timmyg

thanks for the help. I will try the tissue trick. See what it shows.

90 Gallon Fresh Water Planted Tank. 2-3" of rock substrate. Have owned the tank since new. Has been set up for 10 years. Has calcification along the front half bottom edge where glass meets the angle tank base (black part) . No other calcification on tank anywhere. No way water is getting to this spot except through the bottom of the tank. Anyone else know if this is an early sign of the tank loosing its seal? thanks Tim

thinking about lending my neighbour one of my bristlenose plecos for his pond for the summer. lots of good hiding places and its about 2.5' deep in the center. Will probably put the pleco in the pond on the may 24th and let him stay untill night time highs are 13 C.

I'm wondering what people's ponds water temp is ? also the pond size? I'm thinking of giving my neighbour some fish when the weather gets a bit better. pond size is about 2'x5'x1' area of water with waterfall.

I like both but I chose option 1. haha... coming from a livebearer lover Option 1 rarer Option 2 prettier

avoid an area of the tank where there is water splashing directly below the feeder. (above an airstone, or in front of a filter outflow) should take care of the problem.

tank is at around 76 F. Just thinking might have been insuffecient oxygen. Hillstream loaches love highly oxygenated water. forgot about that. my eheim outflow wasn't creating much ripple because I had filled the tank over the bar. could have been it too.

I have had the the 3 hillsteam loaches since last January (almost 1 year). In the last month all 3 of my hillstream loaches have died. When the first loach died I removed the best algae eaters as they appeared the most aggressive in the tank. Then the second loach died and I suspected the 5" bristlenose pleco I have. Now the third loach died yesterday and I found him floating on top. A few suction marks on his back where he got chewed on. I have observed my 6 smaller bristlenose plecos 1"-2" taking turns eating the second hillstream loach. I don't know if the hillstream loaches died natural deaths or if the 5" bristlenose is the guilty fish. I have never observed the 5" bristlenose acting aggressive towards any fish in the tank however. What are your experiences with bristlenose plecos?

Ive been breeding Endler's for about a year now. both in a community tank and in a seperate breeding tank. skinny females - females get skinny because they are stressed from being prego continuously and being chased around all the time by males. a good way of preventing this is to seperate big prego females into their own tank. or provide places for them to avoid males / distractions for males. for example I noticed that when one of my female big female endler's was being chased she entered the school of Rummynose and the male chased around a rummy while she moved to a good holding spot. young endler's being eaten by their mother - I have never seen this. Chasing/ eacting could be because of severe stress / hunger. I have seen chasing but it was because she was trying to protect here young by herding them away from danger. Endler's are usually good mothers/fathers unlike most guppies which eat their young. My community tank which has rummynose tetras, usually doesn't produce many adult Endler's as the young become snacks for the other fish. Dedicated tank is important.

thank you to the organizers and volunteers for another great auction.

Lots of Ramshorns (Marisa cornuarietis, common name the giant ramshorn snail) - plant eaters - so not good for a planted tank. Will also bring Endler's Lisbearers. and possibly 1-3 Crossocheilus Latius (best algae eaters) possibly some panda catfish.

I have a school of about 20 rummynose in my 90 and would do what you are thinking of doing with the 2 schools - 1 rummy the other cardinals. My school of 20 rummys is the largest id go even in a larger tank. I prefer having some variety. I get 30 cardinals with the 20 rummys. rummy's like to school in an open area of your tank. I have a fairly densely planted tank so I make sure they have a nice path from one corner of the tank to the other to swim back and forth to. I keep a healthy population Endler's instead of cardinals but with a tank your size you could go both. Cardinals and Rummynose for mid level and Endler's (top feeders ie guppies) for top. as for going with bigger tetras. bleeding hearts are stunning but are very aggressive to smaller fish in my experience. I would only keep bleeding hearts with fish close to the same size. I love the look of relatively tiny fish compared to the tank. If I kept bleeding hearts I would want something bigger than my 90. cories for the bottom is a good plan. I like my little panda cories. You may want to add some fish for algae control. - bristle nose pleco is working out great for me.

I have a well planted 90 gal tank with a lot of slate placed around the edges of the tank and smaller pieces placed between plants. I want to catch 1 of my best aglae eaters (Crossocheilus Latius) but they require I take out all of my slate and wreak havoc on my plants if I try to catch them with my nets. As soon as I open the top of the tank the algae eaters will hide behind the slate or in my plants. If I feed the fish the eaters wait untill the food settles on the bottom of the tank or the top is closed to feed. Does anyone have a trick for catching avoidant fish? a fish trap? know where one could be purchased?

Cajun line - red fishing line based on the fact that red is the first color to disapear in water. It's extremely popular in the carabean and southern states. I bought some in the TCI to try out here. its sold at the fishing centre in edmonton if you want to try it out also. - if you have an underwater camera you will notice that underwater pictures don't capture red. http://www.cajunline.com/technology.html I think you would need an especially deep and wide tank in order for the red spectrum to filter out. A lake or ocean has light only coming from the top. Your fish tank probably has light coming from at least 2 sides. mine has it from 5. so I don't think the red spectrum would filter out in my tank. Maybe with the tank light off. and minimal natural light in the room a red net would work. just my 2 cents.

I have a school of 19 Rummy nose tetras in my 90 gal. they are great for moving back and forth in a pack. Every evening after feeding they contently swim back and forth in the tank.