Recent content by Boundava

You can do it daily until he shows any positive (or negative) reactions. Negative would be stress from catching him on both your and his part, lol .

Pineconning is when fish is so swollen that the scales just out like a pine cone. Does he fight with the other gouramis?

Depends on the supplies and size of tank you're building See answer above ... Local glass store/provider is the best source. It does take patience to design, assemble, waterproof... I would take a look at this YouTuber to get a nice idea, Aquarium Domain. His fish room is all custom and he...

Causes for bloat can be poor water quality, overfeeding or tumor. If the water parameters are good then when was the last time he ate? What size is the tank and what are the other inhabitants? I would still do a severe (60-80%) water change and not feed the tank anything but shelled peas...

Is it equally distended on both sides, or just the side shown? If just the one side it could be a tumor. If both sides it could be bloat. Have you checked water parameters?

I have multiple Fluval canister filters and my biggest beef is the cleaning. I have a 207 with the UV attachment for my 38 gallon saltwater tank. As the tank has live rock and sand, the filter is more mechanical - though I have some cone shaped sponges growing in there. I clean it about every...

I got pics of the plecos. Cory and gudgeons were gone out the bag. Forgot to get a pic of the c. Ustinaria, but it's huge! Well worth the $15. the vampire 🦇 The three beacon 🚨 🚨 🚨

So this is what the shelf currently looks like. Once I get some time it's due for an extreme makeover.

So that's about 26 US gallons it's pretty small for both a bristlenose and a clown pleco. I agree with the above comments that you shouldn't be buying a fish to deal with algae issues. Irregardless the two plecos will be making too much waste for a tank that small and the one eats more plant...

For my every day supplies I have a chrome NSF wire shelf. It's got the food, nets,tongs, scissors, meds, testing stuff and some misc stuff. Any unused (used or new) supplies like HOB, filter media, wood, rocks, lights, air pumps/tubing/stones...etc. Goes into plastic bins on the other side of...

Just went to the GCCA swap (Greater Chicago Cichlid Association) paid $10 to get in 1/2 hr early and walked out with 3 empire gudgeon for $45, a bag of 3, a c. Ustinaria for $25, 5 sterbai Cory for $40, a vampire pleco for $45 and a 3 beacon pleco for $40. So glad I paid the extra $5 for early...

So cycling with fish ?