BYC Aquarium Thread

[Tylt33]

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Salt Water Aquariums are a difficult hobby. Do you have all the necessary test kits (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, specific gravity)? It looks like your nutrients are off, I see some red slime algae? Stick with it, you'll get it eventually.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Can anyone help ID this catfish for me? I took him in when some friends were moving.

Username: purplequeenvt

Years keeping fish: 5

A few species you have kept: Mostly freshwater tropicals - tetras, corydoras, danios, but I've also had goldfish and bettas in the past.

Favorite Species: I couldn't pick one.

How many tanks do you currently have: 2 - 1 55 gallon and 1 10 gallon

Do you have other creatures besides fish? No

Any Advice for people new to fish keeping? Do your research before purchasing new fish.

 

[Kevin565]

Approximately how large is he right now?

 

[spish]

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looks like a pangasius catfish.....they really arent suitable for home aquariums and can grow HUGE! thats one of my pet hates...pet shops selling fish that just aren't suitable for life in an aquarium

 

[purplequeenvt]

@ Kevin565 - He's about 6 inches.

@spish - that's what I was worried about.

 

[philter4]

User name: Philter4

Years in the hobby: 38

Species I have kept: mainly marine right now, although I have specialized in Melanotaenia, goodeids, and oddballs

Experience: I have been in all aspects of the hobby, from a hobbyists, pet store employee, pet store owner, exotic animal breeder (mostly medium sized cats like servals and caracals and some endangered civets but not limited to those) researcher, collector, and distributor. I have travelled all over the world collecting fish for myself and my business, I still own a company that collects marine fish for public and private aquariums. I have contributed to both scientific and hobbyists publications as well as aided in the discovery of several species of fish that have never been collected or photographed alive, again mostly marine fish from deep water with specialized scuba gear.

I have done a lot of research, collecting for scientific purposes as well as for myself, I have collected in Madagascar, India, Borneo, Java, Sulawasi (where we discovered 3 new species of fish and one orchid) the islands off the coast of New Guinea, New Guinea proper and Australia. This does not even count all of the places I have been collecting marine fish. Photos of my fish and aquariums are in various publications as well, there have been photographers from all over the world who have come to my home to photograph different fish.

Here are some photos, I am not a very good photographer but some are ok. most are in my fish tanks but the first couple are in the ocean.

This is the first photo ever taken of an adult bantam basslet

Cardinal fish

Here are some photos of fish in my tanks
Fisher's angel

Potter's angel

Queen angel

Orange ball corallimorph

I have a lot more if anyone is interested, most of my freshwater photos are on slides because I have not been collecting or keeping many freshwater fish in the last 10 or 12 years.

 

[Kevin565]

Beautiful Tank

 

[Kevin565]

How often does everyone feed their fish? Once a day, 2xs a day, Every other day, etc?

 

[knjinnm]

How often does everyone feed their fish? Once a day, 2xs a day, Every other day, etc?

At least once a day.

 

[EweSheep]

Once or twice a day.

If they had babies, twice a day/