Tigs

Hmm I've got said red claw macros, not sure why you'd say they were not friendly <shrug>. I currently have a colony in a 90 Gallon tank, with plecos, rainbows, 6" catfish, cory's etc etc. They can hold their own, so even when I had full grown angels 5-6" on body, they didn't go after the shrimp. They do get large compared to the cherry shrimp etc. I find mine very active, especially at feeding time when they rush out to try and beat the fish to the food cheers, Antonio

Nice, congrats I'm waiting on some tank moves to put mine into a larger tank but they are doing well none the less. Hoping the fire reds, red rili, blue pearls & tigers I got will acclimate well. Thus far, all but the tigers are doing great, which is odd methinks. cheers, Antonio

I'm with Jvision on this one. I made the mistake once of putting in some small angels (1inch on body, maybe 1.5") with my endlers. There were about 100+ endlers, ranging from full grown adults to fresh fry. After watching them get settled in all looked well, they didn't go chasing down the endlers or any such initially. Next morning was a different story. The four young angles had cleaned house, no fry were left, few males to be found with only the larger females relatively safe. After all that I thought the culprits would at least have bulging stomachs...nope, looked like they were half starved...crazy. Antonio

the members area you don't see is quite active with both hardware and livestock sales and purchases etc. I myself have found that through contacts made there I've been able to gain access to fish I never would have seen Big thanks to our members for making some of these fish (in my case) available Antonio

The LED should be fine. I've previously had a 10Gallon setup with a very small LED light (4"x4" with multiple leds') and the java fern in there did just fine, and grew to the point I had to prune it back. cheers and have fun Antonio PS airflow might be too much, I'm not familiar with powerhead units but even a good HOB filter would be too much for the shrimp if you plan on breeding them, babies will get 'stuck' to the filter media or sucked up

or to take care of the excess food in my tank I added some sailfin petricolas....they are HUGE now lol Antonio PS or get shrimp that eat snails! the red claw macros I have love them, about the only snail they cannot eat with ease are the assassin snail. They are decent sized though, and grow to about 4" overall.

Nice idea, though on the wiring side of it I've got a few cringes going on. On the wiring hook up, approved methods would be solder with electrical tape over top, or wire nut connectors. Just using electrical tape is NOT an approved method and can lead to a lot of problems with wires coming apart and someone getting hurt. Not sure if that's what you meant, but from reading the above it seems to state that. Now, as well code requirements do say any splicing (joining of wires ) must be done in a CEC approve box or fixture etc. So you need to make sure whatever enclosure you use protects all those electrical connections properly and is not flammable as well. Since you work in a fab shop, a light weight metal enclosure with holes for the sockets to poke through, or mount should work well. Add a small hole for where the 120v power supply cable enters and make sure all your connections are inside and hidden away. Hope I didn't come off the wrong way on that, but I don't want to see someone with zero (ie other readers) background in putting stuff together try this out and end up getting hurt. cheers, Antonio

Was hoping someone with more experience at this would jump in. I've had some success at treating what sounds like the same symptoms with seachem products. Specifically their Para Guard. Same situation, 90 Gallon tank. Tends to be the pricey option (due to tank size) but about the only thing I've seen work. I did try internal/external para food etc, but could never get the fish that needed to be treated to eat it. luck to ya, it's a royal pain. Antonio

Have to agree. I don't think I've ever paid sticker price overall at Natures Corner, I usually end up getting something discounted just 'because' Prices are good etc. Aquarium central has been getting in some pretty decent stock, and prices are also good here. Big Als, which I'd avoided for some time due to high prices shocked me the other day. I went into the store to pick up some parts (still the only ones that stock that) only to find their fish prices really decent. Ended up buying a bunch of cory's from them. cheers, Antonio

Sounds good, I'll be sure to keep some room ready for them. Antonio

Agree they are goreous looking If they make it i"d be interested in a school of 10-15 personally cheers, Antonio

I've been keeping/breeding red claw macros in Edmonton tap water for just over a year now. No issues that i've noticed, mortality rate seems to be solely dependant on a bad molt. Antonio (Tigs)

LOL me too, but then again, the tank in question has assassin snails & red claw macro shrimp both of which love to dine on ramshorn snails Tigs

I believe they are actually, they constantly fight with the red tail shark (3x their size) but seem docile during daytime hours. Nighttime I'm thinking you may be right thanks, Antonio PS come to think of it, all dmg to the fish would come from a top down 'attack'. Thus top of the tail, finnage etc, no dmg showing on the bottom side.

Hello, I've got a planted 90 Gallon community tank and I'm having what seems to be an overnight issue. Fish showing up the next morning with fins ripped and the occasional dead fish (rare). In said tank are 6 Black veil tail angels (all show normal signs of fin munching as they are always fighting a bit back & forth over the females) 1 red tail shark 2 algae eaters 20 red phantom tetras 2 emperor tetras 4 bleeding hearts 7 congo tetras 3 bumblebee catfish 2 cory's 1 mini pleco (like 3 inches) 10? red claw macro shrimp. While the loading may seem high, the tank has been running at these levels for quite some time (years). My first thoughts were that it would be the red claw macro shrimp, however, I've got the same shrimp in with my blue veil tail angels and they dont even look at them twice anymore, all the very long finnage is perfect. I've observed the tank closely for hours at a time and have not noticed any unusual behavior, other than the red tail shark chasing other fish about but never what seems like an attack. Research on the web seems to say thats the norm for them, but they do not physically munch other fish <shrug> Suggestions or opinions on this ? I'm debating moving the shark and algae eaters as a first move. thanks, Antonio (Tigs)

I've had something very similar happen to me before. It turned out to be a cracked bottom pane of glass, that would leak very slowly, and only drip when a certain amount of water had accumulated under the tank. As has been mentioned though, you'll find out for sure once it's drained. I'm assuming you have gravel or some such at the bottom, thus unable to see any cracks. good luck, never fun dealing with leaking tanks.

Hm, I've never had a water change affect mine at all. My biggest problem is trying to slow down their breeding Anyhow, it usually takes 3-5 days that I've noticed to see the fry start swimming after the eggs a laid (again a guesstimate as they hide their nest well). As for the temperature that's what mine is at so should be fine. luck to ya, they are a very fun breed to watch raise their young. Tigs

Will do thanks. I checked out the web site & instructions on how it's done. I'm more after info on working setups and if it's a hassle or worthwhile Antonio (Tigs)

Hi there, I'm debating setting up and aquarium with the aquaterra backgrounds and using the space behind it for my filtration. Does anyone have experience with this setup? I'm wondering how effective the filtration is compared to a hob or cannister and how easy it is to maintain & clean etc. thanks, Antonio (Tigs)

Nice ! Do you recall how long it took for said angel to reach that size? I'm hearing from some sources 8-10months and they should be fully grown. Other sources are saying it may take years. thanks, Tigs

Yikes that sounds like they would eat the more common angels for breakfast The tank capacity you suggested I'm assuming is due to the water quality required by the wild altums? Tigs

Hi there, I'm trying to find the answer to a question or two! Just how big have you'll seen angels grow to in an aquarium? I realize the 'standard' size everyone quotes is 6inches on the body. There seems to be some debate on whether this is 6 inches including fin or just body length. As well, how long has it taken for your angels to grow to full size? Much difference between males & females ? My 7 black veil angels are currently about 3.5-4inches body size on the males and 2.5-3 on the females, quite a visible difference. They are about 1.5 years old, not including the initial grow out time so say 2 years total maybe a tad less. I'd really like to get some of the big angles I keep hearing about (and know folks who've seen them in the wild) but have yet to come across any in the aquarium world. thanks, Tigs

Hello fellow Edmontonian! tigs

Hello and welcome tigs

Hi everyone, looking forward to making some new friends on this apparently quite active board and trading ideas as well. Currently I've got a 90 Gallon main tank with the focus fish being some black veil angels, with a 20 gallon and another 10 gallon with additional fish. In the near future it looks like I'll have a 30 gallon up and running again as those angels just don't want to stop spawning... silly fish. laters, Tigs