Search results

I agree that the fish in question looks like a gudgeon. The pic looks very similiar to some of my smaller goo obo gudgeons, before they really develop their color. Gudgeons seem to be pretty rare (I've never seen them for sale in the Houston area) in my experience. Consider yourself lucky for...

Yep, I'd say that's a dyed fish.

Sounds like it turned out well then! Like you said, if you get a job there you will be able to help inform other customers and staff. Sounds like a good plan.

I don't use eco-complete, but whenever I do a water change just pour the water onto a decoration or some kind. That way the water is deflected from the bottom. A rock, piece of driftwood, any kind of decoration should work.

I second the recommendation of the ACE Hardware brand ammonia. I have used it successfully in the past. I also wonder what the "quality control" agents are. They might be harmless, I don't know. Do you know what brand it is? If it were me, I'd see if there were an ACE around you and give that...

Bio Spira can be hit and miss. I have had both successful and unsuccessful attempts with Bio Spira. The thing you have to worry about is the transportation of the Bio Spira. If it's not kept cold, the bacteria 're-awakens' and then would die before they got into your tank. It's a $10-$15...

I don't see why cypress wouldn't be safe to use in an aquarium, I haven't really heard of certain woods that you're supposed to avoid. The real question might be how difficult is it to waterlog? Different woods take different amounts of time to waterlog in my experiences. I'm not sure if cypress...

Very true words. I originally had 3 bamboo shrimp (bought at Petsmart labeled as marble shrimp) but one decided to search for water somewhere else besides in my tank. He was missing for several weeks and I was starting to get worried. I then looked behind my canister filter, he had crawled out...

When I got a new piece of driftwood for my 55, I let it soak in a bathtub for a week. It was still floating, so I just tied it to a brick with some fishing line. I buried the brick under the sand so you couldn't see it. A while later (maybe 2 months) when I was doing a PWC, I tested the...

I think I've got some internal parasites in both of my tanks. I plan on trying to treat with medicated foods, however all of the fish might not eat it. If that happens I plan on trying some of Jungle's Parasite Clear tabs. My question is if the tabs are safe for clown loaches, plecos, and...

Prime

I've got a female amano in my 10gal tank that consistently produces eggs. There are two other male shrimp in the tank with her, but I have no idea if the eggs ever get fertilized. She usually carries the eggs around for a while (maybe a week or two....I don't really pay attention to it) but then...

You were correct in not believing him. The Marble Shrimp are the same things as Bamboo Shrimp. If I were you, I'd go ahead and pick it up, you're going to love it!

You mentioned that you're tank has hard water and a high pH, from what I've read cardinals are supposed to be very sensitive to pH. My LFS won't even sell you cardinals unless you bring in a water sample. Don't beat yourself up, there wasn't anything you could do.

I have 3 of them in my 55gal. They are fantastic and are one of my favorite things in the tank. They are called Bamboo/Wood/Singapore/Flower Shrimp, they are all the same thing as far as I know. I picked mine up from PetsMart where they were labeled as Marble Shrimp. They are great community...

I bought my moonlights from www.thelobos.com too. I am very happy with my purchase, the moonlights look fantastic. I would definately buy from them again. My tank is also by my bed, the dimmer is a great function. I have a 55 gallon tank and I bought the 3 light system. 2 lights would work, but...

Very nice, I hope mine breed soon. Where did you get your Goo Obo's? I see that you are in SoCal, did you pick them up from Tanner (RarefishatLAX) as well? What did the gudgeons use to spawn in? I have two sections of 3/4" PVC pipe in the tank, but the clown loaches seem to like those.

I love my MagFloat, much better than a brush or anything like that for normal glass cleaning. I haven't had any algae that the Mag couldn't get off yet.

I've got a Python, but I don't even hook it up to the sink to drain it anymore, it just wasted waaaaaay too much water. Luckily my tank is on the second floor and near a window. I just open up a window, suck as hard as I can on the tube to get the suction started, then drop it out the window. It...

Re: Jumpers I haven't observed any jumping yet. In fact, I don't know if I've even seen them in the upper half of the tank. I've got a hood on my tank so they couldn't jump even if they wanted to.

I just got 7 rainbows three weeks ago for my 55 gallon. I ordered them off of AquaBid, from RarefishatLAX. The rainbows I got were: -2 Chilatherina bleheri -1 Chilatherina fasciata (the new orange variety) -1 Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi -1 Glossolepis Zig Zag -1 Melanotaenia lakamora -1...

That looks exactly like my Rubbernose Pleco. It might be something else, but I'd put my money on it being a mislabeled Rubbernose. They are a nice looking pleco regardless though!

I actually just bought 6 Goo Obo gudgeons off of AquaBid.com 5 days ago. I bought them from RarefishatLAX. He ended up sending 8, so that's always a bonus. Right now I have all 8 in my 55 gallon. When/if aggression becomes a problem between some of the males, I can move one or two to different...

I used that same brand of Ace Hardware Ammonia (It was the Janitorial Stength, 10% solution) for my fishless cycle. The fish are in the tank now and doing fine, so that ammonia is ok to use. That ammonia is very strong, just a capful (approx 5-5.5 mL) was enough to register around 4 ppm in my...

Okay, I bought my 55 gallon tank. It's going to be set up in a few days. Here is my plan for fish in the 55: -5 Angelfish -1 Opaline Gourami -1 Rainbow Shark -7 Cories -1 Gold Dojo Loach -1 Singapore Flower Shrimp -1 BN Pleco Luckily, my biology teacher is moving and is giving away her old...