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Yup... The breeder I bought them from said this is his second time around breeding them from the originals he got way back !

I finally got a picture of what they look like when they are full grown!

Nope.... When they start to mature they will start to develop a red color around there body! And there body will start turning whiter!

Males 1.5 inches and females 2.5 inches! You could probly fit 5 of these together in a 10 gallon and call it a cichlid tank lol

Hey, Just added my second group of fishes in my new 55gallon setup! Just picked up a breeding group from my local breeder a few hours ago! These little guys have got to be one of the cutest fishes out there! So this weekend I'm going to add a few little hiding spots and greenery for these...

Yeah LFS stock is always iffy at best on quality. I'm currently actually getting my fishes for my new tank from local breeders. And when I do buy LFS stock, I usually wait a week after the new shipment before picking the fish up. Or you can buy right before they get there new shipment as the...

Thanks for the good read WD and the great advice as usual! I've researched a little bit more and decided I'm going to try to go through the trouble of buffering the PH and hardness of the water for the protection of the fishes I'm going to keep. So I'll stick to aragonite as my substance and...

Hi, Just wanted to get advice from you cory experts if this substrate would be okay for cory's? especially my fale julii cory's! aragonite

Thanks again WD for the great advice..... The question I have in my mind atm is, Am I going to need the buffering??!! What really worries me atm is with high ammonia, nitrite or even nitrate... A huge water change will correct the problem and the fish's will be protected from harm.(Learned...

Hey WD, Yeah, it's from my lfs owner. He is trying to unite most of our local lfs to tell customers about the issue! I'm new to this hobby so he spent alot of time with me earlier explaining the problems I might face with this hobby in our city! It apparently is a huge issue and the main...

Another reason why I chose aragonite is for its buffering because of this...... had a long talk with my LFS about this last week! It seemed odd to me that a great city like Vancouver that was so modern and stunning would have an aquarium hobby that was so behind. Things have come a long way here...

Hey y'all, I finally at the stage of adding water to my 55gallon setup. Today I bought aragonite sand from a friend because he was selling his tank and getting rid of everything. The sand is from a established cichlids tank. We loaded it up in a bucket and I put the sand in my new 55...

I'm just a little confused about the inch per gallon rule! I'm currently overstocked on my 10 gallon tank setup but it seems if you keep smaller fishes, the rule can be bent! The question I have is why does it take a 75 gallon minimum to stock a single 12 inch fish? For example.... Tiger Oscar...

Recently I've been noticing that all my cory would space themselves up and go up and then to the left; and then up and then to the right; and repeat over and over again for 20+ minutes at a time. looks like they all are doing it in sync too. :crazy:

My guess would be that if you dont add fish in immediatly...the good bacteria that was in your filter will start dying off. So if the tank stays empty for much longer, you gonna have to start all over again. You could have added ammonia immediatly after putting the old filter in or you could...

I'm not a expert too since I just started but I know being gone through this a few months ago.... First thing you wanna do is do a massive water change if the numbers are that high! I'm talkin about 80 percent! Second thing you wanna do is add a good water conditioner to the new water(make sure...

Have you thought About the new marineland stealth heaters? Industructable, stylish, indicator light when it's on , safety shutoff when out of water, and lifetime warranty. Just picked up the 200 watt one and tried it out! Works great! Just make sure you get the stealth and not the pro! Stealth...

Just checked readings from my current 10Gallon (where I stole the whole filter) Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 20ppm Hardness 75ppm Chlorine 0ppm Alkalinity 40ppm PH 6.8 I'm still a little worried about the alkalinity and PH but its been giving me those readings for over 2 months now. I...

Thanks WD for the always good advice. I just finished setting up my 30Gallon Goldfish tank today and added 2 small Oranda goldfish's. Currently its a 30Gallon tank, with a Top Fin 60 (whisper 60) HOB which I stole from my 55 gallon since I'll be running the Penguin 350B, Emperor 280, and Rena...

Hi, Well it's been a few months now that my 10g has been setup and everything looks good! Now I've been focussing on my new 55 gallon setup and I'm on the filtration part of it! I have a Rena filistar xp1 that has alot of bio rings and 2 fine filtration pads( was planning on using it as my...

I'm going to be using the Rena Xp1 on my 55 gallon Set up with a emperor 280 HOB. I've seen one in operation at my friends tank and it was quiet and pretty easy to maintain (watched him clean his black filter pads). And I got one for under 60 bucks on sale! :good:

You mean some of it ?..... Because there is alot of pebbles and it would take up alot of room in the tank.

Thx for the welcomes! And now we have two! Also I'm commencing pebbles to pool sand this week!

So after getting my second Cory yesterday, I've decided to switch over to sand instead of pebbles! Just to make sure the pebbles isn't hurting the little guys! The tank has been up and running for about a month and a half and had perfect readings for a little over 2 weeks now! I've decided to...

Yeah I think I'm going to go ahead and pick it up! It only works out to $150 USD for the whole set up and it includes a lifetime warranty! The only reason I don't think I would want to upgrade to even a bigger tank is because of the weight that the tanks start to get. I think a 100 gallon...

So I was out shopping earlier today and notice a real good deal on a 55 gallon kit. I've been busy searching craigslist for used components for my future set up and the prices, even for used didn't compare to the deal this kit was selling for. I did a research on the kit components and wanted...

So my new LFS is having a sale on dwarf frogs.... I was wandering if a pair of these little guys would be fun in my new tank? Any tips or experiences? I was planning on moving my daino's to my friends tank so I can stock some different things with my cory's. Here is a link to the flyer.( I know...

Yeah they have Julli on the receipt but I think he is a fake lol ! I'm going to give it a year and if I get the knack of things, I think I'm going to be upgrading to a 90-140 gallon bow tank. Got my eyes on this big fresh water stingray ..... though I'm sure he is out of my league :lol...

Just wanted to say that I've joined the Cory club and can't wait to have a long and fun ride with these little guys. :lol: Don't worry he is going to be getting friends, but I'm following WD suggestion and only adding one every week. You can follow our discussion here ...

Well just got back from a new LFS... this one is about 30 minutes away from the one I'm currently going to, but seems to be more knowledgeable then the one I'm currently going to. They also have even a bigger selection then the one I'm currently going to! Also they have a 10 foot shark as there...

learning and enjoying it

I'm pretty new to the hobby too, but the first thing I found to be a pretty good overall agreement in alot of tropical fish sites is the value dollars in Prime and also the benefits of Prime for fish in cycle. Especially when you are doing your daily water changes therefore prime is always...

Thanks again for the tips WD. I'll hold off on getting the first Cory till this weekend! I'll post a picture of the little guy when i get him! :D

So its been 3 days of 0 ammonia , 0 nitrite, and 20 ppm nitrate readings. Planning on getting a small group of julii cory's for the bottom. My LFS think that 3 would be fine since they act a little rogue sometimes from his perspective in the tank. I told him WD that you suggested 1 fish at a...

Just got back and did a water test immediately ! Readings are nitrate 20 ppm - nitrite 0 ppm - ammonia 0 ppm - hardness 75 ppm - Chlorine 0 ppm - alkalinity 20ppm - ph 7.2 Just got back from the LFS and they confirmed results. Also no fish died during my week away! Got a extra daino to make...

I know my daino's love playing with each other! adding more daino's are a sight to see once they start playing tag with each other ( usually happens right after eating)

Thanks again for the advice guys.....I just arrived at the hotel , and just called my wife to do a 30 percent daily water change instead of the 90 percent (with prime of coarse). She told me all the zebra daino's are swimming and chasing each other..... also eating up all the food real quick :)...

Now I'm starting to feel I had been misinformed by that person at the shop! I know business are there to make money but he did seem pretty genuine when I spoke to him! I guess I'll return the food if it doesn't do anything different from my top fin flakes and get that 90 percent Water change...

Thanks again for the great tips.... I decided to find a better place for fish knowledge(given up on petsmart) and drove a little further to King Ed pet center (was referred to by alot of people in the local forums) here is a link to the store...

Thanks for the quick reply! I was worried about my fishes making it through the ammonia stage, with reading as high as 5.0 at some point. I've reduced the feeding to one every 2 days and also used a gravel vacuum once a week to clean up any left over food I don't see! I really have to thank...