Recent content by Karou-sama

:shifty: :angel: :whistle: ahem, a bit ... how do you say ... superficial? :lol: Just messing with you ;)

you will get healthier fish from a breeder here usually ;) but keep checking. at several wal-marts in my area, they have about 10 of each. The local PetSmart has a sorority tank on the wall-o-tanks, not in cups. The last time I was at PetSupermarket, I think it was mostly males, and one in...

I personally wouldn't go with less than 5 or 10 gallons. Just as I have an oscar in a 55 gallon, I would never go with or suggest less than a 75 gallon for a single oscar in the future. My male betta has had the 29 gallon to himself now for a while, and he is very active and happy. He swims...

1) No, he won't get lonely, or at least not all bettas need company. Mine seems to quite enjoy being alone. If you are getting a male and are going to have a small tank 10 gallons or smaller, I strongly recommend just one male ... though you could go with around 6 females in a 10 gallon, any...

agreed with above. Having a mating pair is the best way, or seeing eggs in your tank and the only fish in there is an oscar :P Venting can be harmful to the fish if not done by a professional, but it is the only way to find out definitively, other than watching one lay eggs. How big is your...

Yep, that is why I use it. Since I don't know if my city water uses chlorine or chloramine, StressCoat gets rid of both. It also takes care of heavy metals, such as copper ... which is usually present because of water heaters, or some houses have copper piping. The way it handles chloramine...

I use the Penguin 100 Bio-wheel filter. On another thread, someone suggested I use the plastic from a water (pepsi) bottle to divert the current. It seems it would work well, but I haven't personally executed it yet. I only have one male in my 29 gallon, and he hasn't stayed away from it, and...

Actually, I suggest using a dechlorinator that also eliminates chloramine (bonded chlorine and ammonia), and heavy metals (that can exist in most non RO/filtered water). I use StressCoat (1 mL per gallon), I have since I bought my betta over a year ago. The aloe in it doesn't seem to affect...

I don't have a great camera either, but I found if I changed the shutter speed, my pictures came out much better ;) I have mine set on 1/1000 of a second. Even when moving (both the fish and my unsteady hands), the picture comes out pretty decent. :)

Agreed, oscars are a odd one. They are not really aggressive, but they have their moments and the occasional psycho member of the oscar society. My fish grew 10" in a year from a baby at 1". So, you must figure in another 6 months or so, your oscar will be 10-12". So, finding the...

Thanks for that ;) That looks like it will work better than the two nets I have up there to try and slow it down. It works, but when he swims by, he still gets moved a few inches. He doesn't seem to be to bothered by it, since he will be pushed, get to the end of the tank, look at me, and...

I wouldn't go with another big fish unless you reduce to 1 or 2 convicts as others have suggested. As you probably know very well, oscars get rather large. I personally wouldn't even put two oscars in a 100 gallon. But I would consider in your situation, an oscar and either a jack dempsey or...

I believe with dwarf puffers, they actually need a bit of salinity even though they are freshwater. Keeping track of evaporation versus changed water to keep the right amount is a bit extra work, though they are cute little devils. I think going with a betta would be great. Lots of room for...

Wilder, he has a 29 gallon all to himself ;) He started in a 10 gallon to himself, then it was divided and he wasn't too happy at first. He got over it. When I first set up the 29, he was real drama queen for quite a while from being handled. He had been checking out his tank a little at a...

I am not a big subscriber to the 1" of fish per gallon rule, since, I have an Oscar, and, there is no way you could apply that rule to them for several reasons, two biggest one, aggression/territory and water quality. I don't know how much bio-load bettas had (since I have always had at least...