phoenix44

you'd be welcome to come and see the tank(s) you are in town and I am home!

maybe it used to have the guys phone number spread across the rear-view window.

They get to be 33.5" according to the most credible catfish source. http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... ies_id=325 However if someone catches a larger specimen I would question the ID.

yeah, 10ppm is the norm.

awesome stuff Tracy!

where? I can't see it. Must be going blind... then again I seem to have missed the 6ft pleco too

the term "eel tail catfish" refers to many many species, some of which are freshwater and some marine. now which one of the 30 odd species did you mean? so no 3ft CL no 6ft pleco. I'm hoping other members on here are not lead astray with claims of such sizes. it is misinformation.

There is no H is passat. Not in any country, and the car is not re badged any where else with an H either.

Lets assume I do think "Phantom and monsters : A daily dose of close encounters, paranormal, UFOs, cryptids, conspiracies, extraterrestrial and alternative news" is indeed a credible source of information, which I do not... but lets assume for one tiny moment that it is indeed credible... :lol: I still see no evidence of a 6ft pleco, and nor do you or any one else on this planet. perhaps you have not noticed the trick photography. a member of the Loricariidae family that is 6ft long would have been breaking news and I for one would have heard about it. Nor do i see that evidence in that video, which I have seen and read discussions about. In fact... http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sh ... m=with&f=4 - find me the 6ft fish plzkthx :lol: Difference being we can prove the earth is not flat. large yes... sure they can.. but a fish that grows no larger than 2and a bit feet in length will not get to 6feet in length for the same reasons that human beings won't get to be 50 feet tall.

and in 10 days itll be 1 month! so if it lasts that long itll be perfect for small tanks. don't have to use the CO2 all the time if the plants are thriving too.

errrr...

ok. prove me wrong. show me evidence of a 6foot plecostomus. you may choose any sucker mouth catfish.

you're kidding right? fish don't grow as big as they want to, nor do they . you might as well suggest the existence of 50ft human beings with no respect for the thyroid gland or its functions. The only lorracid i can think of that gets to that size and might be introduced to your rivers in the states is the A. hystrix, and even that doesn't come near 6feet in length. Might get to 2.5 feet or so and that's considered massive. I don't think davidR is the blind one here... and to suggest that a "sucker mouth catfish" gets up to 6 feet in length. please... don't kid me around. you are posting on a site where some of us are absolute pleco fanatics. some panaques will / may occasionally get very close to 34" in length.

My beloved camera's flash seems to have blown the capacitor so no more pics with flash

1 photographer, many photographers. I don't normally get any glare and I have a lot of light on the tank. I usually darken the room when I take full tank shots. what sort of camera are you using?

*drops jaw sooo jealous right now . you might need to increase the lights on the tank now.

they usually hatch on the third day or end of the second day, and will wiggle like mad while still stuck to wherever the eggs are layed. the parents meticulously fan the eggs and the babies, as well as pick off any infertile eggs. Once the egg sacs are consumed, and they are 'free swimming' the babies will take turns on latching on to each parent and feed off them for a few more days. once you can actually see the form of the baby fish you can start feeding them BBS. It usually takes the parents a few go's to get things right, so don't be disheartened if the eggs vanish multiple times. Also, could you please post pictures of the BDs please? I wanted to have a look at them.

I dont make my own food any more.

It would be fine to qt. him in a smaller tank and feed him up for a while, but given how fast, active and large monos get the 80L tank is too small. perhaps if upgrading a tank was on the table, I would suggest getting a longer, larger tank for all the inhabitants.

I always advise against using liver in recipes as it is the best way to deteriorate your water quality.

Congrats!

That is baaaad news for rednecks and hill-billies.

wow! I should send you my puffers so you can breed them :lol:

he should be fine. its just a reduction in the slime coat. use stress coat if you have some or a little salt to agitate the epithelial layer thus producing slime.

Ah LOL. :lol: It has been a long day. I thought you were comparing a lumen to a watt. Apologies. At the moment when I hear the term WPG I immediately have to ask what sort of light is being used so I can then judge the relative lighting on the tank.