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Yes, I take care and match the temp within a couple of degrees. This is why I am adding a heater to the Brute can.

I am making changes in the way I do water changes. For years I would use water straight from the tab. (Note: I have very good tap water, 7.6 ph, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates, GH & KH same at 7 or 125.3 depending on how it is read on the chart tested with API Master Freshwater Test Kit...

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Two days ago I cut a thick piece of fresh zucchini, blanched it then stuck it on the end of a long set of aquarium planting tweezers. The next morning the zucchini was covered with baby BN plecos. The next day there was nothing left of it....wow

I have read several times on different forums where people's acrylic tanks have started to bow out under the strain of the water. I can't vouch for it personally, never owned one.

I have only been fishkeeping for about six years now, so I don't have much experience with tetras. I have only had two species, neon tetras and Red Eyed tetras. The neons were a failure for me, none lived very long and these fish had ick and lord knows what else was wrong with them. The Red...

When you say this, has me wondering. There is a chain store in Houston that I really like called Fish Gallery. I have been to two different Fish Gallery stores and both were clean and well taken care of. The fish I have bought from there were healthy. I have yet to do any online ordering of...

I need to ask more questions. The only other tank I have for the moment is a 29-gallon tank. I have just set up the tank primarily for my breeding pair of BN Plecos. By adding seeded media it should be ready in a week or so. This will only be for my BN plecos because I wish to breed and sell the...

Never heard of Mono before, interesting. I looked it up and yes indeed it is a brackish water fish. It is also said in keeping Mono that large tanks are needed because these are shoaling fish needing at least six or more, plus they get large.

Thank you, Max is an unusual betta. He is a double tail butterfly betta.

@Essjay Yes, I totally agree. When it comes to setting up new aquarium patience is the key. The first new aquarium set up in a person's home is also by default the quarantine tank. So again patience is the key, there is nothing worse or more discouraging than having new fish die. So once the...

Well not really, you still have to get the entire cycle established. I do exactly that every time by adding seeded bio-media. Yes, it does cycle faster, but still, I want to make sure that the BB is colonized enough to take the load before adding fish. I want to see the ammonia is actually...

For the ammonia I am using it says on the bottle 10%. I am not sure what the percentage is in Dr Tim's ammonia. If it is lower the 10% that would account for using more drops to produce the same ppm. That little bottle of Dr Tim's should last for years.

Only a drop of liquid ammonia in a 29-gallon tank full of water will produce a reading of 2 to 4ppm. I use a meat injector syringe to draw the ammonia out of the bottle. Then after using the syringe I clean it with tap water to remove the ammonia residue. I have been using one bottle of...

That is exactly like the one I use. That brush works great and has many uses.

Welcome to the forum... :hi: I think that on this forum it is about equal with people from the UK and from the US. It does get a bit confusing for people in the US when people from the UK use liters as it does when people from the US use gallons for others from the UK. Also when giving out...

Mine looks like that too, brownish and kinda ugly. I have removed both of the tubes before and used a long flexible brush that reaches about halfway, then clean the tube again from the other end. I have a problem with the way the tubes are attached to the canister filter, I have to cut them off...

Thanks for the info.

I found Ken's Fish Food website. What size golden pearls powder should I use to feed my baby plecos?

Yes, snails are better off in harder water with at least a 7.4 ph. Snails use the calcium in the water to build and maintain their shells. KH which relates to ph is the measurement of calcium in the water.

I have been trying to get pictures of the baby BN plecos inside the hollow log, but every time the flash blurs it out against the glass. I even tried using a flashlight with the flash on the camera turned off, but this is the best I can get. You can see the log but can't see inside where there...

Apperantently I have more than one generation of new plecos. The ones inside the hollow log are just hatched and I have several much older ones about 3/4 of an inch long. I have no idea how to catch and rehome them, even though for now they will all have to stay in the community tank until I get...

Thanks, everyone, and thanks for the suggestions. I don't have any of that stuff so I need to do some research and find out where I can get it.

Wow, bud, wow, I just shined a flashlight inside the hollow log, and at first, I thought it was water movement flowing through the log. But upon looking a bit harder the log on the inside is full of tiny little baby Bristle Nose Plecos. I don't have any other tank for these guys so I am going...

Today I counted five new baby Bristle Nose Plecos in my 55-gallon community tank. Then they all disappeared. I discovered them while doing a water change. I wished I could have gotten a picture of them, but by the time I came back to do so they were all gone. My tank is heavily planted and I...

Cats can be a problem but so can dogs. Like the big dog that was roaming our neighborhood killing other people's pets. He killed Rollo my little Dachshund. That dog is gone now because the people that owned did not need the heat. I used to have two cats but when they were almost grown Logan my...

@Colin_T well your a lot of help...he he... :) But I do like the Tid Bit. @NannaLou I will try and line them up but they don't corporate too well. @Naughts mmmm how do I tell what sex they are. Guess I will have to do some internet study on that one. But I do like the star wars names.

Yes, I agree that fish farms over breed and produce genetically inferior fish that no matter how much care and attention the fish will die.

I have experience in the hobby that helps me to keep fish alive and hopefully thriving. But over time I still lose fish, not many.

I agree with Circus, cycling takes up to three to four weeks, but sometimes it takes longer. When your new fish started having problems did you do a big water change?

Looks like a very nice setup. I like how you made a simple but sturdy stand. Do you have a hang on the back filter? If you do then you can set it up, fill it with poly-fill, and fine clean your water.

I need some help with a name for some of the kittens. I am starting with the ones in the litter that is easily recognized from the rest. Suggestions, please. This one for lack of a better name I call "ewock" because that is what it reminds me of. He is the one out front in the picture.

Welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing you around..... :hi:

Well, I stand corrected, sounds like the guy served his country and he has my respect for that.

We have royalty here in the States, they are called politicians.