Recent content by jestes

That sounds about right.... Mine will chase off a fully grown angel, and will bow up at me if I get close to the tank.

If they quarantine, that's good. Most LFS's don't. These fish come from relatively cool, fast flowing water, and it's not too uncommon for them to starve after the transition to captive life. Has he come to the glass yet?

Not really. The bacteria that cause it are already present in low numbers in any tank. They'll strike when a fish is sick already. Having said that, if the fish dies and is eaten or decays, then the bacteria can be released. Too many bacteria can overcome an otherwise healthy fish.

I had a pair of brown ones in a planted tank once, and they would occasionally munch on the larger leafed plants like swords.

If its swim bladder, there's really nothing you can viably do. It's bacterial, but isn't readily treatable. However, it could be constipation, in which case an epsom salt dip will help, as will feeding the inside of a green pea.

What is your water temp, and where did you get him from? Sometimes those guys are hard to acclimate to captivity.

Where did y'all get them from? Petsmart doses Quick Cure after getting shipments in, and plecos don't do well with that.

Is he under a piece of the driftwood? Plecos do this fairly often if they feel comfortable and are resting.

They molt. If it was really dead, it would look like a mini cocktail shrimp.

I've been trying to get photos to upload, but I've been running into problems. Anyway, I have two Bolivian Rams that just spawned in my tank. The best ways to tell male from female are: The male will have the first two spines of his dorsal fin longer than the rest. It's fairly noticeable...

I just use a quality power strip with a breaker built in. My 180 draws less than 5 amps, and there's a lot of stuff plugged in... Most residential circuits should be rated for 20 amps, so run them at less than 15 and you should be good. Now if that same circuit shares a TV, computer, several...

I've got a Milwaukee regulator, and it does the same thing below 20-25 psi. I also used a needle valve that looks the same as the one in the picture, and I had trouble getting consistent results. You may look into getting a more finely threaded needle valve.

I'd get you have what's commonly called mouth rot. Does it look like he's got a cotton ball in his mouth? If so, here's a little copy and paste that may help: Kanacyn (kanamycin) will treat both. A simultanious use of both Maracyn (erythromycin) and Maracyn 2 (minocycline) is reported as...

I wouldn't worry about splitting it. You've got a plant that's already reproducing :-) Just make sure you wait until the baby plants have a decent root system on them before you remove and plant them. I've stunted a few from getting impatient.....

It may have been a glitch with the forum, because I didn't get the email saying you'd replied. Anyway...... Bio filter material will increase nitrates, because its supposed to. That's the end process of the nitrogen cycle, and nitrate is far less toxic than its precursors. Plants should help...