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he doesn't like plecs for some reason

missing a couple of scales, had a battle with the pleco not as stroppy as he used to be

good to see you still around davidb welcome back

the jar is doing well a little empty though latest pic missing a couple of scales, had a battle with the pleco

google is my friend

i like your response with a touch of compensation i was thinking more of devo Crack that whip / Give the past a slip / Step on a crack / Break your momma's back / When a problem comes along / You must whip it

:bounce:

whip them into shape crack that whip whip it good

and after a while of meaningless posts people may stop looking

sorry to hear, heir you have a right to be mad :evil:

all of the above are correct i think smidey was smart enough to read between the lines trav more info next time you request an answer

cleaning it is fun

lacewing?

it becomes a feeding frenzy when you have 5

i run bare bottom for the aros in the big tank but substrate for the birchir tank, fine black and white river gravel matches the ornates colour if aros try to take food off the bottom they end up with a mouthful they are pretty good at seiving it out but i don't want to take a chance good shot of you holding the tank cricketman

i keep one eye on each of them and an open mind

more cover may help them feel secure

well done DJ you have just increased all our knowledge base

maybe swim bladder problem or intestinal http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/Education/Lear ... f/body.swf if swim bladder it can be emptied by inserting a hypodermic needle just below the lateral line and letting the gas out

cone in the roof with a light over it

haven't seen that before, so can;t offer any help sorry i have emptied a male with dead, decomposing babies before but the pouch was swollen not up into chest maybe try the evac technique but tip him updide down to see if it is air higher op

i would say get a duck, but they don't really eat it much 8) netting is the answer

as morcs has said disease in one disease in all of them also same temp and water parameters in each tank sump could be plastic bins stacked on top of each other, wet dry arrangement large pond master pump then pipe out split into four with ball valve on each line to regulate flow back to tanks safest way would be to drill overflow in each tank

same as a dog, maybe smarter do anything for food so reward system works well

you may need to empty his pouch of air i use a darning needle with a blunt end or tweezers with a blunt end keep the horse under water holding the horse in one hand with my thumb and index finger either side of his pouch gently insert the needle or tweezers into the join at the top of the pouch don't insert too far, gently open the pouch while applying light pressure to squeeze the pouch you should see air bubbles rise from the opening let it go and observe how it swims you may need to repeat procedure one of the reasons i use a deeper tank is to avoid the males when mating injesting air into the pouch as they hit the surface also some can trap air when when sitting in an air stone stream