Recent content by flamingonhot

Clowns shouldn't be kept in a 5g, period. Most that suggest keeping them in smaller tanks, either have smaller clowns, or have never seen a full grown one in person. I have a pair of false-perculas, one reaching 5 years, the other reaching 8-9. Both live in a 55g, and are pretty active. If you...

I have Jungle Vallisneria that I could sell, etc. but it's all locally collected. I'm collecting sometime this week, or next weekend, so send me a message if your interested.

I don't know specific areas, but last time I was there I went fishing for gar, tilapia, and I was trying to catch a few 2 foot plecos. The only real thing I "caught" was a large florida gar that I only got out of the water when it fell off the line. I know peacock bass are in the lower areas also.

Once they start multiplying in your tank, they'll almost always be in there. Like said, all you can really do is limit the amount of leftover food they have to eat. Gravel vac is the best thing you can get at this point. Nematodes are present in almost all water, you never really notice them...

I used to have one that got about 8 inches until I gave it away (again..) Really, more than anything, they're unpredictable. One week, they'll be okay and eat perfectly, the next they nip at everything and just won't eat. Very interesting fish as they get bigger- but too much to handle in a...

Atm; Rainbows (about 40, 5 are captive bred), iowas, johnny darters, unidentified species thusfar, and fantails. I can get others in, but those are the ones I have, and can commonly get.

Okay, I have a large amount of Vallisneria for sale.The largest plants are about the height of my 65, and most about half of that. This type is Jungle Val, and in large enough tanks with the right set-ups, is known to reach anywhere from a few inches to a few feet. I have, and still do, use...

They ARE weeds. Like crabgrass (lol), they can pop up at random moments from any piece of flesh (usually not the tentacles though). You can get rid of them totally, but you never know if you have one in waiting- or if they're living in the filter, sand etc. I have a lot of little ones coming...

From what it looks like, it may be fungus? Hole in the head? It looks too big to be ich, and it's mainly around the front of its head...

Sorry to hear about that :(. I posted in your thread so I hope that helps a little. Looks like Vibrio from the pictures provided.

Make sure you have a small ten gallon quarantine tank and enough medication ( triple sulfa and neomycin or baytril) for a ten day dosage AT LEAST. If you can't find it locally, try seahorsesource.com. If you use the meds seperately, they're aren't as effective as the combination. Neomycin is one...

Melosu, are they going okay for you? I remember reading a thread on the org a few hours ago but I don't remember much :p. I'm still convinced they're either kuda or kelloggi....

Personally, i'd release it, or send it to me :P. I've been looking for an octo species for a while now.... people just charge an arm and a leg for them. Any chance you could get a pic? If you were to keep one- you'd need a species only tank, an ample supply of foods with a few types of live...

Too much ammonia at one time CAN kill the bacteria that breakdown that compound. Although saying that, it does take a very high level to do so. As for adding a lot so you don't have to keep adding it- it's better to add small doses over a larger period of time... one huge bomb of it at once...