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by carolynn
Fri Oct 11, 2013 3:57 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Confusing suggestion from lfs
Replies: 8
Views: 778

Re: Confusing suggestion from lfs

Thanks so much...I thought it was contrary to anything/everything I had ever read and to be honest I trusted my gut- they are so happy eating snails and yes quarentined- snails I breed, the ones I bought for them just two weeks ago for them are still in quarentine. I have noticed that the more snail...
by carolynn
Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:30 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Confusing suggestion from lfs
Replies: 8
Views: 778

Confusing suggestion from lfs

Hello need some help please. Went to my lfs to buy tiny feeder snails but was told by a vetren staff member my Saps didn't need the live food( the snails I ve been culturing and buying) only the mysis. Told the snails or live food is more of a treat. Am confused as eveything I've read, posts here an...
by carolynn
Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:18 pm
Forum: Other Pets
Topic: Many fishes and a cat
Replies: 8
Views: 3689

Re: Many fishes and a cat

Well if he looks like the pic on the link- that's a nice looking fish...jealous:)
by carolynn
Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:22 pm
Forum: Other Pets
Topic: Many fishes and a cat
Replies: 8
Views: 3689

Re: Many fishes and a cat

Starlights will tend to keep their stripe and spots/ may be more circular and larger/ either white or orange, the peppermint will generally loose most of the tail stripe, maybe retain a small sliver and the spots are more like pinpoint white circular flecks/ of course-both subspecies have-hence the ...
by carolynn
Tue Sep 17, 2013 4:05 pm
Forum: Other Pets
Topic: Many fishes and a cat
Replies: 8
Views: 3689

Re: Many fishes and a cat

Does your pleco have a stripe on his tail still and what age is he/she?
by carolynn
Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: My New Little Guy
Replies: 12
Views: 2025

Re: My New Little Guy

Cute little guy!!!Nice surroundings for him -looks like he'll be comfy.
by carolynn
Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:50 pm
Forum: Other Pets
Topic: Many fishes and a cat
Replies: 8
Views: 3689

Re: Many fishes and a cat

A Peppermint pleco is an L181, a larger sized bristlenose pleco, with little tiny white spots-kind of like stars often confused with a starlight/L182. They are called pepermint pleco in the UK, eastern Canada and in many parts of the USA, its the common name most people know them by.
by carolynn
Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:46 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Growth rate of SAPS
Replies: 5
Views: 547

Re: Growth rate of SAPS

Thanks for your insight.Very much appreciated!
by carolynn
Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: Growth rate of SAPS
Replies: 5
Views: 547

Growth rate of SAPS

Wondering if anyone knows the growth rate or an approximate time/phases of growth about SAPs. When got them they said they were juveniles, am wondering about growth spurts, since they have been well from the ick they have eaten all the little ramshorn snails in the tank, and are eating mysis 3 times...
by carolynn
Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Other Pets
Topic: Many fishes and a cat
Replies: 8
Views: 3689

Many fishes and a cat

I started out years ago with a beta,who only lived a couple of years and then started a guppy tank, I still have some I don't know what generation of guppies, I add fresh genes every once in awhile, they live with my many bristlenose plecos and their babies, two clown plecos, I also have a peppermin...
by carolynn
Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:16 pm
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: has anyone seen a southern puffer before?
Replies: 11
Views: 1653

Re: has anyone seen a southern puffer before?

I always thought those guys on tanked overstocked the tanks I agree with this post and I also HATE hate that show-not in it for the love of their fish,so in it for the money and the display aspect with no respect whatsoever for the well being for other creatures' quality of life! Glad others have s...
by carolynn
Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Big Thank you!!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 359

A Big Thank you!!!!

Goes to Pufferpunk and purplecandle for helping me through the first hurdle- Ick and adapting my little puffies. I am happy to report the Ick has run its course-salt and heat.NO meds-Yay!!!! No one else has shown symptoms-yes it was a big mistake not quarentening them and introducing them to healthy...
by carolynn
Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:11 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: New SAP
Replies: 12
Views: 1345

Re: New SAP

Thanks stores will be opening here in an hour here will do thanks so much :) Temp is at 28*C need a new heater too I think it cut out, added the salt, plecos should be fine will move if they show signs of distress but otherwise would rather treat them for ick with heat and salt than meds. My tanks h...
by carolynn
Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:24 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: New SAP
Replies: 12
Views: 1345

Re: New SAP

Yup just tested the water-definitely cycling, ughhhh-I've been keeping fish for so many years, and this tank for 5 set-up-have not had to deal with a cycle in years. Params are:ammonia <0.20, nitrites worry me though at between 0.5 and 1.0!!!!(have never seen it turn purple from blue before, ever), ...
by carolynn
Fri Aug 23, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: Freshwater Puffers
Topic: New SAP
Replies: 12
Views: 1345

Re: New SAP

Yes, could be a mini cycle. I had treated the tank as the LFS had said and then I did a 40% water change and added new activated carbon to remove meds. I have the temp at 31*C now. I have not used salt as I think I will have to remove my plecos, today do the 1tsp per gallon ratio(as it says in the p...