Recent content by dal 9tanks

welcome to this furum anne,just remember to feed your fish! this site can be quite addictive!!!!!lol you wont want to get back out your chair :) :grin:

there are numerous forms of sexual dimorphism,dependent on which species,some are very easy to sex,like the ancistrus(bristle noses)the males as a rule tend to have numerous tentacles on the head,but most females only tend to have small tentacle extentions around the lip. but with other...

so far i have managed to breed common bristle nose,peppermint bristle noses,common plecs and now im about to try queen arabesques,as you can prob tell i love plecos,i find them a very chalanging fish to breed and there are many different methods you can use. with the queens im going to try and...

also have a look around your lfs for the queen arabesque pleco(L260)its a very nice colourful litle pleco, which stays small 90mm (3.6") this also is a good pleco in a comunity tank,but can be quite terrortorial,in my lfs they cost around £20/£25 :)

hi dragonslair,i was just wondering what effect this has had on the local fish stocks and wildlife,here where i am it has totally ruined the native balance? also what is the fishery doing to try and prevent anymore escapees(or not doing as the case maybe)

i was doing a water change once,on one of my tanks in my shed,when the phone in the house rang,so of i went to take the call,50 mins later i returned to finish the water change and to my horror my male blue acara was missing from he,s breeding tank,(like a fool i did not put the lid on the tank)...

sometimes its not just the fish keepers to blame for non native fish getting into our waterways!i live very close to a river,where also there happens to be a fishing complex,i have walked the river banks for many years following the shoals of native fish(roach,perch,chub,dace etc),but nowadays...

davy try explaining the relaxing qualitys of fish,and how they help when trying to get your children to sleep(lol) you never know she may just fall for it!then hey you have still got some tank space left in the house(in the childrens rooms LOL)

he,s not a slow learner davy,its just ive taken up all the space in the rest of the house,LOL and with regards to his mum liking fish,i dont think she,s got much choice,i have nine showtanks in the house,all 4ft and over,i also now have taken over the garden shed and have a further 16 tanks,now...

hey,,,,we have done very simular to you,in the corner of our property,first of all we dug a small hole(6ft wide,6ft deep) and found the water table to be at 2.9ft.we left the hole for a couple of weeks,and found that the water level did not change that much.so now we have dug the new pond 45ft...

thanx davy,my son had no choice but to get into fish,all his life he,s been helping me with the tanks,and now he has two tanks in his bedroom,its GREAT at the moment,im teaching him the wonders of fishkeeping,and he,s teaching me how to use the pc and the internet,fair swap dont tou think :D

:D welcome charizard,i hope you have lots of fun here,im also a newbie(but you know that already)LOL,i know you will learn alot here on this site,and then maybe you will stop questioning me all the time, :laugh: have fun from 9tanks AKA (your dad)

as stated above seahorses is an endeavour all on its own!they have very specific requirments,and should only be attempted by very experienced saltwater keepers,they are incredibly docile creatures,and will opt to starve to death,rather than compete with another fish for food,so tank mates are...

:) thanx for the warm wellcome ppl, i can see im going to enjoy myself here, :)

most of the peckoltia side of the pleco family stay small (below 5") also try searching some of the catfish sites on the web! you will be amazed just how many different pleco there are,the L seems to grow weekly! :grin: