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hey guyz, thanx for ur responses. flipz was right, im soo busy! i knew there needed to be three in the tank, but as of right now, there are absolutely no healthy columbians out there! ive been to all the large surrounding areas near me and nothing. :( i think im going to have to seperate them...

hey, wow, sorry for not responding sooner. :) ive been working on my research data and composing it into a paper. turtle-ing was great! a lot of great experience and it was sooo much fun. hard work, but def worth it. so the sharks, i wish they were like cats, because then they would at least...

hey guys, long time, no post ;) ive been away studying endangered turtles, but now im back! okay so ive had my columbian shark for about 2 1/2 - 3 years. a big, healthy gal named noodle. i had started with two columbians, but addie (the other one) comitted suicide about 5 months ago. noodle had...

thanx guys! i just wanted to check and make sure my diagnosis of a minor abrasion wasnt wrong. my gsp is doing well and the whitish spot is actually shrinking and turning back to his normal colorations. slowly, but surely! p.s. i like neosporin... but i dont think my puffer will appreciate...

hey guys, well my little green spotted puffer never ceases to amaze me with some new thing of his every day. about 2 days ago i noticed on the top of his head where his normally very dark black spot is, was white. now, its not ick, because its only that one little spot, and he's very well...

i know that ill have my share of "fun", not truly challenges, but small strifes with the larger and larger tanks i have to purchase for my columbian shark. i swear she grows daily and soon she'll have to be in a minimum of 60gal. id love to get her into at least a 120gal, but being college...

all these answers to your questions are correct. a puffed puffer = bad news. they normally do not live through it due to the stress on their bodies. i have a columbian shark, who never sleeps, so when i first purchased my green spotted puffer i was scared when i first saw him curled in a ball...

i have columbian sharks, and they are a wonderful species to have. they do require a lot of care, as do most species. when columbian sharks are young they need to be in a brackish tank, emphasis on this. a brackish tank will allow them to grow and be healthy. once they reach adulthood, around 18...

puffers as a species are quite nippy. they do tend to become a little more aggressive as they get older as well. i have a green spotted puffer with a columbian shark who is much larger and faster than he is, and he still manages to keep her on her toes, so to speak ;) 10 gals does not give your...

it would some what depend on what size your tank is. what size is your tank? red tailed sharks grow to be a pretty decent size, you'll want to have enough room for him.

good call maenagerie :) we all learn from one another, and theres no need to for hostility. but being a teenager is no excuse, we were all teens at one point- that doesnt give you a right to swear. if you're so mad that people tell you that you cannot keep fish, it might be because of how you...

wow. actually from jmasters response i wouldnt guess hes educated on the fish. there wouldnt be a need to have such a hostile response or to swear. he couldve just answered in a more respectful, educated way, to illustrate "his research".

i would suggest liquid test kits, not the test strips! theyre a little more pricey, but theyre accurate while the test strips are not. i would suggest getting nitrate, nitrite, amnonia, ph and hardness. you can just get a 'master test kit' and it comes with all of these for about 20-30 dollars. :)

yeah im w/ christmas fish on this one... this is looking a little shady. its looking like mr. jmaster is trying to make some money w/ his fish.

i have a green spotted puffer, tequila. and as all puffers go- he is a piggy-piggy-pig! (but my columbian shark keeps up w/ him- its like an eating contest on feeding days) for his diet i have live snails, ghost shrimp, bloodworms, and plankton. he doesnt like the brine shrimp, go figure- he...

i have a green spotted puffer, who joined me a few weeks ago. hes just now learning that im mommy and that mommy = good :) when i first brought him home he was very shy, hiding where ever his fat little body could, and keeping out of eye sight. it really freaked me out when he first slept, since...

when did you get him? i had purchased a green spotted puffer, and i know hes completely diff from your red tail, but he is still adjusting and getting comfy. its been a lil over 2 weeks and hes finally come to realize im mommy and mommy = good. :) my gsp before him was definitely outgoing and...

ooh ooh! my favorite is definitly the columbian shark. these guys need a bigger tank, around 60 at least once they start to grow. and as they grow (up to 18 inches) theyll need a bigger tank. but they are absolutely the most beautiful fish, and such a graceful swimmer. plus theyre convinced that...

mhaynes has a point, but i can understand how quickly a person can become upset by others stupidity, or ignorance. as a veterinarian assistant ive seen a looot of stupid people syndrome where the animal is the one to suffer... :( but this website is a start to help educating. new fish owners are...

hello! im hoping to talk to a few bichir owners. ive recently become quite intrigued with these fish and started to research them thoroughly. i would like to hear personally from owners what they think about the care for these species, what sort of environment you've created for them, what foods...

thanx for clearing that up! they both are really neat, great fish! are the bichirs relatively easy to care for? ive researched about them because i really got interested by this post. i would just like to hear from owners of these fish what they personally think/feel. thanx! :D

hey guys, wow is this post interesting. but i am confused! like keeper i had to investigate what the 'reedfish' is. i found that reedfish is a term used for a rope fish, but then an encyclopedia said that the reedfish is a bichir(Polypterus ornatipinnis). soooo... is the reedfish illuminum...

does anyone have a suggestion for brackish tanks? brackish and marine work too. does the tropical fish hobbyist have brackish articles and pictures? thanx!

hello again. im not familar with the abreviation "adf", if you could please expand, that will help me understand your tank situation better. well since you have a couple shrimp in there, they should be helping some- but it seems not at all good enough. basically the direct light will keep that...

first off, 15 gals seems a lil small for 11 fish. but before i say anything more without knowing what im talking about, what kind of fish are they? you seem knowledgable about the causes of algae, and you are able to keep the algae off the tank walls :) for the algae on the bottom of the tank...