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No problems so far. Our tap water tends to be softer on the PH scale. Blue Plecos are reasonably hardy once acclimated, but it can be tricky to acclimate them. I used a drip method while acclimating. Then afterward I usually pay special attention to where the newly acclimated fish hang out. In...

It's actually a Blue Phantom but quite a green-blue. The Green Phantom tend to be more yellow green with more yellowish fins. But there's some speculation that they are really just two color variants of the same species, being that they are found in different areas of the Orinoco river. It...

Good to know!

Too bad these guys don't eat snails.... it's my 'star' tank resident for now.

Thanks for the responses regarding manual removal methods. I'll check out the 'trap' method and the cucumber food lure, and see how those work for me. Pretty sure a couple of people just read the title of the thread. I know snails can be beneficial, and you can control their population by...

My daughter had some plants in her tank that she got from the Facebook market place. One day she put a couple of tiny floater plants in my tank. Fast forward several weeks and I see a snail in my tank. Now, I'm not anti-snail and I've heard they quite beneficial to a tank. But I'm not really...

From what I've read Blue & Green Phantoms shouldn't get much bigger than 8" and can do okay in a 30-ish gallon tank as long as they are the main large occupant. Of course, since they are mainly bottom fish, a longer shorter tank is better than a taller tank. Some Plecos, including the...

Anyone else keeping a Blue Phantom Pleco? Pictures? Here's my guy. He's around 11 months old now, and approx 3" in length. Tank was a bit messy when I took this as I had just done a big gravel vacuum.

The larger Cory's are a little over six months old. Gravel's about the size of a pinky nail. The baby is probably about the size of someone's pinky distal phalanges, tip of nose to tip of tail.

I use Fluval 'Bug Bites' to feed all my bottom feeders, Cory's Pleco, etc. High concertation of insect protein. They seem to love them.

Any Panda Cory experts out there? I have a small pack of four Panda Corys that I've had since I finished cycling my tank six months ago. Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised when this lil one showed up. Not much bigger than a large piece of gravel. Any ideas how old it might be?

My apologies for missing your question. This is the Fluval product they carry, and there's a variety of different ones depending on what you're trying to remove. I have a set for emergencies but have never used them before.

I've had a pack of four Panda Corys in my tank since I first got it cycled late last year (six months or so). This morning I noticed this little surprise. A baby Panda Cory has made an appearance! I haven't determine if there's more than one at this point. But the original four adults Panda...

I need to climb that mountain one day... just because it's there and I know it would be a huge learning opportunity. But by the same token I can see from a distance that it's not something to be entered into lightly. Just the fact that plants will absorb ammonia, and then their later absence...

Oh man, I'm torn here... I love both Cories and Clown Loaches. I honestly couldn't pick one over the other. Well, I did recently add Cories to my tank because they were more size appropriate to my 32 gallon. But I would have added Clown Loaches first had that not been a completely irresponsible...

I think the thing I most appreciate is that everything we do in life is really a personal experiment the first time we do it. Yes, we fail a times, but failure is an opportunity to learn if we take advantage of it. Some people might say 'but experimenting with fish in cycling is hard on the fish...

I've got both Harlequin Rasboras & Rummy Nose Tetras together. The Rummy Nose Tetras have reached a nice size. I love the combination of them because the Rummy Nose are true straight line 'end to end' shoaling fish when they school, and the Rasboras tend to shoal in more loose formation with 'up...

2' isn't a lot of height for angels. Also, watch out for those blue crayfish/lobsters; they are territorial with others of their kind, and like to eat fish. If you happen to have a male & female, it might not take long before you have way more than you want crawling around the tank.

There's different ways to look at overstocking. There's the bio-load, and then there's the specific needs of the fish. I suspect that the space needs of the angels will be the biggest factor for you. But there are far more knowledgeable people on here that can confirm that.

Since I recently started back into the hobby, and went with some German Blue Rams, I've been trying to get a better handle on how to tell males from females. Looking around online, there are all kinds of discussion posts and videos on how to sex rams. But I've found there's also a lot of...

One week later, no water changes. Water test reveals minimal increase in PH & Nitrates: PH = 7.0 Ammonia = NA (didn't test) Nitrites = 0.0 Nitrates = 10.0 Seems like the tank is pretty stable with the current bio load of 24 fish. Once the Pleco grows that will add more to the bio load. 1 x...

Welcome back, & congrats! I'm new back after 15 years myself. Lots new to learn. Nice tank. I've always wondered... how do people aqua scape or even clean such huge tanks? I know in really big ones people can right inside and do the work, but man... I couldn't imagine maintaining a tank five...

Species: L128 'Blue Phantom Pleco' Age: Very young. As far as I can tell, only a few months old Size: approx 2.5" (full adult size estimated between 7-9") Name: 'Azul' (meaning 'Blue' in Spanish) Origin: Orinoco River basin in South America (Venezuela). The L128 'Blue Phantom Pleco' is closely...

Thanks for the feedback! Here's a better picture. Now that the tank light is on they've moved down to the substrate.

Using the resources on the site I think I've identified these, but want some other opinions. My old eyes can barely see these things. I have a small shrimp tank (no fish) that I recently added some wood, leaves & cones to; which I think the shrimp must have appreciated as they seem to be...

That depends entirely on how well it's managed. Did you know oxygen is toxic, and largely responsible for organic breakdown? Yet we can't live without it. They key is to manage the environment so that fish don't suffer. Most fish are fine with small levels of toxic ammonia and nitrites. There is...

I'll just drop this rock in the relaxation pool.... Cycling with hardy fish in the tank is great way to learn the hobby. (Obviously, there's some 'buts' attached)

Awwww.... even my L128 Blue Phantom Pleco? I think it's so pretty. Plecos may not be the nicest looking fish, but I find them super interesting.