I’m trying to devise a biotope aquarium featuring African ciclids (not great lakes cichlids though) – maybe Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi, a couple elephant nosed fish and some barbs. The whole thing will be full of anubias, bogwood, and maybe lillies. So what barbs are appropriate. I’m having trouble finding species, but I can order some. Can […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – Barbus camptacanthus
Author Message naz Guest Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject: Barbus camptacanthus Hi all, ok, i’ve decided to skip tiger barbs, I would prefer an African variety to go with my kribs. What are Barbus camptacanthus like? Are they as aggressive? Are they even available? Thanks naz You cannot post new […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – Green Severum
Hi Trevor, they are such a lovely fish, but you were right to ask about pros and cons. Pros: they will recognize you; feed from the hand, act like a ‘proper’ pet Cons: they’ll eat all your plants! Also the lovely striped yound in pet shops loose those nice stripes! I have kept severums for […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – Keeping Discus
Author Message DonW Guest Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 3:21 am Post subject: Keeping Discus Can anyone tell me whether my aquarium is suitable for discus? I have a 55g long with 7 angel fish, clown loaches, pleco, plus a multitude of tetras. Is this too busy for discus? Thank you so much Donald Walker […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – N. guentheri & A. nigrinnis
N. guentheri & A. nigrinnis Author Message freccle paramoeciumJoined: 11 Aug 2005Posts: 2 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject: N. guentheri & A. nigrinnis I have a “divided” tank with Nothobranchius guentheri in one side and austrolebias nigrinnis in the other side. Somehow though, the nigrinnis females seem to keep getting through. […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – Corys
Corys (most anyway) are pretty easy to breed really. I have had continual sucess simply by doing a large water change, and then topping up with cooler water. Of course, they do like to be well fed first, but if they are, the water change does the rest. As the previous poster stated this simulates […]
Aquarium Fish :: View Forum – Soil Spawning Killifish
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Aquarium Fish :: View Forum – General Cichlid Forum
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Aquarium Fish :: View Forum – Dwarf Cichlids
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Aquarium Fish :: View topic – large pikes
Author Message kle artemiaJoined: 24 Jul 2004Posts: 8 Location: Bradford Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 1:13 pm Post subject: large pikes whats the largest Pike cichlid species, and how big does it grow please? I have seen a couple 1 footers, can they get bigger? TIA Kle_________________. _____)_____ /–v____ __`< )/ don’t mess with me! […]
Aquarium Fish :: View Forum – Pike Cichlids
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Aquarium Fish :: View topic – corys and worms
Author Message baznice Guest Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject: corys and worms Will corys eat live worms from sand/gravel? WIll they get them all, or will some die and pollute the substrate? want to feed them live worms, but i’m not sure they’ll get them all. What about elephant nose fish? […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – psudopimelodus nigracouda
psudopimelodus nigracouda Author Message aqua51930 paramoeciumJoined: 06 Apr 2005Posts: 1 Location: birmingham Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject: psudopimelodus nigracouda I have several of this rare predatory catfish available for those catfish fanatics this is a rare species originating from nigracouda on the borderline venezuela [img] Priced at £50 each[/img] You […]
Aquarium Fish :: View topic – elephant nosed fish
Hi scaligi, I would try feeding them at night. They are nocturnal, but mine do feed a little during the day. also worms are a good food. Bloodworm, whiteworm, even tubifex. Chuck in a cube of bloodworm, just after lights out every day. this should help!