Recent content by aquamike

Thank you CFC, I will have to check out those catfish you just mentioned. I am just looking for fish that would help clean uneaten food up the Oscar leaves behind but i know this couldn't be that fishes only diet. Again, i appreciate your help. Hopefully i can find good info on the Synodontis...

Thanks for your input. I figured that maybe these catfish would scavenge the pellet remains that gets tossed out during chewing. I will keep looking then. Any suggestions? Thanks again Mike

Thanks CFC. It is the Peruvian strain of the Pimelodus Pictus. Could a trio of these catfish grow up with a young oscar who is roughly 2.5" long, and a pr of young parrots and be okay? I am looking for a fish that will clean up after these fishes poor eating habits. Thanks again, Mike

Hi everyone, Has anyone heard of these catfish? If so, where can i find out information on keeping this catfish? My lfs has them so i came home to do research on them but can't find anything. I wonder if thats the correct name for them. They are silver with black spots and have really long...

You are right. I just spotted a little cluster of eggs in a fake tree stump i have in there. I can't believe as shy as they are when i approach the tank( these fish get crazy scared darting around and hiding) that they are brave enough to attack my hand. Thanks for the input, Mike

Hi everyone, I have two new blood parrots. They are very shy when i walk into the room. However, when i do tank maintenance, they bite me and my gravel vac constantly. Is this normal behavior? I hope when they get full grown they wont take a chunk of my hand :hyper: Mike

Hi guys, Could a descent sized red tail shark do fine with 2 small 2-3" Oscars? I want a fish to help clean up food particles from these messy eaters. They are kept in a fairly large tank. 135 gallon. Thanks for the advice, Mike

Yeah, i was thinking about a catfish of some sort. What is eartheaters? Never heard of those. Thanks, Mike

Hi everyone, I have recently bought two albino tiger Oscars for my 135 gallon. They are 3 to 4 inches long at the moment. I noticed that when they eat, they grind up the food in their mouths and lots of tiny food particles come out of their gills only to sink to the bottom uneaten. I would...

Hey John, Nice to hear from you. Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a try. The hose needs cleaned thats for sure. Thanks, Mike

Yeah i do that but i'm thinking the few drops of water remaining is letting something grow in there. Thanks for the suggestion though

Hi everyone, My tank has been set up now for almost a year. When i set this tank up, i bought an aquarium vac very similar to the python one. I do weekly water changes using this. When i'm done doing the tank maintenace, i drain the water out of the hose and store the hose in a basement...

Great looking tank CFC What all do you feed those big fish? I'd like to see a feeding video sometime if that would be possible. Enjoy your new tank !! :good:

Hi Wilder, Thanks for your help. 3 weeks ago i put 4 oz of coppersafe which is the dosage needed for my tank. 2 weeks after that i did a 30% water change (normally i do a weekly 30%)and added roughly 1.5 oz more coppersafe because i read that you should add more per water change.. Supposedly...

Hi everyone, I believe that my tank recently had an parasite infestation. My fish were rubbing and darting off objects. I treated the tank with mardel coppersafe. Since then i think the parasites has been removed or reduced. However, some fish seem to have skin problems like it could be a...