Recent content by Frank77

I am not sure about the specific good bacteria that live in our tanks, but even freezing doesn't kill most that I know of. Otherwise we could just freeze any food, to kill dangerous ones.   Someone may correct me though. lol

It's a Long Fin Albino Pleco...I have two of them. They are quite awesome

As far as I know, and I'm no expert, but the only animals able to regenerate are some reptiles and amphibians.   Please.....find a humane way to put these fish out of their misery.

They must be suffering terribly.

Cool, thanks!

Do fish prefer a stable layout in the tank, or does it enrich their lives to have the layout changed occasionally?   I am sure it varies by species, I have 5 male guppies, 2 Long Fin Albino Plecos, and one amano shrimp.

That was a good read, thanks Byron.   Who would have thought keeping fish was so complicated....when trying to do it right, that is.

I am in Halifax Nova Scotia. I have yet to find an independent store here, and there doesn't seem to be many local breeders. I am in no rush anyhoo.   How do the illnesses/parasites get into fish supplies that say they are captive bred? Is it because the big stores use the central filtering...

I'll keep an eye out for those specials, and see what I can find for a private sale.   Thanks!

Yes I meant for new fish.   Honestly, buying LSF fish terrifies me, with all the horror stories, and how easy it seems to be to bring home nasty illnesses. I am doing my best to make contact with some local breeders, but so far the ones I've found are usually for larger species.   OK, I'll save...

Seriously?   No one can answer? Was it too stupid of a question? lol.   If it's too small for a quarantine, I may just put a beta in it.

I have acquired a small 3g tank, I was hoping to turn into a quarantine tank. I am not ready to add fish yet, this is just a general question.   It's a tall-ish cylinder, it has a weird filtration system, there is an "X" bar with holes that sits on the bottom, with a riser tube up the center of...

I have a pair of Long Fin Albino Plecos, they are beautiful.   They stay relatively small, mine are about 5 inches, I was told by my friend who gave them to me they were fully grown. I have found that mine are very sensitive to any sort of disturbance. They will hide for a few hours after a...

Wow....that's just awful.

That was a good read, thanks!   I agree with the authors statement that it seems a lot of people are causing harm to their fish, they would never accept upon our furry friends.   Jeremy, I like your sig.   The more I learn about this hobby, the more I am seeing how some large chain pet stores...