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Is this the fish you have? If so, it is a “cull” of Microgeophagus or Papiliochromis altispinosa otherwise known as a “Bolivian Ram”. It is impossible to cross an angelfish with an altispinosa. It is incorrectly identified in this picture as a regular ram, Microgeophagus ramerezi. Here is a picture of a Microgeophagus […]
A 10G tank should probably not have more than 4-5 guppies… maybe 3-4 males with the juvi pleco. Guppies grow to around 2.5″ It would be best if you get baby/juvi clown or bristle nosed plecos (or one of the other dwarf varieties but those two are usually cheapest) which you will still […]
Hi….I always get a lousy smell when i open the cover in the morning. the water is slightly cloudy most of the time,i have way below the number of fish for the tank which is a 70 gallon one and i dont over feed them. Regular water changes of 20% per week […]
I bought a pearl danio and what looks like a fancy tail pearl zebra danio. I have searched images on google and cannot find one that looks like this. It looks exactly like my fancy tail ZD’s except its color is whitish pink color and in the light it has that irradecent pearl color with […]
Do you test your nitrate levels in your tanks prior to doing PWC’c? As you may know, nitrate is the end phase of the nitrogen cycle and plants utilize nitrates, phosphates and other elements for food sources. In the “dirtier” tanks, the nitrate levels are probably higher so the plants have plenty to […]
It never ceases to amaze me what some LFS have never heard of with regard to what I consider to be fairly common equipment, live stock, or plants.
It is fairly easy to make one yourself, though it will require some cutting and a bunch of drilling to do so. Before you do that, however, take […]
Thanks for the suggestions. All seems OK with the fish so far. But my pond is almost entirely surrounded by fireants. Thanks, Liane, for the information about them being members of the wasp family - I didn’t know that, but it sure explains the painful bites. I don’t have systemic […]
Hi all,
I have several large stones arranged so my fish can swim through and around them. They also hide in there briefly if they are a bit spooked. It’s a bit like an underwater ‘Stone henge’.
The more I look at it though, the more I realise how much room it takes up […]
In a message dated 7/11/2008 10:19:52 A.M. Central Daylight Time, l.nave@comcast.net writes:
I have used it for years as an absorbant…I have used it for years as an the pond I always put it in the water fall and it goes into the pond […]
Is your tap water treated with chlorine or chloramine or is it natural, like from a spring, well or reservoir?
While using rain water might sound like a good thing, it’s not as good as it sounds since rain water lacks the minerals, trace elements, etc. that water (from the ground) has in it. It’s […]