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Thanks so much I wish I lived close haha!

Oh yes I'll join you haha we can make a newly sized common pleco varient!

In the end it might end up being bristlenose plecos after all ? I don't really know much about phantom plecos but I'll check them out! I wish common plecos only reached 12 inches :(

I know right, I honestly dont get why common plecos are constantly sold to anyone with a fish tank! Aww I'm sorry for your loss and I'm sure he was very happy with the time he spent with you. By medium I set a limit of 6-12 inches so I have a little more species to look at :)

God I love sailfin plecos ughhh I miss the one I used to have, dimensions are 120cm by 50cm by 50cm so a pretty even rectangle lmao. Only problem is I wanted 3 and even 1 sailfin might be pushing it.. I tell you what I do really feel bad though as I was looking on ebay and I found 2 poor adult...

Hahaha yep they are literally the fish versions of eataholics, I will do thinking of maybe mixing but then again I'm also scared of cross-species problems say if one gets huge and is really badly behaved compared to two smaller species haha but will keep you updated!

To be honest I wouldnt mind another bristlenose but then knowing me I'd want to have another different species with it which is what would probably cause the most issues so it might be best if I find a species I like and focus on three of the same species so it doesnt cause cross-species...

Thats exactly what I was thinking and they are just an easier fish to manage (apart from the mess they make lol but to be fair my geophagus is worse than the bristlenose I have in my tank upstairs) I currently am running an allpondsolutions new 1000EF cannister along with two medium sized sponge...

Luckily I actually preprepared for disaster and bought a 5gal hospital/qt tank and a 5 gal in aquarium breeding tank in case things turned real south with my cichlids but luckily I've only been near using one and not actually had to resort to this as it would be stressful for me and the fish...

I agree with the aggression, however I am willing to attempt it and take fish back if need be. I went for the magic number of 3 because I was going to try and get females as I know a few people who have had success with female trios with minimal aggression :) Bioload wise, I was planning on...

Hi everyone! Back with another question sorry, I'm looking at plecos, I wanted to get two or three for my 80gal as I love them to pieces and as I have added more driftwood and cave systems I was hoping to add more bottom dwelling catfish and plecos just seem to be the most sensible choice as I...

To be honest they are pretty similar, at the end of the day a sturdy glass/acryllic aquarium are all extremely similar. Most of the time they use different more expensive glass with juwel and fluval which is barely noticable and considering diversa do what both the other brands do but for...

Problem solved (for now)

Don’t worry I’m in the process of doing so now haha, It’s a tough thing to remove aswell as just after taking one of the plants out it’s already released a ton of the algae slime into the top column of water so i’m trying to keep the sevs preoccupied with bloodworms while i get this tragedy out ?

I’d say your definitely right with that as the large male has way more colouring than the smaller one aswell.. I’ve added a natural looking log tube into the tank to provide more hiding places and a lot of hornwort but the hornwort has added cyanobacteria (blue - green algae) to the tank which...

That seems to be the best bet.. I will have to wait and see for more symptoms before I medicate, trust my luck I prepared for all different kinds of rarer fish diseases and I’ve ended up possibly having the one that I didn’t prepare for haha.

That is quite possible as the threadfins seem to be the most peaceful cichlids in there, the firemouths are probably the culprits if it was due to aggression but I would say it is quite strange that the fish in question has not grown since introduced whereas the other one grew twice the size and...

Taken these comparison photos, there’s a visible irregularity with the fish in question compared to the larger one :(

Do you think I should get my hospital tank up and running ready for the future in case? What treatment would you recommend?

There are a few little ones around the nasal area aswell by the looks of it, These fish are one of my favourites :( I’ve read that seachem do a good treatment for it however Im unsure on using it as it’s only for hex’s where as this might not even be hole in the head in the end... I’m baffled at...

here’s some clearer photos on the white spot

I forgot to mention I do around 50-60% water changes every week on the same day (tuesday) as I know threadfins are very sensitive to bad water :(

It’s very flat at the moment, Very sorry to hear about your severum :(

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Hi, I’m so sorry about the picture quality I’ll get some better ones in the morning and its not been as active as the larger one and seems to be more timid aswell. The larger one is definitely a male and is actually very confident whereas this one I can’t even tell the gender and has not grown...

And here is the smaller one quality is shocking because of lighting again apologies but even in bad quality there’s a clear larger white spot :(

In fact here’s some images of the larger acara to show the difference!