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I would like to know if Discus and Tetras are compatible as tankmates. I'm not much for Cichlids because of the fin nipping behavior of these fish but would like to try discus out. Will they make a meal out of the neon and rummy nose that I already have? Thanks for your replies...

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Sorry, I don't know where to post this. I want to know how to clean up all those protein grime and build up on the containers or boxes of overhead filters. I normally clean up the filters themselves using the tank's water. I try to do the same to the filter boxes and containers but still have...

No problems yet. I've got a decorus in there with 2xocellifer, 2x featherfins, 3xmultipunks and 2x upside downs. The decorus wants his space and usually gets it. Other than that, no problems. Regards, Mike D.

Arowana update: My arowana does not seem to be doing well. It already has lost some scales on the top of its head. Any suggestions? Any will help. Thanks. Regards, Mike D. PS. No more questions and comments about tank sizes please.

If you are such an expert, you should probably ask a few more questions yourself before ranting off about doing some research. I've been doing catfish for quite some time now. Please save the get the big tank and the giant pond for someone else. But, thanks for the answer about the arowana...

I recently got a silver arowana for my south american biotope. In the tank are: 4 silver dollars, a TSN, a Lima Shovelnose, a vampire plec, a coffee and cream plec, a leopardus plec. All of them more 5 or more inches long. All of them so far are doing fine in a large tank except for the...

I saw a couple of these small red worms sorta stuck together in a ball. They were kept in small tanks and pails and the water was pumped with air using an air stone. All of them were moving. LFS said they were fish food. I have seen frozen blood worms but I haven't seen them alive. Are...

I have recently added 2x Lima shovelnose Cats and some 4xAsian Striped Catfish to my pre-dominantly pseudacanthicus tank. I already have two angels cruising the mid to surface area. Problem: I have noticed that everytime I put fish fry out for all of them, it seems that Limas get nothing...

TKOs, you are right there. Cearbhaill and TKOs, thanks guys. Regards, Mike D.

I had a run in with a moderator in another site regarding temperature and ich (or some sort of disease). I have read a lot of remedies and most of what I remember is one of the three, in combination or all together: Increasing temperature specially for Amazon fishes (30-32degrees?) Adding...

I think what you are looking at is a SnowKing Pl*co (pterygoplichthys anisitsi). Habitat is the Paraguay River. Grows to a maximum length of 24" in the wild and eats amost anything. These are being farmed in Florida dirt ponds. That maybe it. Regards, Mike D.

I would just like to know how to use this product as a dip. Is it effective? I have a problem, you see. My chubby pl*c has small white spots at what appears to be ich. The fish is newly acquired and has yet to be acclimitized to my tanks. It is now in quarantine but the ich has not...

I feed them mostly tetra pellets. Some frozen bloodworms from time to time. They don't really rasp on driftwood but mostly hide under it. Sexing is easy. Normally the females have all white underbellies. Unfortunately, sometimes submissive males also have "white"underbellies. If this...

Someone said that the weird thing may have been fish mites. Has anyone ever heard of these?

I was checking my fish this evening and saw this small blood clot-like, "amoeba-looking" thing stuck to my L260's pl*co pectoral fin. I lifted the fish to check and found a smaller one on its belly, also near the first one. I tried touching it and it felt slime-y. Never seen one before. I...

Just a short question. Are these Blue and Pink flourescent lights any good? What are they really good for? They are the lamps sold in all my LFSs. Regards, Mike D.

Just a follow up question. What is an overflow box and how does this work? How does one go about creating one? To be quite frank, I have been trying to find out what this thing is. Won't water go down anyway because of gravity? Why do we need one? I have everything more or less pat down...

Still, will the theory rgarding the powerhead and the filter work?

I just went through the LFSs this morning. What would you say about Resun or ViaAqua Filter products. I think these are China and Taiwan made items. Are they any good as well? Thanks. Mike D.