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Have you hatched any sterbia eggs from a few days ago or weeks ago? If so, are they doing well? Mike

NEONCORY, They are in a 135 gallon tank. My temp is set at 81 degrees. The ph is 6.4. I have well water. Sorry, i can't give you a reading on the hardness. I never tested that yet. Ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrate kept around 25mg. Their tank mates are 9 juvenile koi angelfish, 2 medium adult...

Hi Neoncory, I have five sterbia corys. Just today, for the first time( i think), a female and a chasing male has spawned. I see the male chasing but not really fertilizing the eggs the female is placing all over the place. They are in a community tank so those eggs don't stand a chance. They...

How much money is that in Us currency? Once i know that, maybe i can reccommend something in that price range. I race nitro radio controlled vehicles. Lots of fun. Mike

Thanks. I like the pvc frame. Easy enough. I just have to find a smaller opening material for the divider. Mike

Hi, I'm from the US. I have a 135 gallon tank that i need a tank divider for. The inside dimensions is roughly 17"x22". What is the best material to easily make one and where can i buy the material? How would it attach? Thanks for the help, Mike

Yeah i too am a nitro racing guy. I have an 1/8th scale mugen mbx5r buggy with a jp modified vspec engine and a jammin crt pro truggy with the os speed vspec engine. I race both of them almost every weekend. Lots of fun and the racing is intense. Mike :good:

I have a shoal of glowlight tetras with my angelfish. No fin nipping or anything. The only thing that goes on is that during feeding the angelfish try guarding the food by chasing the glowlights around to keep them from getting to the food. They never succeed so i really don't know why they...

Heather, Great job raising those angels and thanks for suppling some info on raising fry. I just had my first angelfish spawn today. I hope i will have some babies survive as well. I only have 2 angelfish that i bought the beginning of January. I got lucky finding a pair obviously. Mike

Cool deal!! Good luck with everything. Hopefully, in time my five sterbai will spawn. They are breeding size now. Keep us updated Mike

Tolak, Thank you for your suggestions. Your time and help is much appreciated. :good: Mike

Not looking good until ammonia and nitrites are 0. How long has the tank been cycling?

Hi everyone, I have a three month old 135 gallon freshwater tank. I have well water. This tank has completely cycled. I have two 2215 eheim canister filters running on this tank. I currently have two angelfish, seven glowlight tetras and 5 sterbia cory catfish. I have a couple of filter...

HI, I BOUGHT THEM FROM THE STORE THAT HAD THEM FOR 19.99 IN HAMPSTEAD. I GOT THEM FOR $15 A PIECE AFTER ALITTLE WHEELIN AND DEALIN. THEY ARE ABOUT 1.5" AND THEY ARE WILD CAUGHT IMPORTED ONES. I BOUGHT 5 OF THEM. 3 FEMALES AND 2 MALES. AS FAR AS PICTURES GO, THAT MIGHT TAKE ME AWHILE. I'LL SEE...

I have a 135 gallon tank. The current stock is two medium angelfish, seven glowlight tetras, and five sterbia cory catfish. I feel concerned that the sterbias aren't getting their share of food. My angelfish seem to rob everything from them. I feed the tetras and angelfish normal flake food...

These cory are adult size and look to be in very good condition. Some of you say its to high and others say they are priced about right. Decisions???????? :rolleyes: PC1963 I sent you a pm. Thanks for the help, Mike

SHARP LOOKING TANK !!!! :good:

Hi, I live in the Usa. I was hoping to get an idea on what other LFS sells sterbai cory for? My lfs sells them for $19.99 each. I'd love to get some of these but i wanted to make sure that they wasn't overpriced. I want 5 of them. Thats $100.00 :crazy: Thanks for the help, Mike

I am sure they would like bloodworms but the biggest issue is that this food doesn't sink that well. Corys prefer to eat off the bottom. I have seen corys eat off algae tabs but not eagerly. I have found that shrimp pellets and hikari sinking wafers are great to feed corys. Plus corys eat other...

As any chat regulars will know, the Frog-Man passed away just after Christmas. He was one of 9 SW fish I lost in about 5 weeks across three different systems, yet throughout the test results were normal. Whilst clearing out the camera I found the last pics of him: Just wondering if you figured...

Thanks Neale for your thoughts. I plan to get a pair of gold nuggets or one gold nugget and a snowball.

I went to a LFS today and asked for bogwood, not driftwood. The store owner said in the 35 years she has been in business, she has never heard of bogwood. She said that she has sold driftwood to people wanting wood for their plecos. I guess i need to keep going to different shops until i find...

Thanks Lisa. I am glad i asked. I didn't think that there was a difference. :good:

Hi everyone, I am going to get a pleco soon. I was wondering if the bogwood that everyone suggests for plecos is the same as driftwood? Thanks for the help, Mike

Dave, A new tank needs to cycle. Overstocking a 5 gallon tank that hasn't cycled is the reason why you are having problems with high nitrites and nitrates. One inch of fish per gallon is a general rule of thumb. My guess is that you have close to eight inches worth of fish in there plus the...

I was told that changing water with cold water can cause an outbreak of ick. Based on what i been reading on here, it must be species specific. The person who told me this has kept all kinds of fish for countless years. I change my water with matching temps based on touch. After i do the water...

Aaronc-- yes the cloudiness is whitish. After the 25% water change the tank is still very cloudy. xoedusk-- I have two running 2215 eheim canister filters. I feed the fish once a day and only enough to where they eat it all in less than 30 seconds. I don't think any food goes uneaten and...

Hi again, I just did a 25% water change. I read a few similar posts and a lady named Mrs Wiggles suggests to do daily water changes even though cycling is still happening. Everyones opinion and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Hopefully, the questions that i asked in my first post...

Hi everyone, I have a new cycling tank. It is 135 gallons with 11 glowlight tetras to get the cycling established. I have been testing the water regularly. I had in the beginning of the cycle an ammonia reading of 0.25mg/l and a nitrite reading of just over 0.3mg/l. As a week or two went by the...

Your tank looks great. It is tempting me to go and get another tank so i can get a pair of oscars. I had a pair in an 100 gallon years ago. Great fish. Anyways, be careful moving that tank upstairs. Be sure that the flooring in your house/apartment that is under the tank can support the total...

Thanks for everyones help. spooky--- Wow an albino sterbia? Do you have a picture to upload?

Very nice!! Job well done!! :good:

Hi everyone, I just seen and liked the sterbai corys. I would like to know as much details about this fish as possible incase i decide to get those. How many should i get, what water parameters do they prefer, and are they fairly easy to keep in a community aquarium? Thanks for the info :good...

The fake carpet thing?????? I guess your talking about the green low profile plants in front of the one stump. This is called a mat of plants that you can shape to landscape around whatever you want. The picture doesn't do my tank good justice. I think it looks better in real life. Thanks, Mike

Thanks to everyones compliments and or suggestions. I agree 100% that live plants look better than fake. I elected to go with the fake plants because i wanted to learn one thing at a time. My first goal is to learn and properly maintain this tank making sure i have outstanding water quality for...

Suggs, What an awesome tank!!!! Once i get my freshwater tank the way i want it, i think i will try my luck with saltwater. Beautiful tank and great fish selection. Best of luck, Mike

Thanks for your honesty and compliments. Yes, unfortunately those plants are fake. Maybe down the road i will try my luck with real plants. Thanks, Mike

This picture really makes the tank look small. :angry: This is my first large tank. I plan on having kio angelfish, cory catfish, tetras, plecos, and misc fish that will get along with each other. Any suggestions on the fish and comments on how the tank looks would be greatly appreciated...