Recent content by ophambor

thanks, that is helpful.

i have about a 4month old jack dempsey in my 75 gal tank along with a pleco and a few misc fish. They are one happy family and it has been 4months with this tank and no problems. All of a sudden my jd went from jet black with one silver spot to almost bluish silver with a black spot. He is...

the fish is about 3 months old

my red devil is starting to turn black. His tail and fins are turning black so i thought it may be a disease or parasite, but then i noticed his sides were also turning black along with his underside. Is this common or does anyone have any suggestions? I have treated the tank for ick today...

I have a 75gal that is home to my fish and with the last water change i decided to try salt with the water. I have been a huge opponent of this for years but figured i would give it a try. I have never added salt to my tanks (25gal 75gal 10gal) since i have been into fish. About 7yrs. and i...

what is the usual activity of an oscar? I just introduced one to my tank today and he is just swimming to the top then floating to the bottom and laying on his side almost. Then back up to the top and all over again. Is he struggling or is this normal for this species? I want to get him back...

does anyone else experience their JD swiming upside down? I have caught mine (male 4months old) swimming on his back a few time in the past month. He usually does this around dinner time. Not sure if this is typical or i just have a one in a million JD. He is normally very aggresive and...

They are just turning color, no spots or anything that looks unhealthy.

my red devil cichlid is starting to show signs of black lips. Anyone know what this is? Is this normal? He is my first Red devil and i am really pretty new to the whole world of fish. He is in a 75gal with a jack dempsey, african brown knife and pleco. They all get along good after two...

I was told maybe a pictus catfish or some sort of bottom dweller. He seems to leave the pleco alone and the knife fish alone. We just wanted to add some color. JD is the nastiest fish i have ever seen. Maybe he needs some ridilin?

I tried the severum, he almost killed it in 1/2 hour, I then tried 2 red devils and he killed one in 4 hrs and the other is hiding.

i have decided to put red devil in with jd. how many should i introduce 1 or 2? tank is 75gal not 55 as previously stated.

no bigger tank in near future. should i cancel out the oscars?

I have a 55gal tank that now houses a 2month old Jd along with a 3yr old pleco and a 2month old brown knifefish. I am looking to add some color to the tank. What would make a good mate for these guys? I have been told many things at different pet stores but they are just trying to sell...