Recent content by reptilenotfish

this thread has reached that point, where the information and opinions are given, and now it's just argument 😂 The fish forum formula. Thanks all for the good info

you might be able to keep shrimp as well, neocardinia and cardinia shrimp are from asia, and could possibly breed fast enough to keep a stable population.

there are plenty of great barbs, tigers are just pushy. If you can find wild collected tiger barbs, they are a little better. It's the commercially bred ones that are a**holes. As far as compatibility, it completely depends on the fish. It's on you to research that particular species. Most fish...

I agree, that's why sponge filters and undergravel filters are so excellent at bio-filtration.

just so that you know, tiger barbs and angelfish can get really aggressive/territorial, and angels will breed like rabbits. Edit: some alternatives to tiger barbs are odessa barbs, gold barbs, or checkered barbs.

there are so many amazing combos! I love that you're looking for these. here are some cool ideas off the top of my head South America - pencilfish and apistogrammas - cardinal tetras and more cardinal tetras (buy them by the dozen) - ember tetras and ram cichlids Africa - rift lake tank (if you...

All interesting, so I guess it isn't harmful (maybe just less convenient).

hey, I had always been under the impression that tap water had too much chlorine for nitrifying bacteria to handle, but i've read a few studies that documented the concentration of bacteria in sewage and water supply. does anyone have anything other than traded stories and given advice to back...

as far as care, a starting place would be to keep the viv humid and damp, and have decaying plant matter available for them to eat. just do your research.

giant african land snails might be an option. or just garden snails. Heck, snails usually just show up in mine anyway if I add collected moss or something.

Lower Vertebrates? They've had the same time to evolve as us, and pressures just as demanding. If you claim that it's simply a robotic response, wouldn't you have to apply that to the "higher vertebrates" as well? Here's an article that I think is interesting and shows a few examples of...

Wow, I love this kind of topic. I read a book titled Mama's Last Hug by an ethologist named Frans Dewall. The book was on if animals have emotions. Most of it was on corvids and primates (go figure), but He did briefly discuss a school of tiger barbs that he had kept. He saw behaviors that he...

Here's another! I would discreetly add one particular german man to the list of art school applicants who passed!