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Catfishes24 - 2010-01-06
I have Emerald Cory fry! I had a pair of adults, the only fish in my tank, and yesterday I saw the tiny fry darting around the bottom of the tank! I am so excited! I have kept fish for about 6 years, and this is the first time that any have reproduced.

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louis kootz - 2011-06-14
I'm happy for you. I would be excited to. Have great day.

Brody L - 2011-06-09
I have this one albino cory that looks like its going to die. Its fins were all cut off, he looks like he's bloated or something, and he has this little transparent bubbly-looking thing right behind where his top fin would be. Also he doesn't really move much (like once or twice a day) and his breathing is harder than my other cory. The only other fish I have in my tank are my ottocinclus, which are peaceful, my other cory, which is also peaceful, and my mollies which are also peaceful, plus they hardly ever go to the bottom of the tank. I also have these tiny snails, but I don't think they would eat the fins off of a living fish. Anyone know what this might be?

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2011-06-10
It sounds like there could be several possibilities on what's wrong, or more than one thing could be wrong. It does sound like his fins may have been chewed or nipped - in which case you would need to determine what other fish is doing this. Or it could be due to fin rot. The bloated body sounds like it could be a bacterial infection such as dropsy and may need to be treated with antibiotics. Check out this page on fish diseases for more information: Fish Disease and Treatment

Alejandro Faz - 2011-06-07
Would anybody like to trade fishes? I have some pangasius catfish and I really don't like them. They get spooked very often so if you got any other fishes more better then these hit me up.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-07
Where are you?
Alejandro Faz - 2011-06-09
I'm located by 1960 and 45. My adress is 16934 reston glen. My number is 8325739605

Katie - 2011-06-06
This is more of a question than a comment... I have just recently gotten an albino molly and I had decided to pair it with an albino cory... They seemed to get along at first but just today I noticed the cory had what looked like an injury on his head. It doesn't look too bad and he seems ok otherwise but I separated them immediately. Would a molly hurt a cory like that? I read up on both of them and it seemed like they would be alright, but I am a beginner. I'm keeping them apart in any case I think. Is it ok to have a cory alone? Hope there are some answers. --thanks

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-06
Both the cory and the molly are supposed to be good community fish. They should get along without problems. I have included an article on Fish Diseases and Treaments just in case there is a possible disease (fungus) going on. Good luck and let us know. OK?

Dawn - 2011-02-08
Hi I was wondering what can you feed an ancistrus to eat and where can you get the food?

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Caleb - 2011-06-04
You can buy algae wafers from a pet store/aquarium.

fishgal 1 - 2011-02-02
Hi I was thinking about getting a bristlenose, but I have a few questions:

1. How much do they cost?
2. How much does bogwood cost?

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Caleb - 2011-06-04
Usually, small bristlenose will cost anywhere between $6-$20 (AUD) medium to large will cost between $20-$40 (AUD)
While bogwood costs $5-$40 (AUD) (Depends on how big it is).
I hoped I helped :)

Dinza - 2011-06-02
Hello,

I have two of these sharks and I am looking to upgrade their tank. My sharks like to hang out in their cave/castle currently and will come out at night to swim or when we feed them; is this normal behavior for these fish? When we tried not having the cave or a place for them to hide they seemed to panic a little bit.
Therefore my question is, what kind of tank environment do these sharks like best and does anyone know a good place online (the pet stores in my area do not carry large caves) that sell large caves or places that they would be able to hide? or should I add more plants?
I'm open to anyones advice

thank you!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-02
Silver-tipped sharks are nice guys and do well with other fish as long as they are around the same size. They can be agressive to smaller fish, considering them as food. Yes, they like their caves. They like plants and various places to hide and that is natural behavior. You are looking for a cave and these guys can get pretty large - about 2 feet - so I would think pretty difficult to find a cave that large. However, do not fret - make one. You can make caves all sorts by firmly stacking rocks together. You have to make very sure the rocks are held sturdy and do not fall with any kind of knock but make the hideaways from large rocks for the tank. So yes, I don't know how many plants you have in your tank but more probably wouldn't hurt but the cave is the best solution. Now just for the fish (given they will be 2 feet) and general rule is 1 gallon per inch when grown - you would need a 50 gallon tank at least because you have to subtract gallons for the caves and plants. I can see easily how this can be done with bricks but don't know if bricks have anything toxic in them that would hurt fish. I will ask the expert and write you back.
Charlie Roche - 2011-06-02
Talked to the experts and they said "When building caves, they can use silicon that is aquarium safe to adhere the structure" That would prevent the stones from falling and would be safe. I had asked about bricks and they said not safe. Good luck and have fun. OK

Simcha Younger - 2003-08-12
This is a nice fish, but it does not swim around much. It seems to spend all of its time trying to swim out of the aquarium. I find it hard to feed because it does not come right away.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-28
The Pangasius Catfish doesn't just hang out on the bottom bottom like most catfishes, but rather occupies the middle of the aquarium. They are constantly on the move and will occasionally go to the surface for air. These guys also stress out at times if you tap on the tank or with suden movements etc. Could you be tapping on the side of the tank or splashing which would make him want to jump out or appear to jump out. They do come to the surface for air.

josh - 2011-05-27
I NEED HELP/ADVICE DESPERATELY! I have 2 pangasius catfish that are about 3 months old and almost 3-4 inches long. I thought I injured the bigger one when I was tryin to catch my gold fish that are in the same tank last week and maybe I hit him. He has a large white fungus looking growth now that's almost like bubbling. He's been ok up until tonight but he is lieing at the bottom barely moving. What can I do?!!! plz help email me josh_Spence_4@hotmail.com. My mom has some pills for her pond outside that are for some sort of fish illness. They are capsuls. I think I am going to try and find them and use them before he dies. Plz help.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-29
There is an article on Animal World where you just posted your question that is called Fish Diseases and Symmptoms. Just go to any fish article and scroll down till you see it and click onit. One the bottom of the Fish Disease and Symptom article there is a bunch of symptoms. Determine what it is you believe your fish has and use the recommended treatment prescribed.

If the spots look white and salty it is probably ich which you treat with an antibiotic.

Grey or white fluffy opatches ia a fungus and you treat with an anti fungal.

etc

The article is clear so just go back to your fish and click on Fish Diseases and Symptoms and you should have an answer. I tried to attach the article but for some reason, it wouldn't work. I am sorry

Good luck
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Lor - 2011-04-07
I have 5 of them in my 75 gallon with some Peacock Cichlids. They're all doing great. These sharks are very active during the day. They school almost all the time and cause no problems in the tank. You probably don't want to keep them with smaller fishes that fit in their mouth. They have a very big appetite and will eat almost anything. They will not eat Algae discs, so the Pleco gets to eat too!

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Mike - 2011-05-22
I'm sorry but you are wrong on the last part where you said the sharks dont eat the pleco food. From my experience they do. I currently have three sharks in a 60gal (soon going to a 75) and all three of them eat the plecos food. I always have to add more pleco food because they eat them too.

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