Recent content by Fish Whisperer

Oh, I'm not arguing that! I disagree that those that I and others listed should be excluded from the dwarf category. That's all.

While I agree that they are borderline in size and behavior, in my opinion they should be considered in a discussion of dwarfs. Also, since there really isn't any specific, agreed upon definition for what is or is not a dwarf cichlid, and the OP appears to be new to cichlids, it is possible...

Yellow labs are great, not too aggressive but able to take care of themselves. Demasoni are awesome, but evil. The basic recommendation is that you keep a minimum of 12 demasoni in a tank to distribute the aggression, and that in order to arrive at 12, you start with about 20 to account for...

They do make them…they're called "back scratchers".

Yeah I guess I didn't think of how large a list might be. North Judson. Thanks for the help. :)

I just came into a 55 gallon tank and was considering creating a planted tank. Before I decide to do that, I would need to know what fish are planted tank friendly. Is there a list somewhere or a guide?

Well gee, I guess it would be helpful to know that! :wink: I know it will be a planted tank. Other than that I am not completely sure what I will put in it.

Ok, it looks like I'll end up with a 55g tank. After much reading and deliberation I have 90% decided on a Filstar XP. My question is should I get a single XP3 or maybe two XP2's or even 2 XP1's? Would the difference between having one big filter as opposed to two smaller ones be great enough to...

My favs were: Colombian Catfish Clown Knife African Butterfly Ghost Knife Pictus Cat African Snakehead Arowana Come to think of it, most of them weren't aggressive as much as they were "hungry"! I didn't have most of those fish long enough to see how big they would have gotten. At the time I...

I really like this site! It's been about six years since I maintained a tank and I've caught the bug again. Now that I have a little money and a great resource like the internet I am looking forward to jumping in again! In the past I have had a 20T and a 30L both with semi-aggressive fish...