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I don't think I would put Angels or Discus with a big pleco as I have had a 8 inch pleco attack my angels at night when they are resting. The plecos try to eat the slime coat off of them. But I have had no problems with clown loaches, black skirt tetras, gold skirt tetras, gold barbs, rosy barbs etc... JMO Tammy :thumbs:

Uh oh...where do I find brine shrimp?? Anybody have a hatchery going that I could get some from?? I still see egg sac on them, but not much. :shock: . I will try to find some of the better than brine shrimp food as I would love to try and raise these guys! They are getting moved to their own tank tonight with an established sponge filter and water from the parents tank.....I really don't wanna do the brine hatchery with 14 tanks on the and working, I have my hands full! Tammy

Hi all, I have about 200 angel fry in a 33 community tank...wondering if they will make it there or do I have to move them? They are just wrigglers... not free swimming yet...the parents are looking after them really well and they have just recently moved them to a new spot. (boy is daddy ever protective!) I am just wondering if I need to move them outta there. They are in with 6 bronze cories, 3 clown loaches(little) and 2 clown plecos. Oh and 1 columbian tetra. Any and all feedback would be helpful as this is my fist batch to make it past the egg stage. Thanks in advance! Tammy

AWW Sorry to hear about your loss Vapor. I agree it is probably hardest losing a loach. Was he the smallest of your loaches? I find my smallest sometimes gets picked on or kept from food by the bigger guys. Tammy

Looks great Connie! That flame angel is HOT! Everybody looks right at home. Tammy :thumbs:

Hi Neil, He is doing really well. I think maybe he was just maturing because it is only the outer trim on all fins that has turned clear...the rest of his fins and body is a deep solid orange and he has a huge appetite! He would eat till he burst if I let him! On another note, Katherine also told us that the colored gravel that comes with most betta kits is toxic to Bettas! Never knew that. So all our Bettas are in empty bottom bowls now. She also introduced me to almond leaves for the Bettas. They really show a marked improvement with the leaves added to their space. Up to 16 bettas now. Have some breeding action starting in our half moons so we will see if they produce. Katherine was very helpful with breeding tips and general care. Can't say enough nice things about her...she is amazing! Tammy

Awesome Connie! I know how hard to find they are! I finally got 1 when a friend bought a tank and didn't want the fish it came with...she wanted guppies and tetras so we traded! I definetly got the better deal...Now if I could just find some chocolate angels Tammy

I have all of my Bettas on NLS now...they kinda got spoiled with bloodworms I went to visit Katherine Stewart (amazing woman) and she said the orange colored Bettas often lose color in their fins...she's not sure why. On the up side, we picked up a breeding pair of half moons and a breeding pair of silver plakats, and a royalblue marble half moon combtail all for $60.00!! What a steal! Anybody looking for some amazing bettas...Katherine is the person to contact as she has everything on sale super cheap right now. Tammy :thumbs:

My convicts have never moved their eggs...they often move the babies all over the place but they have their own tank. Maybe having tankmates has made them more nervous. hope this helps Tammy

I would definitely leave them with their parents for a few weeks. I don't think many fish will mess with the parents as they are quite aggressive when they have babies. :chair: Tammy

Cool pics Jonah...except the spider.....ewwww! Now I know what to look for if/when my group start to breed. Do you know how old my little ones are and how old are they when they start to breed? They sure are active...patrolling their new territory...they are soooo cute! Thanks again, Tammy

I have a 20g set up with 4 Brichardi cichlids in it...do you think I could add some Danios to it for some activity at the top of the tank? I am worried the Brichardi will tear em apart...anybody try this before? If not..what else could I add in there? Thanks in advance. Tammy

I have 3 Blue rams in with an Angelfish and some Green Eye Rasboras and they all get along well. I have added quite a few plants (amazon swords, vals, etc) and the Rams seem happier than before I had plants in there. They also seem to appreciate some driftwood as that is what they are laying their eggs on! Hope this helps! Tammy

HI all you cichlids experts... I have 3 Yellow Labs holding fry...This is my first time with cichlids so I am wondering how to strip the babies from them? And when to do it? 2 of them have been holding for about a week and a half and the other one for about 5-6 days. I would like to raise the fry this time as the last batch got eaten I believe. One is getting rather thin and I am worried about her. Thanks for your time. Tammy :kiss:

He isn't very old...my guess would be under a year old. Tammy

I have a Orange Plakat Betta male that seems to be losing color in his Dorsal fin...Anyone know what would cause this? It isn't fungus or anything like that...just turning from orange to clear. He is otherwise healthy and active and eats like a piggie. He is in a half gallon betta bowl and gets a 100% water change every 4-6 days...I also add betta remedy at every water change. Feeding him freeze dried bloodworms and occasionally frozen bloodworms. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Tammy :bow:

It was mostly the serpae tetras doing the nipping at the loaches..I was rather surprised because the loaches are huge compared to the serpaes! I have 7 serpaes and mostly they are peaceful with the other fish...occasionally pick on each other but...they had a loach vendetta I guess. Once they started picking on them, the gold skirts and even a minnow got in on the action! I think I will try a few of my cories and see how that goes...if that fails, send in the clowns! Tammy

I am with Wendy on the beer thing...ewwww! But chicken wings would be good! Ummm and no fish sticks k? -roll- Tammy

Does the City of Calgary add chlorine or chloramine to our tap water? Does anyone know? Thanks

Here are a few pics of the tiny fish I found on another site. Pretty cool little guys! My Webpage ][/url] http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1555027.htm

Hi all..We have a large assortment of fish...mostly whatever catches myeye...and a soft spot for orphans. 1-50G ob peacock & ruby red juvies 1-44G with ob peacock juvies, electric yellow juvies, edward mbuna juvies and yellow-tail acei juvies(soon to be thinned and moved to a bigger tank) 1-44G assorted tetras an 2 upside down catfish 1-30gTall with 4 rock kribs and 4 electric blue2's 1-30G Tall 40+ redwag platy fry, 3 cherry shrimp, 1 oto 1-30G pink convict breeding pair 2-29G community tanks... 1 tank has clown loaches,female bettas, platys, harlequin rasboras, golden algea eater, the other has platys, bronze cories, siamese algea eater, red honey gouramies, zebra danios, neon tetras 1-20G with dojo loaches, kuhli loaches, neon tetras, a few fancy guppies, blue tetras 1-10G with haplochromis burtoni juvies 1-10G with 50+ Pink convict fry 1-10G hospital tank with lots of snails 1-5G veil-tail betta and african dwarf frogs 1-2.5G veil-tail betta 80G still to set up 44G still to set up Phew...think that's all of em! It's not a hobby...it's an obsession!

I find dropping fish into vodka works well for euthenizing. They just go to sleep within a minute...could get expensive with bigger fish. :drunk: