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sandra elkin - 2013-02-13
Hi I have 4 orandas, two gold and two white, the white ones seem to spend a lot of time at the top of the tank its a Biorb - when I go up to the tank they come and dance for me. The gold ones don't seem to go to the top as much but one of them spends a lot of time hovering on the bottom. Is this normal behaviour.

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-02-13
Hmmm... it could be normal. Does he seem to be eating and swimming normally? I'd just keep an eye on him. As long as he's eating and doesn't show any symptoms of illness there is probably nothing to worry about.

chris - 2010-12-20
What does it mean when you're Bristlnose lies on it's back, but is still alive and breathing and fine when you put food in?

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Janet - 2013-02-12
Hi I remember seeing a picture in a book of a bristle-nose laid on its back with a circle of cucumber around it. It had eaten all the middle and was resting so don't worry I understand this to be normal behaviour when they are full lol. Janet

Anonymous - 2013-02-12
It is a new variety of fish to see.

Anonymous - 2009-07-14
Does this fish require cichlid salt?

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viren ahuja - 2011-06-15
No you dont need any salt for them as it will not do anything for the cichild but it will harm your other beautiful fishes
Jeff Harma - 2013-02-10
Just a comment, have read that salt, marine, 1 tbl spoon to 5 gal. acts as a preventative to fungal and some other disease. I do this with a featherfin cat, bicker eel, both of which have a skin texture as to scales. Do watch for any discomfort to simply exchange some fresh water to reduce the strength of salt content. Actually read how some mbuna cichlid swim to 1.002 s.g., not more, figure use as a deterent to sickness.

jodie mains - 2012-09-22
i have a tank with roughly 120 bristlenose catfish any body intersted give me a call 07796345157

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Anonymous - 2013-02-09
I love these catfish, I have 4 juveniles that are growing well and will soon be needing their own tanks. But I hope to breed them. (Hopefully I'll have one of each sex!)

Roland Tan Sabañico - 2013-02-08
My female guppy has a very very BIG stomach!! But there is no sign of PREGNANCY and DROPSY.. any reply please?

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David Brough - 2013-02-08
Sounds like dropsy but it could also be constipation. If you can get him to eat peas, it may relieve constipation.

Dusty - 2013-02-07
I have an 11 year old synodontis catfish in a 55 gallon tank with two tinfoil barbs, which are all about 8 inches long. My fish eat so much that I put an automatic feeder on the tank so I don't under feed them. My catfish ate all other tank mates that I have tried: Chinese algae eaters, a red tail shark, and even pearl garamies. I quit trying to add other fish after that.

Lindsey - 2013-02-06
My molly now is swimming wierd.It is like his spinal cord is croocked and he has been swimming verticaly latly. Doaes anyone know what is going on?

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Lindsey - 2013-02-06
wow i had a lot of typos, sorry

Candy Zucksworth - 2013-02-03
I have 2 angel fish. They are both the same size. They hang around together all the time. Now the black one is chasing the other one all the time. It's in the corner all the time. I have a 30 gallon tank. Should I get a couple more angels? Don't know why it started picking on it. Should I just take one out and the black one can be by itself? Don't know what to do.

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Clarice Brough - 2013-02-06
Angelfish become aggressive towards each other as they mature. They establishing a pecking order and the tank needs to be large enough for each to have its own territory. These fish are best kept alone, as a bonded pair, or in a larger group of 4 or more. There's no way to tell whether the aggression will escalate or not, but keep a close eye on them. If injuries occur, then they will need to be separated. Your tank really isn't large enough to house a group.

Greg - 2011-02-22
You guys forgot the fire eel is probably the best looking fish of all the spiney eel family I have actually had a peacock and the fire eel together in one tank. I think the fire eel said something to him because shortly after I found the peacock in the filter. :(

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Adrian Sunga - 2013-02-06
also my half banded spiney eel i found in the filter

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