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I just recently acquired a new 10 gal tank and also a big albino Cory catfish. I also have another 10 gal that has an emerald green Cory catfish among other fish. I was told recently that Cory catfish do best kept in pairs or schools. I was wondering if there was any good way to tell the sex of...

I haven't heard of sexing a fish based on appearance of spots except in black convicts, which aren't African.

While the above link is an excellent resource and the act of venting is the most accurate way to tell what sex fish you have, another easier, though less acurate method would be to examine the vent fin. If the bottom fin is larger and more rounded, the fish is female. Smaller, more narrow and...

Also, the African rift lakes are an exception to that rule about most rivers and lakes because the African rift lakes have unique water chemistry unlike any other river or lake in the world.

Actually, I just double checked what you said about the African cichlids natural habitat by doing a google search and the second link provided after a search for "African cichlids natural habitat" states that African rift lake natural habitat "more closely resembles a marine habitat than...

I'm sorry if my understanding of terminology was incorrect, but I was told a long time ago by my father, who bred cichlids, that anytime you add any kind of salt, regardless as to the type, that it was no longer freshwater, and at that point, considered brackish.

Ok. It sounds like you're going in the right direction. I know what I'm about to say is just common sense, but since you stopped medicating and have done the water change, I just wanted to make sure you put the carbon back in the filter. I know of people whom have forgotten to do this after...

Never use more than 2 tsp of salt per gallon in a tank. Also, since the catfish died, are u still medicating? If not, did you perform a water change? And if you did both, did you check your water quality? When a fish dies, it releases a lot of toxic ammonia, which can trigger a spike in ammonia...

Salt in small quantities will not hurt the catfish, I have an emerald green Cory cat in my tank and I always keep the water a little brackish. In my 10 gallon tank I use 4 heaping tsp in the tank. Also salt does not evaporate or leave the tank through normal filtration methods. It only leaves...

I have never had good results using table salt, ask my betta that died of body fungus why. I don't know if you are using iodized or non-iodized, but I use iodized table salt as do most other ppl. Although you are right that medicating fish is stressful, and especially with catfish and even more...

Additionally, since the pictus catfish died, and they are as sensitive as they are, have u considered a different catfish, like a synodontis cat?

Also are you sure that it is ich and not something else like fish lice or body fungus?

Don't use table salt- it will kill your fish. Stick with the aquarium salt. It's really not that expensive and for a small container shouldn't cost more than $3. Sorry to hear that the pictus cat died, they are sensitive fish anyway. Are any of your other fish showing ich or rubbing themselves...

For ich, I would recommend the salt treatment along with the ich medication you are already using. And make sure to take the carbon out of your filter because the carbon will absorb the medicine and cause it to be useless. If the ich isn't gone in a week, do a 50% water change and try a...

I was finally able to find a fish store to take both the killie and the gourami. They are in their own tank at the store and I bought some new fish from them as well. I ended up getting a male blue moon, a female mustard dot sword, a florescent orange sword, and a speckled moon. And I also got 3...

Yeah. It's true what u say about the chain pet stores. It is the reason why I quit working for PetSmart. I was a pet care specialist there. The closest thing to a vet they have on staff. Don't buy fish from there or any other pets for that matter. They try to sell everyone on the fact that they...

1. What's an LFS? 2. I was always told that gouramis do get along with each other and will school together, I did not know that gouramis will fight with each other. 3. Because of the size of the tank, I'd like to turn it back into a community tank. So if there is an LFS that will take the fish...

hi! I'm new to this forum. However, I grew up in a home where both of my parents bred fish and previously was employed by PetSmart. While I was working there, I started up a new fish tank. It's a 10 gallon and I currently have a golden wonder killie, a red flame gourami, a green Cory catfish and...