Recent content by Finsfinal

filter feeders, shy, preferable need some sort of current. Feed like bamboo shrimp, may need to target feed. Feed high quality (not flakes) fine powdered food. You can also squeeze the filter media into the tank a few hours before a WC and it will have a nice treat.

well come

You sleep with guns? Why not use the old fashioned way of facing into the wall with a blanket all over and a “breathing hole”

Remember that you all participate in a hobby which tears wild fish from the environment, shoved them into bags and transports them with no thought about welfare to only dump them into barren tanks even more. We don’t have a right to declare if our care is sufficient enough or cruel.

I honestly think that article shows a terrible experiement- they *literally just drew a line over a tank and if the betta spent more time under the line it’s depressed.* They don’t take account of the fish’s genetics (which bettas have been overbred where some individuals cannot be very mobile)...

@Crispii

No I do not work with animals but through research it seems the AWA does not cover fish. Many places have fish experimentaion laws but many places do not as well so personally I see it irrelevant to say it is against the law without specifying area to experiment on fish.

"The Animal Welfare Act, or AWA, is a federal law that addresses the standard of care animals receive at research facilities. This law excludes roughly 95 percent of the animals tested upon—such as rats, mice, birds, fish, and reptiles—and provides only minimal protections for the rest. Labs are...

How about instead of fish use daphnia as your “test subjects”. Great indicator and used in scientific experiments everywhere. Also some of you need to stop being aggressive to others, this is a fish forum, not a place to babble about fish shouldn’t be put at harm.

Actually I believe only Brochis splendens was reclassified into corydoras and Brochis multiradiatus is still a Brochis species to OP, I believe porthole catfish are a great alternative to corydoras- like catfish while still retaining the “corydoras” shape

Depends on the species of cichlid you wish to keep them with.

I think the first thing you need to acknowledge is that you have a mix of corydoras. Each species of corydoras will try to only shoal with the same species or similar looking. So I would say you need to rehome the panda and peppered corydoras in the future. If you temperature is sitting around...

Your tank is 22 gallons, not 29. Skip pygmy sunfish. They need cold water and are very specialized and often only take live foods. Best for a species only. Skip goldfish as well. they get way too large for your tank and they poop alot, and its not good for corydoras to rummage in poop. If I...

C.pygmaeus and C.hastatus are midwater swimmers... ideally you want 10+ specimens for them to feel best.

100% agree. Wild discus > domestic strains