Recent content by rosita

I've successfully kept a p. polleni, male, for over a year now. I found him in a LFS, alone in a tank, @ 1.5" and a bit bedraggled from previous tank mates. Somehow, he'd been slipped in with a batch of severums (?????) so I brought him home and set up shop. They do not get along with...

I have only used salt in my freshwater tanks for a couple of ich outbreaks. Salt (up to 2 Tbs. per US gal) combined with heat (slowly raise to @86-88 degrees F.) will aid in the spots (cysts) falling off, then maintaining the treatment for up to two weeks guarantees killing the tiny offspring...

Hey, ya'll.! I just stumbled into the site and thought it looked like great place for sharing and learning about fishes, aquaria, and sundry related things. After keeping bettas in giant 3 gallon brandy snifters, I got my first "real" 10g tank over a year and a half ago. Now I'm up to 6...