I'm looking to get some Java moss for my tanks, but can't seem to locate any from snail-free sources.

Any suggestions?

Thanks Ian.
They're currently on a diet of tablet and pellets with flake (also for the neons that share the tank). They get occasional (once - twice a week freeze dried bloodwork or tubiflex), I'm scheduled to go to the LFS in the morning so I'll pick some of each up.

Iâ??ve got a query about some odd growths on a few of my C. concolor.
They are located on the underside of the fish and are small (1-2mm) white-ish with grey tinge in colour, and appear to be jelly like.
At first I thought they were eggs, as they are on the underside, close to or on the anal and ...

Wow - they are really nice...how many did you get?

Wow!
Thatâ??s a great tank â?? and a lovely cat too!
What else is he/she sharing with?

Well Iâ??ve ordered the book, and it should be arriving in the next couple of weeks.
I finally set the tank up at the weekend, the sand took ages to wash â?? even though it was a small amount!

I think Iâ??ll introduce a few of my BA tetras first and let them mature the tank.
Then Iâ??ll have to ...

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13392&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

Check out the stuff I used - however, I didn't have any fish in the tank at the time, and the plants took a big hit (although some recovered, and the Java fern was unaffected)
This stuff solved my snail ...

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/sp ... cies_id=65
"Knaack, who collected and described the species, reports captive spawning. He states the fish are easy to breed and compares them to C. geryi (also easy to breed). At 15m length the fry are brownish mottled."

And huge!!!

sidguppy wrote: 9 out of 10 the offered "nigriventris" turn out to be baby nigrita or baby robbianus or something.

Agreed - saw this at the weekend - lots of robbianus marked as petricola

Zebra otocinclus
an excellent little fish - how many have you got?

I can assure everyone that I am not an employee of the shop in question. I have met at least two members of this forum in person and they can corroborate this.
I'll back this up :lol:
I AM just a satisfied regular customer.

You and me both... :D Top stock, and good guys, always helpful and ...

Very useful.

From doing some reading on the subject â?? after consuming the egg sac, fry will do well on micro worms then newly hatched brine shrimp.
But my question is - can anyone give me some advice about these foods â?? where do I get them from, and what processes are needed to maintain a ...

My girlfriend has persuaded me to use her Amazon account - for the time being

For those that are at all interested - the tank measures 120x50x52cm Glass is 0.7cm thick (***Just realised this may be thicker - as I measured the bit showing at each corner.)
So that's approx 118.6 x 48.6 x 51.3 (to waterline)cm

Thin layer of sand is now used as substrate - so I think 10% is a ...

I was thinking of getting this - I'm currently having a catfish book clearout, but want to add this to my collection...cheers for the advice.

Mats - I think you're right - I'm sure I've seen a breeding article somewhere...

**EDIT **

Found it!

http://www.scotcat.com/articles/article17.html

Thanks Larry,

I know it would be sensible to start with the more common species of Cory's but I have purchased the fish I keep for a reason - I think they're cool!

So I may add a few to the groups of Cory's and see how they get on.

BTW does anyone know about the breeding conditions for Brochis ...

apistomaster wrote:And a lot of live worms.

Right - what sort?
Where to get them...any info welcomed.
They're currently fed a variety of dry foods.

Hello All,

I currently have a spare 24â?

I love the Uk sense of distance (it is all relative I admit). Total square mileage of England, 50,352. Total square mileage of the State of Texas 163,696. Washington State has 68,192 square miles. Barbie has to drive the equivalent of the Scottish border to Hastings just to get to a fish store ...

I take the cube in my fingers, lowers it down in the tank to the bottom where the front glass meets the sand, and there I really squeeze hard with my index finger to make it stick to the glass. The cube is almost flat (or half the thickness) when I'm done. When you squeeze, lots of tiny air bubbles ...

Yes I visited Pilansburg 2 years ago.
I went over to see a friend who was finishing his PhD fieldwork on a game farm nearby.
We went on a roadtrip to Kruger, St Lucia, Swaziland, Lesotho and the Drakensburg - It was absolutely great...especially as it was Nov/Dec in the UK!

He's just come back from ...

Hi shane â?? nice pics.
Were they taken in Pilansburg by any chance?

Well I've never used my paypal account to receive money (I thought you had to pay for an upgrade for this service?)

So basically Iâ??d be limiting my market to the UK (to receive a cheque, as this is how Iâ??ve dealt with all of my ebay sales) â?? or anyone who would send me ££!
TBH I hadnâ??t ...

PM on it's way.

That's the one I'm selling!

stubborn enough to pat himself on the head for it as well. :?: WTF is all that about

I've tried to edit the poll - but can't :roll:
Sorry if you don't like the way it's set-up.
Also sorry I came back here at all - I don't mind friendly advice - or constructive critism.

If you want people to 'do ...

Colored Atlas of Miniature Catfish
Dr Warren E. Burgess (TFH Publications).

African and Asian Catfishes, An Interpet Guide To
Dr David Sands (Salamander Books).

An Atlas of Freshwater & Marine Catfishes
Dr Warren E. Burgess (TFH Publications).

South American Catfishes, An Interpet Guide To
Dr ...

My bad - looks more like central Africa from the map on fishbase...

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=9615&genusname=Synodontis&speciesname=robbianus

pH range: 6.0 â?? 7.8; dH range: 10 - 25
Climate: tropical; 21 â?? 24°C
Distribution: Lower Niger and Cross River (Old ...

Jools wrote: So it's only "difficult" for selling stuff in the UK if you require payment by cheque (and who does that these days).

Me!

I've got a Paypal account- but I don't think people can pay me through it.

TBH I think ebay is probably better for me