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  1. LMOUTHBASS

    Oscar health help - urgent!

    Yeah, I've heard they can be drama queens too and pout. When I bought the new little O he was pouting like a baby in the pet store. When I got him home in QT he was a totally different fish - happy as could be. I haven't witnessed the big guy poop since this all started but typically its always...
  2. LMOUTHBASS

    Oscar health help - urgent!

    Hi Freshy, thanks for the response. I didn't have time to check for Nitrates (that test takes a few minutes more of shaking the mixture bottles etc) but I will tonight for the heck of it just in case. I've never fed any live feeder fish because I'm cautious about the nasty stuff that they can...
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    Do clown Killifish really only live a year?

    Clown Killies are great with their shiny blue eyes! I kept a bunch for a bit. They're pretty hardy overall too. Be sure to keep a lower water level or tight lid because they jump
  4. LMOUTHBASS

    Semi-aggressive fish for 40 gallon

    Dwarf Pike are pretty cool looking
  5. LMOUTHBASS

    Oscar health help - urgent!

    Hi guys - I need advice... My Oscar is about a year old and has been going strong. Yesterday I came home for lunch and I noticed him acting shy, and hiding and sort of laying slightly on his side and also breathing a little harder than normal as though he was stressed with his mouth agape...
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    Had to move - now I have listless Discus/Clamped fins

    Thanks again Paul. Now that you mention it, I have noticed the ph in the new location to be a little higher in general when I check it in my tank before changing the water (this would be from checking the water added the previous water change). You're right though, it would be a good idea to...
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    Had to move - now I have listless Discus/Clamped fins

    Thanks for the insight Paul. Yes, the ammonia and nitrite seem to swing slightly. I always have a hard time deciphering between 0 ammonia and .25 ammonia on the API test kit. When I see the .25 nitrite its likely that I'm actually seeing 0 Ammonia but with the lighting, may be looking like .25...
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    Had to move - now I have listless Discus/Clamped fins

    Hi All, A few weeks ago I had to move to a new house. I had to break down my 72 gallon planted Discus/Angel tank and relocate the fish, driftwood, sand and the majority of the plants to a brand new 120 tall that I set up at the new place. In preparation for this move, I ordered a few aged...
  9. LMOUTHBASS

    Looking for info on a seemingly rare fish

    Great pics and thanks for sharing your info! The Guinacara are neat too - have not seen those before.
  10. LMOUTHBASS

    Looking for info on a seemingly rare fish

    Very nice fish - can see the colors really coming in. I wonder if that's a slightly different fish than what I got. I read somewhere that the Ornatus is a possible hybrid between the Ornatum and some other species (can't recall which off the top of my head). You said they're aggressive with...
  11. LMOUTHBASS

    Tropical Fish Dying

    If the tank is cycled then the nitrifying bacteria that consumes the nitrite will continuously create nitrate as a byproduct. To me it sounds like there could be some kind of an ammonia/nitrite spike however you said your readings were all zero... It would take quite a bit of nitrate to cause...
  12. LMOUTHBASS

    Tiger Barbs and Piranhas in same tank.

    Fish typically don't want to expend more energy chasing a meal then they'll gain on the intake consuming it and since it seems they're well fed they probably don't see the other tankmates as a viable food source.
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    Looking for info on a seemingly rare fish

    I was at my LFS last night and they specialize in Chichlids, they always have incredible fish that you won't normally find easily elsewhere. I came across a fish that I'm not familiar with but looks incredible as an adult. Does anyone have any familiarity with Cichlasoma Ornatus? (Not Ornatum...
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    Walmart big mistake but I saved a fish

    Just a head's up Joe - Pacu's aren't Piranhas they look very similar but are a different species, but you are right they are herbivores. Just be aware that these guys get HUGE. They're a table fish in South America sometimes. I personally don't think they should be sold in chain stores, and...
  15. LMOUTHBASS

    Good tankmates

    Yes keep in mind the life cycle of ich is deceptive. Just because the white spots have fallen off the fish doesn't mean that it is gone from the tank yet. Good info here to keep in mind: "The life cycle of Ichthyophthirius is complicated but very important in understanding the treatment and...
  16. LMOUTHBASS

    Stocking 20 gallon long

    I have about 20 Cardinals in a 20 long with a pair of Borelli Apistos. Looks awesome
  17. LMOUTHBASS

    Walmart big mistake but I saved a fish

    You're going to fall in love with this little fish if he makes it! Especially knowing where he/she came from with those conditions. I had a similar situation, well, similar in that I'm certain I gave a Tiger Oscar a good home, but he was in a regular tank as he should have been but anyhow I was...
  18. LMOUTHBASS

    Feeding Crickets?

    Hi Everyone, I've got a young Oscar that I primarily feed Hikari Gold, New Life Spectrum pellets and freeze dried Red Shrimp. He's putting on great size and I was considering getting some live foods into his diet. I would never use feeder fish because of the potential disease issues, but I've...
  19. LMOUTHBASS

    Breeding Apistos - which ones?

    So I'm very fortunate that one of our local shops here stocks an incredible variety of hard to find cichlids, wild caught, dwarfs... you name it they get it. Anyhow, I have a pair of Viejeta Apistos I bought a few months back. They're in with my Angelfish and thriving. The other day I went in...
  20. LMOUTHBASS

    Flying fox or SAE?

    Looks like an SAE to me - I was having the same problem as you and I honestly didn't expect the SAE to do anything but gave it a shot. Well, the first week I immediately noticed he DID nibble on the black beard algae pretty much right away. He'd go after it. But his little rapid fire nibbles...
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