in the 15 gallon, if it were up to me, but... whatever ;)
good luck!
Kitty Fish
From: stuart smith 10/31/99
Subject: emerald ctafish
Posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:45:00:
has anyone got any info on breeding emerald catfish.
ive had 4 of them in my 55g for about 8 months and they are doing well.
another question with them ever since i had them one of te emerald catfish always used to go up for air like every 2 hrs and the othere 3 have never but now it has cut back doing it every 1 or 2 days any reasons for this.
but if u could really help me out with any breeding info.
thnx again.
From: Clint Norwood 10/31/99
Subject: Re: emerald ctafish
Posted by (form.htm) Clint Norwood on October 31, 1999 at 10:25:45:
In Reply to: (407.html) emerald ctafish posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:45:00:
If I am correct the Emerald Catfish is a variety of Corydoras. The action of going to the surface to gulp a little air is a common trait of Cories.
They store the air in their stomach and actually use it as an alternate breathing organ. And as you've noticed this behavior is sporatic and varies between individual fishes.
CN
From: Kitty Fish 10/31/99
Subject: Re: emerald ctafish
Posted by (mailto:thunder_peel@yahoo.com) Kitty Fish on October 31, 1999 at 08:23:08:
In Reply to: (407.html) emerald ctafish posted by stuart smith on October 31, 1999 at 01:45:00:
wouldnt know anything about breeding them, but my goldfish take air from the surface when theyve eaten too much. could this catfish be getting more food than the others? just a guess... good luck!
Kitty Fish
From: Steve 10/30/99
Subject: Adding bottom feeders
Posted by Steve on October 30, 1999 at 17:34:37:
Hello, I set up my 5 gallon about 2 months ago and added a red and blue male betta. I was doing my water change and noticed a little bit of extra uneaten food. I want to add some ghost shrimp or some dwarf frogs. I really don't like keeping fish in a tank this small, so I only put in a Betta would African dwarf frogs be ok. I want the ghost shrimp but they are so hard to find. But I think tommorrow I will try some other stores. can someone help me.
From: Clint 10/30/99
Subject: Re: Adding bottom feeders
Posted by (form.htm) Clint on October 30, 1999 at 18:10:16:
In Reply to: (405.html) Adding bottom feeders posted by Steve on October 30, 1999 at 17:34:37:
The frogs would be fine, the Ghost Shrimp would be better cleaners. But a 5 gallon tank is not too small to add a couple of Cory cats which would really fit the bill.
Clint
From: Steve 10/31/99
Subject: Re: Adding bottom feeders
Posted by Steve on October 31, 1999 at 06:36:19:
In Reply to: (406.html) Re: Adding bottom feeders posted by Clint on October 30, 1999 at 18:10:16:
Thanks Clint, I think as soon as I get a chance today I'll go get one of those and I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you again.