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what simonas said! you added some oldies. :P

what simonas said! you added some oldies. :P

It's all good! I just haven't been on this site in a long long time and I was just making sure I didn't forget who you were, if I did know you.

hey there, do I know you? lol

Checked my Nitrates after the water change, and they are down to 10ppm. Going to get the meds this afternoon.

Pretty much all white, just a tiny bit of red in the areas the sores are new and spreading to. Where the skin is tender, I guess.

Oh sorry, I didn't realize that they don't display your location on the topic anymore. I haven't been on this forum in ages. Thanks for everything. I'll keep you up to date.

No lumps or cysts. Filling up the tank now with fresh water. I'm in Orlando, FL, USA, like it says in my profile. I have access to metronidazole from my work (LFS) so probably going with that stuff, since it works wonders.

Doing a water change now, to dilute it. I can tell the Melafix is affecting the others. I'm using the freshwater master test kit, by API. The liquid tester. It's like the top layer of skin has been eaten off and all that's underneath are the bichirs' rough armor plating, so I guess you could...

Tested water: Ammonia: 0ppm pH: 7.5 Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 40ppm (I'm overstocked atm, they didn't eat their food last night, and dead fish) Going to do a water change tmw to clear up the nitrates. Looking into getting metronidazole for broad spectrum antibiotic, etc. Any other clues would...

Hey everyone, haven't been on here in a while. I came home to a dead Polypterus retropinnis the other night, so thinking it was just a freak accident, I changed the water and went on my way. The next morning, I wake up to see multiple bichirs covered in what looks like bites marks from a pleco...

That's actually all of the species, tropic_john. That's one of the best pictoral references for tiger fish. :good:

You're not going to find one at a small size, since they have not been exported for a long time (hence the high price). Pulchers used to be just as cheap as microlepis, but the exportation ban has made their prices sky rocket and make all the ones available only larger specimens. Good luck.

I leave the forum for ages and come back to see you have Leos!! Awesome, cane. :hyper:

Yep. There are a few different species, so we might be talking about different types of dats here, but the true one is definitely D. pulcher.

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Do they retain their yellow color as adults, or do they turn to orange most other honeys? Our "dwarf honeys" came in as little yellows today at the shop and I wanted to pick a couple up, as long as they kept that yellow.

Brine shrimp and bloodworms are great. Small sinking cichlid pellets and shrimp pellets are a nice all-around diet as well. Basically, if it can fit in it's mouth and it's high in protein, you're set. :good:

It's a gold dojo loach :D

Datnoids, bichirs and the always impressive jardinii arowana. :)

Just make sure the texas isn't too big to eat it!

With that Clarius cat in there, expect it to be a species tank eventually. :crazy: Those things are voracious eaters!

Nice direction you are going with this tank... I hope you get your hands on some shrimp! :D

I have a group of 5 Geophagus sp. Tapajos... and they are beauts. I unfortunately lost one to a very strong batch of ich, but all the others are fat as pigs. :wub: What size is your tank? Here are pics of some of mine... they are a bit bigger now and so close to being large enough for my...

:lol: It's funny how people miss the good fish out there. Good job bringing more attention to these beauts. I just wish they were legal where I'm at. :(

I can't believe I missed this topic. Congratulations Nelly. :good: I can't wait to see them grow up.

:lol: Nice fish-eye lens pic.

Very nice. I love that RD so much. :wub:

That last tank looks like a ten gallon... Good thing you are getting those fish outta there. :good:

I can't get my box to stay automatically clicked as well... how can I resolve this problem?

Mealworms are usually fed to arowanas, so I don't see why you wouldn't try and give it to other fish as well. The only thing I would worry about is the hard exoskeleton on the mealies, so I would make sure the fish you are feeding it to can digest and bite through that hard exterior.

Once it settles in more, it will become less fussy. :)

I would have said that they would be fine, but the gars and the pims are pretty slim fish and can easily be swallowed by a hungry ornate... I wouldn't risk it. I know mine would try and eat them! :lol:

Hey beblondie: Where can you get fish vitamins? You said that you shouldn't use human stuff... but I don't think I've ever come across fish vitamins. :P

That's not entirely true. Polypterus senegalus ("Dinosaur Eel") are very active during the day. Sometimes zooming across the front of the tank all day. :P Many of my other bichir species are active as well, with the exception of my P. ornatipinnis.

I've seen a couple of those tanks in person... very breath taking! Actually, a close friend of mine donated fish to the Big Al's freshwater tank. :)

Hey prank it looks great! I especially love that gudgeon. ;) it's got a great natural look to it and I can't wait to see the next one you have planned.

No problem, beblondie. I wasn't sure where I found it, but that picture is very helpful for the sexing of bichirs. I think there should be a pinned topic on the general care, sexing and breeding of these awesome fish, to avoid topics like this in the future.

Sexing and and all bichirs has nothing to do with the tails and every thing to do with the anal fin, as beblondie stated. Here's an excellent chart I have found on it: What other personal experiences do you want to know about? They are more nocturnal as youngsters and get more active during...

Horny buggers! Great video that blatantly shows why you shouldn't do that. Great work, HS.