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  5. hi

    in Say Hello

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    Welcome to Fishaholics central :thumbs:

    My husband (frogfan23) and I used to have a number of aquariums and terrariums about 15 years ago but we got out of the hobby and then... it all started again when a coworker brought a betta and tank to work and then...... we started going back to petstores and then... we reset up an old tank we had for a couple of African Clawed Frogs and then.... I saw ropefish and researched them and then... to make a long story short we now have:

    23G tropical community

    50G African clawed frog (ACF)

    5.5G Red Cherry Shrimp

    75G tropical community (with ropefish!!!)

    10G Macro shrimp

    29G Shubunkin (summer ACF home)

    15G Axolotl

    40G river (stream) biotope (hillstream loaches)

    150G indoor Koi pond (a refitted very old freezer)

    :welcome: to a group of people who really love their fish!

  8. Freshwater Gobies

    in Oddballs & Predators

    Posted

    Thanks for the quick response jvision :D . The problem is that the ecology is none too clear. They just say Malaysia or Australia and are not clear on whether the fish live in brackish or fresh water, whether they live in slow moving rivers, deltas, or mountain streams. It doesn't talk about pH or water temperature or anything like that.

    So any other help would be greatly appreciated.

    Hope you had a great Christmas. :drool: (This is how I feel after all the turkey lol)

  9. Freshwater Gobies

    in Oddballs & Predators

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    I am trying to find information on freshwater gobies that live in streams.

    I have been able to find ecology, physiology and taxonomic information but have been unable to find information on keeping these fish in the aquarium. The species names I have found are:

    Pseudogobius avicennia

    Pseudogobius dispar

    Pseudogobius melanostictus

    Pseudogobius olorum

    Pseudogobius penango

    Any information would be appreciated.

    Deborah

  12. Observations

    in Site Suggestions & Ask a Moderator forum

    Posted

    Hey Jilly,

    Thanks for the clarification. It is nice to hear that our efforts are appreciated!

    As Jay said, we are working to resolve issues as efficiently as we can.

    The bottom line is that if individuals continue to cause disturbances and, in essence, choose not to be a part of our "community" they will be removed from it.

    The Aquatica staff share a common vision and we are not about to let a few "bad seeds" spoil AA for the other members.

    I am a new member (only been here since end of November) but I have found the moderators do an excellent job and the members have been incredible. I have met 3 members in person and they were all great. I also lurk and have only seen one instance of "sniping" - excellent job!

    This is the first forum I have been part of and I think everybody is grrrreeeaaatttt! :thumbs:

    Thanks

    Deborah

  13. to Yo Yo, or not to Yo Yo

    in The Community Tank

    Posted

    Hey all,

    I have a bit of a snail problem in my 21g community tank. Right now the tank has 7 guppies, 6 cardinals and 4 cory cats in it so I was thinking of moving the corys to a 20g I have and putting a couple/three Yo Yo's in to clean up the snails. Just wondering if anyone had issues with these guys snacking on fish or terrorizing the tank. The internet seams pretty positive on them but there are some horror stories.

    Originally wanted zebra loaches but arent any in edmonton that I can find.

    Hi,

    Did you try Family Pet Supercenter in Sherwood Park? I think they have the zebra loach but often call them botia striata. I'm pretty sure I saw them there about a week ago. They are better than the Yo Yo's because they don't get quite as big or rambunctious.

  14. Blue claw freshwater shrimp

    in Oddballs & Predators

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    I picked up a "Blue claw freshwater shrimp" today from BA(had a gift cert. I had to spend). Does anyone know what these are? It looks like a giant Amano shrimp(3-4") with long arms with little pinchers on the end. The claws dont' look blue to me but thats what it was labeled as. I'd like to be able to find some info on these guys.

    Do you think it would hurt plants? Right now I'm putting him in a planted 20g with my betta. If I see him being agressive i'll move him somewhere else.

    Do you think he would hurt amano shrimps?

    I'll try to get a pic of him. He is so cool.

    My husband is somewhat of a shrimp nut and he says that this shrimp is a Macrobrachium rosenbergii. They are a very large species that are used in the food trade. They are very aggressive and will kill your betta and the amano shrimp. They should be in a species only tank.

    For more information try http://www.petshrimp.com/ but be aware that they are very strict about posting and will expect you to search their forum for the answer before posting questions and if you don't you will be banned. They are a very informative site. The owner and moderator of the site is a very knowledgeable shrimp-keeper.

    Deborah

  15. Cleaning Algae

    in General Aquaria Discussion

    Posted

    I just cleaned all the brown algae off of the rocks in my 30 Gallon tank. It really clouded up the tank and I was wondering if it would be better if I cleaned it outside the tank next time? Or is it beneficial to keep the algae particles in the tank?

    Thanks for any insight,

    Taylor

    Otocinclus do an incredible job of cleaning up brown algae, but if you are making this into a Bornean stream biotope, you may not want a group of otos increasing your bio load.

    I look forward to hearing how setting up your biotope goes. I am planning to set up a 40 gallon for a Bornean stream biotope to contain Gastromyzon, Sewellia, and Beaufortia species.

    Deborah

  19. Hello

    in Say Hello

    Posted

    Hello Deborah and welcome.

    I too want to do a fast flowing river tank, but for zebra plecos. I want to drill two holes on both side panels of the tank and hook up two eheim canisters to bulkheads. The water current will flow from one side of the tank to the other side, but the current will travel directly along the bottom as well as across the surface. The bottom substrate will be sand and full of large (softball sized) natural river rocks, so the plecos can build their caves.

    Will

    Thanks for the welcome! There is a great article at <a href="http://www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream...n-the-fast-lane" target="_blank">http://www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream...n-the-fast-lane</a> that shows how to create one-way flow without drilling holes in the tank. If you want to share more ideas we should probably move to the appropriate forum but I have some great, inexpensive ideas to make the thing rock!

    Deborah

    I really like that site and the filter idea, though I can't use it, I think it really rocks. My river tank idea is a display tank and I have to have all equipment out of the tank, including the heater. I'm also a glass worker so drilling holes in glass is second nature to me. I too have what I think (lol) are some good ideas and agree that we should move to the proper place and hopefully others will join in on the info action.

    I look foward to sharing ideas with you. I sounded a bit egotistical didn't I :& (sorry I am new at this).

    It may not be such a good idea to let people know you work with glass though ;) (lol).

  20. Hello

    in Say Hello

    Posted

    Hello Deborah and welcome.

    I too want to do a fast flowing river tank, but for zebra plecos. I want to drill two holes on both side panels of the tank and hook up two eheim canisters to bulkheads. The water current will flow from one side of the tank to the other side, but the current will travel directly along the bottom as well as across the surface. The bottom substrate will be sand and full of large (softball sized) natural river rocks, so the plecos can build their caves.

    Will

    Thanks for the welcome! There is a great article at http://www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream...n-the-fast-lane that shows how to create one-way flow without drilling holes in the tank. If you want to share more ideas we should probably move to the appropriate forum but I have some great, inexpensive ideas to make the thing rock!

    Deborah

  22. Hello

    in Say Hello

    Posted

    My name is Deborah and I have been in and out of aquariums and terrariums for about 15 years. My husband is FrogFan23 and he raves about this forum so I thought I would get involved.

    I currently have a 75 gallon tank with 2 ropefish (they are great!), 2 giant oto's (Hypoptopoma sp.), 4 regular otos, 2 negro otos, 1 Spotted Raphael catfish, 2 Synodontis petricola catfish, 1 Syndontis multipunctatus catfish, a number of striped and black kuhli loaches (they are great but I never see them), 2 Red-tail banded loaches, and some livebearers (to entertain and feed the ropefish!).

    I am fascinated by loaches (particularly the hillstream species) and catfish. I am hoping to set up a 40 gallon "river tank" for hillstream loaches and would appreciate any DIY tips and tricks.

    I am looking forward to learning from all of you. :thumbs:

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