Recent content by Ktulu_JL

I have kept fish since '92 and I think I have two posts on this board. Thanks all for the loach stories. I have not raised any loaches yet, but have always wanted to. Keep posting and don't let others stop you. I love to read any opinions and the general discussion.

In my community, I have two male and three female platys. The female's seem to be my most agressive feeders, and the two males seem to dominate my tank. Every time I go to my local fish store, they always smirk when I tell them what is going on. I never knew how agressive these fish would be...

OK, I got the water tested. You are right. Nitrates are WAY up from what they were last test. I think there were around 15ppm, but I just started my formal log recently. Nitrate: 35ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Ammonia: 0ppm pH: 7.8 kH: 200ppm Total Hardness from test: 300ppm The green cory is still...

I have an external whisper II filter. The tank has been running for about 2.5 months now. I have been closely watching how much I have been feeding the fish. I meant that I spend about twenty mintutes feeding the fish and trying to "plop" food in front of each one, so they all get fed...

I have a newly cycled 20 gallon tank. I have five Platys, four scissor tail rasboras, two black tetras, and one green catfish. I know it is a weird mix of fish, but everyone has been doing fine so far.. The last two days, the very small one inch green cat has been having balancing issues...