Recent content by zagfuchs

I am looking for ideas on how to stock my new 60 gallon cube aquarium. I want to do a community tank, my wife and I really like the Rams and the Apistogrammas, not sure how they would work together, from my understanding it's about a 50/50 shot of making it work. We also like Tetras, Cory Cats...

Thank you Byron, some very helpful information you have there. There is so much conflicting information out there it can get difficult to discern what advice to follow. Most people probably don't think about the fact that a fish can be psychologically stressed out. Although it sounds almost like...

I had a 75 gallon planted tank with at least 70-80 creatures a couple years back and when the tank is that big, being overrun with plants and your biggest fish is are danios and cory's, it is surprisingly easy to lose track of what fish you have.

Definitely croc, I was going to get another gator, but they get a little too big. Dwarf caiman should only get about 4-5 foot, my gator was that big and I only had him for a couple years.

@Byron Just curious of how one would know the difference between if the fish is "thriving" or "surviving". I will admit I have "experimented" with fish in conditions that may not be exact to their water requirements or with "suitable" tank mates, but wouldn't one have to consider that all fish...

Thanks everyone. I am looking to get a new camera so I can take good pictures. I don't currently have any reptiles, the last one I had was a 7 foot albino burm, but we re-homed him when we had our kid. About 10 years ago when I was still living at home, my dad was nice enough to let me keep...

My dad used to have SD's when he was a teenager and I have always wanted them since he told me about them. I was leaning toward the Fire Eel also, thanks, that helps a lot.

Sounds to me like you have some good ideas going. For a centerpiece fish, I would steer away from the Angels with a 29 gallon, they deserve a longer aquarium to swim back and forth in. I loved the Blue Rams that I had, they are very interesting little fish with a lot of personality. You...

Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to edit my original post, but I forgot to put in there that I wanted to get a few Silver Dollars to school in the tank. With the fish I have and the fish I want from above, how many SD's do you think I can put in there. I can't wait to hear back from everyone, I...

Hello fellow fish keepers! zagfuchs here, I'll let you have fun trying to pronounce that :) I have been doing my aquarium thing for about 12 years now, reptiles for even longer. Although over the years my collection has dwindled from a whole room of tanks down to just a 75 gallon and my newly...

I have recently acquired a 180 gallon tank to upgrade from my old 75 gallon. I will be moving my current fish over, but being a bigger tank, I figure I might be able to put a few extra fish in the tank. I just wanted to see what you all thought about my ideas before I pull the trigger. Any...