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There is the theory on the BPs being intentionally made sterile by shady overseas market protection practices, but I have no idea if that is true or not. I also read from time to time remarks about...

The more the merrier when it comes to Otos.

How would you guys stock this thing? It in terms of height and width is a standard 29g, but it is six feet long. I fired off an email to see if it was still available. Just fire out some ideas within...

CL find and potential xmas gift to myself:

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/for/2050322423.html

That is basically a ten gallon in terms of the height and width, but it certainly isn't in terms of...

The most important aspect of PH is consistency. Fish can and regularly do adjust to PHs they would not find in nature. I'm sure there are species that just can't, but I don't worry about PH...

There isn't a way I could do it and be comfortable long term. That 250g would fix everything though.

They do stay three to four inches as I've understood them. Knowing the two species from which they come very well, however, I would be very confused if any of the rest of it is true. BPs are very...

Those are indeed Jellybean Parrots. They aren't dwarfs unless there is a new cross I don't know about, just hybrids between male Convict cichlids and female Blood Parrots (which themselves are...

I've always found this type of discussion odd. I would expect fish in an established tank to be able to survive for days and maybe even a week before they'd die due to a lack of water movement....

No, you need to get a you to be a good glass cleaner.

If they breed, and they will if they are male and female, all your other fish are going to die. I hate to be that blunt, but it is true.

Never accept any advice from any shop at face value. You must understand that their motivation relies exclusively in moving fish and other product. They are not an educational zoo and, quite on the...

Hmm. How can you do water changes that don't lower your nitrates? I mean it seems to me that if you change 60% of your water then you are going to remove around 60% of your nitrates. I don't get how...

I finally got my fish order in to more fully stock my 75g SA cichlid community. After I had a cycle completed, I had added one Blood Parrot that had been in my LFS for a few months. After a few days...

How did they eat for a week without you? Family?

I'd say it is a pretty critical aspect. I'm a big fan of NLS food, and recently I've found great success using Ken's all natural cichlid staple flakes. I supplement with a frozen feast once a week...

Well that would depend on a lot. What sort of cichlid tank are you talking about?

I love this place. While I have read that there are more active aquarium forums on the web, I never bother to look for them. The people and advice here are great. I've never had an issue with any of...

I've had both ottos and bn plecos that ate diatoms, Miss Hobbs.

Sometimes I feel bad for people though. Often people just naively trust their pet store workers and get horribly misled or lied to. I think the most important first lesson we need to teach newbies,...

I just feel the water, compare the water I am pumping through the python to the tank water, and constantly adjust . I know I can get it within two or three degrees to the touch and then nothing like...

That is pretty awesome. The only comparable experience I have was swimming, or rather wading, with wild sting rays off of Grand Cayman. I guess the area is a sandbar where fishermen used to dump the...

There is no gravel that can be easier to maintain than this. I guess I never understood what waste sitting on top of the sand would mean. I used to vacuum for most the water change, but now I vacuum...

This is a thread and a tale I meant to tell a couple months ago and I was just looking at my tank and finally remembered. It is hard to get around to things you mean to do with a newborn!

Anyhow,...

My brother just upgraded to his first 55g and he wants a red tail shark. I am pretty apprehensive about this as I've witnessed no success in keeping them with anything once they get to four to six...