Hi, I bought an ‘orange pike cichlid’ today, and hes a great little fish. Question is will he stay little, or will he grow up to eat all his tankmates? Hes only 4 inches now, can anyone tell me a maximum size for such a fish? TIA

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 […]

hi folks, would anyone be able to tell me which species of gourami can eat hydra? I have some rather lareg green ones all over my glass, that eat the daphnia, before the fish can! I have read that the fish will not be harmed, but daphnia are expensive here! thank you all so much

Hi Terry, yes you can. To guarantee a pair though, its best to get a small group, let a pair form, and then remove the rest Make sure there are lots of hiding places though, just in case!_________________55 Gallon Tank _______________ (6) 4.5″ Labidochromis (2) 5.5″ Aulonocara jacobfreidbergi (6) 4″ Melanochromis johanni (2) 5″ Synodontis […]

Author Message stinkyfinger artemiaJoined: 25 Jan 2004Posts: 5 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:24 am    Post subject: puntius dennisoni Wow what cracking fish. $30 each is a bit steep though. Will they go ok with Discus? anyone tried them? SF garyboyd3 daphniaJoined: 25 Jan 2004Posts: 11 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:21 pm    Post subject: […]

Author Message me Guest Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 2:18 am    Post subject: neons and black tetras whats the hardest water in which you can spawn neon tetras. Do you really need soft water?   You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your […]

Author Message panbaneisha artemiaJoined: 07 Jan 2004Posts: 8 Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:42 am    Post subject: glofish anyone seen these. GM zebra fish. sounds dodge to me! why not just buy neon tetras? Guest Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:16 am    Post subject: glofish They are not yet approved in most of the world […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hi Naz, Tiger barbs (Capoeta tetrazona) are definate fin nippers. Especially on gouramis. They treat all fish as other tiger barbs, and when they do not act ‘barbishly’ enough they will be bullied. Its a pecking order thing, Many fish nip fins, and the ‘king’ of the tank is the one with the best tail. […]

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 […]

Author Message stinkyfinger artemiaJoined: 25 Jan 2004Posts: 5 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:24 am    Post subject: puntius dennisoni Wow what cracking fish. $30 each is a bit steep though. Will they go ok with Discus? anyone tried them? SF garyboyd3 daphniaJoined: 25 Jan 2004Posts: 11 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:21 pm    Post subject: […]

Author Message DiscusLord daphnia Joined: 10 Feb 2004Posts: 13 Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:01 pm    Post subject: wanted: C. notopthalmus Can anyone guide me to said species in the UK? Thanks DiscusLord Guest Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 5:09 pm    Post subject: try wholsale tropicals in bethnal green   You cannot post new topics […]

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 […]