Recent content by Chaydell

So I've been busy for a while and several things have happened so this might be lengthy. I'll do my best to keep it brief and organized. I did buy two more pictus cats and both did well for a week and then they were killed. That's an assumption but was made since water quality was great and all...

Ok so it seems like the rainbow is likely the culprit.  Is it reasonable to believe that adding some more caves/hiding places can make for a safer environment?   I'm not willing to lose the rainbow, despite the fact he can be a pain in the rear, so if adding more hiding places doesn't have a...

So the rainbow shark is about 4 inches long, same as the pictus cats.  No meds and nothing different to treat the water.  I'm thinking it is the rainbow too and am wondering if I add some more cave and hiding spots if I can avoid this happening again.

Long story short I came home from work to find 2 of my 3 pictus cats dead. Did a water test and everything was good. Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 20 ppm. None of them were acting sick or weird and the one that's left is still acting normal. I am assuming they were killed by another fish but...

So my LFS has something they are selling as an "Indian rope fish" but from my research looks more like an Indian pipefish. I can't find any info on them. Has anyone here kept them or know anything about them? I am interested in purchasing the fish, but not until I have an idea of what I'd be...

First I need to apologize for not posting pics after my last post. Work has been busy and the new fish won't stay still. Since my last post I have added more wisteria, 2 pictus cats, 5 platys, and nice piece of driftwood. I'll try and take pics soon. Going to add 3 mo hill stream loaches and...

Ok so after googling "pictus cats in schools" I've learned I need at least 2 more. So I'll grab two more as soon as the wife releases the funds. I've read some opinions that the school needs to be 5+ and some that say loners are okay but a vast majority seem to have 3 as the magic number. I'll...

Ninjou, not sure how I missed it but the pictus will need at least two more to be happy. As far as the hillstream loach I'm certain that my temp, current, and oxygen parameters are good. Of course my judgement is not perfect so I'm waiting until at least March to get any more. Pictus cats are my...

I think I've finally been lucky enough to have a set of rams pair. When I woke up this morning I noticed a pile of orange "things" on a flat rock with a male and female ram chasing everything away from the area. Unfortunately the area they picked was in the flow path of a sponge filter, which...

Touché. Wood too. My tank could use a little more.

He should have plenty of space. If my rams form a breeding pair they will be the only other territorial thing on the bottom of the tank. I'm not going to buy any other bottom fish, as the bottom of my tank is crowded. Honestly, I just need a top level fish that can stand the barbs. If my rams...

New addition.  I acquired a medium rainbow shark.  Since my last one died I've been wanting a new one.  My wonderful wife surprised me with one today.  I also bought some moss and tied it to some of the rocks in my tank.  Once it grows in and I can remove the string I'll toss some pics of that...

I am keeping an eye out for already built tanks but they are hard to come by in my area.  Plus, most of the "big" tanks I come across are either 8 ft long which will not fit in the space I want to keep it in or they are even in length and width which isn't what I want either.    But I do have...