Recent content by rhetor

Hey guys! I just noticed in my 20 gallon planted, there are 2 small white worms swimming around! I have a crew of tiger barbs and some cories and they don't seem to be bothered by them. The worms are extremely thin, they look THINNER than kite-string. They are about 1cm long and wiggle...

maybe my one otto is lonely or something. He does eat but most of the time just sits around like a bum.

Hmm... I do have some driftwood in there that i'm sure he'd love. Alright guys, you've convinced me. I just need to find one now! I think i'll get an SAE and a bristlenose. That should complete my tank pretty well. The Local LFS will happily special order fish for me with no additional...

I don't really have a big algae problem, but i really love watching these guys on top of the leaves of the plants busily at work. I am considering getting a few more ottos so they all feel more comfortable. Are SAE's really that good? I've had a run in with BBA before, wasn't fun. They don't...

Hey guys, I currently have an Otto and 2 flying fox as my algae eating crew. I at one time had a chinese algae eater, who was an ALGAE EATING MACHINE until he grew bigger, then he was just angry. He ended up in my 125g non planted tank. There's enough algae in there for him but he prefers...

I made some frozen fish food myself and put a whole bunch of almonds in the blender with the mix. Its still in the freezer but maybe he'll like that. If not, well he's gunna have to learn to like it!

Hey there guys! My giant Pacu was moved out of the 125g, and about a day later the Jag and the Jack Dempsey began fighting. They were lip locking and argueing and what not, so i kept a close watch on them, and reorganized the tank and added a bunch of caves and hidden pvc pipe fittings, etc...

Great ideas, thanks! Unfortunately, well, fortunately i guess, the Pacu is gone. I went on Monsterfishkeepers.com and made a post to see if anyone could house him. A man named Glenn just happened to live 20 minutes away. He has a 150g right now and is getting a 300+ gallon tank in February...

My jack used to eat flakes and cichlid pellets like a normal little JD. But I used to feed my pacu almonds every other day as snacks, and the JD would quickly grab the ones the Pacu missed. Now all the JD will eat is almonds. What the heck?

It was a good looking specimin. On another note- The JD seems to be quite an a saucey little feller. He has habitually bullied the Jaguar Fish, who is at least 3" bigger than him. The length isn't really important as the Jaguar Fish's mouth is HUGE. The JD kept pushing and provoking the...

he got em!

I will miss him, but getting a chance to actually landscape a 125g is AWESOME! So many possiblities now! A guy named Glenn came and picked him up, we both got soaking wet, but the fish seems to be happy. I'll have to check in on him in a few days to see how he is. My Jag and JD feel...

A guy from Monsterfishkeepers.com is coming tomorrow to take him! Farewell big fish!