Koi Fish Information Centre

I would have no problems selling the young angel’s (or any young fish I happen to breed if he wants them) to the LFS. I think there would be a better market in gourami’s or pleco’s (especially the dwarf pleco’s as they only order the sailfin pleco’s) though, as neither arrive here […]

Diatoms are often called Brown Algae but they are not a true single celled plant so Diatoms is the correct term. They are normal and relative common in newly set up tanks. Many attribute a part of their cause to the silicates that leach out of the silicone in a new aquarium and […]

Yep! As your Googling successfully turned up (and as Lenny adds to), ACA does indeed stand for American Cichlid Association and with it, BOT abbreviates Board of Trustees. I regret any confusion in these references; I had just assumed (wrongly) that most hobbyists might have known of their existence […]

Hopefully you’re not buying the foot long gourami I would not recommend adding one, some of them are more aggressive than others (gourami’s) but that doesn’t mean he or she will be able to hold thier own against the oscar or the dempsey. Right now your tank is very […]

Also just because they are smaller than they’re eventual size most cichlids will grow pretty fast if you keep their tank well cleaned and feed them very well. For instance I’ve had a Severum (which can easily get 10 inches long, not to mention how wide) for almost 3 months now and […]

Wednesday Check in (Day 21 reduced salt; 37 total)
- pH: 7.4; Ammonia: .25ppm; Nitrite: .25ppm; Nitrate: almost 40ppm (The Nitrite seems to want to stay at .25, but it does read 0 for tap water and the Nitrates are rising so I’m going to trust the .25 reading. […]

How unlevel is it? Can you take pics from front and side to show it? Do you have hardwood floors, tile, carpeting, other?
If it’s only a little unlevel, it won’t cause any danger but might not be as aesthetically pleasing. Usually, filling the water until the water line is hidden by the […]

Dewdude/Tim,
I think you mis-read Ray’s reply. He was replying to another post in your thread that did not have relevance to your original post. He was not replying to your initial post.
I’m sorry I can’t help you since I’ve never kept them and haven’t even read much about the various color schemes being […]

Yeah this is the worst winter I’ve seen since I was a kid, and I dont’ think that one was even that bad. So it’s been easily 15-20 years since we’ve had this much snow, especially all at once. I’m so ready for the rain to come back, at least I can […]