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The ratio on guppies is more females than males. The males can chase the females to exhaustion if they outnumber them. Also, the lifespan question is quite a good one. Buy slightly immature guppies when possible. Another thing you can think about is oxygen levels. A bubbler might aid in...

There's a lot of good advise in this post with medication and treatment. Sadly, I have to agree with the prognosis too... However... Poach your veggies in garlic water. This stimulates appetite in a lot of pleco's, royals included. Medicate him by all means, but getting him eating again is...

What have you been feeding him? They do grow a little more slowly, but a steady diet of zuchini, wafers, and shrimp pellets can make sure he matures into a beautifull fish.

Ahem... I'm pleased to announce a wonderfull new product to compete with the outmoded, outdated "Rock with string", and "Brick with Stick". In this new age of downsizing and smaller, more effiecent things, I introduce... Pebble with Dental Floss! Smaller fish call for smaller rocks and tiny...

I introduced a 3 inch royal into a tank with a 4 inch, 8 inch, and 12 inch common, respectively. He's buddied up with all of them, and shares a cave with the big ones leaving other caves empty. I think the big territoriality for royals are with other royals, or fish that resemble them in...

There's a pretty good sticky on feeding plecos up at the top of this list. Go check it out. You definitely need to suppliment their diet, algae growing on the glass is'nt enough. But no matter how much you feed them, they'll still rasp all the algae off.

Seamonkies are fun and all, but hook your little sis up with Triops. Bigger, cooler, and they come in a similar package with little castles and fanciful backgrounds. I've seen triops packaged with little "viewer windows" built into the environment to magnify em with. Wataugachicken has gotten...

Too much? You kinda don't kill fish with too much oxygen. Did you acclimate the fish when you put them in the tank? Tank cycled? Water parameters? Guppies play in current a lot, at least mine do. That he died shortly thereafter says there was either something wrong with the guppy, or...

You could run the return line across the top just under the casement, so it returns opposite your intake. Create a gentle, tankwide current that way. Spraybars are a good idea, though creates a little more noise. Returning the water at the ground floor of the tank is best in my opinion...

Hagen.. that was the brand name.. good little unit. http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=HG11004

Royals are great fish to keep! Don't be suprised if his eating slows down a bit. Mine goes through phases where he stuffs himself till he looks like a striped beach ball, then sticks to wood munching for a few weeks. Then binge night again. I still need to try my guy on potato, but he has a...

We all forgot the "ultimate" movie good.. The Wizard of Oz... one of the crew hanged himself (suicide) in the rafters on the set. In one of the big scenes, down the yellow brick road, you can clearly see the shadow of him hanging... whups!

153..thanks, now I'm gonna go stop my eyes from bleeding...

Awwww man.... Sorry to hear you lost a plec... Any swelling, abnormalities of skin or eye, odd water conditions/temps. Have you considered an autopsy? Sometimes you can spot internal parasites, and this can guide you to treating the rest of your tank for a problem you did'nt know your fish...

I buy the german battery ones.. about 15 bucks.. they work really well for my 125 gal, disassembles easily for cleaning, and I can get replacement bags for about a dollar each. just respect the water level maximum mark on the stick vac, cause the leads are not water proof and will corrode if...

Perfecto tanks have had some issues with the latest models being released before being perfected. Service on em takes three small forevers if you can get it done at all. If it's a model of perfecto tank that's been around for 2 or more years, and it's not been sitting in the shop for 2 or more...

Watch the first Resident Evil movie.. the sound boom is in so many shots, it should have been listed in the cast.

I've seen one in need of heavy restoration. Was parked in a lot in Casar North Carolina, USA. I'll be back that way in a few months if you'd like me to try snagging a phone number, but this one needs to be rebuilt from the ground up... Are'nt the 58's nice? And yes, the fury is a limited...

The shoulder high aqua gloves work pretty well, though you do lose some dexterity. I use them when my hands have been exposed to a lot of cleaning chemicals, and I don't want to contaminate my tank. Delicate work I save untill my hands have had a hard scrub, a long rinse, and perhaps a day off...

No bedpans for you! Happy B day Nursie!