Recent content by FuzzyRag

my fish follows anyone who walks out in front of the tank...my friend calls them the rosey barb mafia.

Ok, I have a 55 gallon tank, and so far I have: 8 rosey barbs 2 platies 1 rainbow shark 1 blue gourami 1 sailfin pleco 1 mystery snail I plan to add about 3 more female rosey barbs to take some stress off the 2 I have, and need some ideas of some other fish that would work in this setting.

Same deal with my tank, he's out all the time, and he's the only real bottom dweller. Most of the fish in my tanks are rosey barbs.

I love my rosy barb school =)

I have 3 female rosy barbs, and atm 2 of them are acting like I've never seen before: 1 female is hanging out on a fake plant that I have, and rubbing all over the leaves, and taking turns with my other female that is just being chased around the tank by one of the 2 big male barbs, and they...

My new sailfin pleco almost never hides, he just attaches himself to the top of the driftwood or goes and lays on my air stone and looks at me. He flares his fins every time he sees me.

So, are there any water parameters that kill mystery snails? I've had 2 pass on in 3 days, just trying to find out what range my tests should be in for them to keep going.

The article I got it from stated Red Painted Tiger Barbs and Green Painted Tiger Barbs are produced from gold, albino, and red color morphs of the Tiger Barb (Barbus tetrazona) that have been injected with red and green dyes (I do not know why there don't seem to be blue, purple, or black...

I read somewhere that some green tiger barbs are "painted" to bring out the color more, that could have bothered their sensitivies along with the shock of a new home....

same here cappie, I stick my arm in and the barbs think its a snack.

Introduced into tank at the same time, they each lived 1 day after the other....1st 1 day, 2nd died the 2nd day, 3rd died the 3rd day. I have sand so I don't think gravel hurt them = /

curious, did yours die 1 day at a time, like I had all 3 die in a 3 day span.

All died around 1 day after the other. Acclimation - I place the bag in the water to get them used to the temperature for about 5 minutes, then placed them into a net and transfered them to a different bag with water from my fish tank. Held them in that about 10 minutes then released them into...

I had 3 cory cats that wound up dead, the water parameters are fine (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, between 5 and 10 nitrate). Any ideas? Current stock list is a 3 spot gourami, and 6 rosey barbs...1 rosie barb doesn't school with the rest btw.

Unfortunately, I'm not now. Dad wants him, the fish started growling at him and he thought it was hilarious.