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Do not be so quick to write off having Plecs in your tank. I suggest look at the Pitbull Plec (Parotocinclus Jumbo). A nice shoal of three or four Pitbull Plecs would be a nice way to fill the bottom of your tank, and would go great with your Congo and Buenos aires tetras. Have you ever...

Congrats on doing your homework before buying the fish! You are much braver than me. I also wanted to get some sharks but I was scared off by their size, by their venomous dorsal fins, and by the fact that they would enventually have to be transfered to a saltwater tank. Good luck and have...

Great Video! Just a friendly heads up. I am not sure but your sharks kind of look like Hexanematichys Seemani. If so, they can get quite large (up to 20 inches) and will eventually have to be transfered to a saltwater tank. Also those fish have venomous dorsal spines so I would be very...

I just got a new 125 gallon tank :) I plan on stocking it with African Cichlids. I was wondering would the following selection of fish work in a 125 Gallon tank: 1xCyphotilapia Frontosa (Frontosa) 1xCrytocara Moori (Blue Dolphin) 6xHaplochromis Zebra Obliquidens 6xLabidochromis Caeruleus...

I think it is wrong to use the word evil in connection with the behavior of fish. When a Red Terror is being aggressive it is just acting according to its nature. A fish cannot make the distinction between right and wrong and therefore, cannot be classified as evil or good. If I was to put an...

Actually, I saw your tanks (both your Oscar Tank and your new Reef Tank) and they are both totally awsome!

I would like to spruce up my Oscar Tank by adding some plants. I have read on this forum that Java Fern is a good plant to add to an Oscar Tank. I also read it is a good idea to anchor the Java Fern on some driftwood. I would like to know how does one go about anchoring Java Fern to...

I think a Severum would be very good with an Oscar. Severums have the added bonus that they come in several different color morphs so you can offset your Oscar nicely. I would also consider a nice fleet of Silver Dollars.

I have had an Oscar for about two months that is doing great. You are correct about the price of EBJDs being prohibitive. The ones I saw at the store were about the size of a medium guppy, with a price of $39.00. I was told that the care level for an EBJD is about the same care level...

You ever think about getting six or seven Giant Danios. Giant Danios are great dither fish.

I would add the following fish to the list that beginners should avoid. They are all major tank busters and are usually sold as small, cute litte fish. 1. Pacu 2. Silver Shark or Bala Shark 3. Clown Loaches

I just purchased my new tank today! I know I got on this forum and talked some big talk about purchasing a 125 gallon tank, however, I had to scale down my ambitions quite a bit and I purchased a 55 gallon tank. I talked to someone at my LFS and he told my I could fit two Electric Blue Jack...

Drapes will not work because my cats will tear them to pieces within 3 months.

My plans for a new tank has run into a problem. I have no room for a 125 gallon tank, except by a window. I was wondering if I was to get that window tinted, would it be OK to put the tank by the window?

Good for you if you have the work ethic to keep Discus. I am willing to vaccume gravel and do water changes, but I am not willing to spend hours and hours to change the chemistry of my water. I would love to have a reef tank or keep Discus, but I am just to much of a lazy butt to put the work...

I understand a Jack Dempsey has quite a bit of personality and you could probably get away with keeping one Jack Dempsey in a 45 gallon tank. Some of the disadvantages of keeping large Cichlids is they need a very large tank, a number of them are quite aggressive, and they are the world's...

What first attracted me to fishkeeping was the science of the whole thing. I viewed fishkeeping as something akin to a science experiment, and a healthy thriving fish or community of fish as the positive outcome of that experiment. In other words I entered into fishkeeping as an intellectual...

I like your stocking suggestion and that is the setup I think I will go for. I like Convicts much better than Keyhole Cichlids and Festivum. The only reason I did not pick a Convict in my original setup is because I was worried about the aggression issue. As to Plecos, I do like Plecos, but...

First, I would like to thank everyone for thier very helpful responses. Second, I have not purchased anything yet. Like I said I am only in the planning stages, however, I have had a blast with my Oscar and having a cichlid community tank is something I want to do. I would be willing to trade...

I currently have one 75 gallon tank with one Oscar. I would like to start a community tank with South American Cichlids. I am only in the planning stages right now, but I would like to know what size tank would I need to keep the following fish: 1. Green Severum (one) 2. Blue Acara (one)...

How about Felix Unger.

I am one of those nuts who purchased a 75 gallon tank and placed one Oscar in it. If you own one fish it should be an Oscar. I have had my Oscar for approximately two months now, and it is like a real pet. Every time it sees me it swims up and down real fast because it knows it is going to...