August 16-31, 2006 questions you asked Aqualand

A1: I'd call them sub-adults because they sound too small to breed. However, breeding capability depends more on age and condition than size.
A2: To the best of my knowledge, there are very few labeling standards for fish -- with the exception of the specialized clubs, e.g., IFGA, AKA, IBC (and probably a discus group somewhere). Fish can be marketed under nearly any name you can come up with.
Now the good news: Your discus will probably grow redder as they mature. Do not expect adult coloration on young fish unless they have been hormonized. Age, temperature, diet, and color enhancing additives will all increase the reds of your discus. LA

Caitlin McGowan, August 1, 2006
I was wondering about dwarf frogs. I saw your website and learned a lot but I still have some un-answered questions. Do they make noise like bullfrogs? Approximately how old do they have to be to breed? And do you carry blood worms and the frogs themselves? If you do, how much do they cost?
PS You have a great store.

A: The dwarf frogs make no noise. They need to be about a year old to breed. We carry frozen bloodworms ($5) and live blackworms ($2). We have them in stock at all times. We only have the dwarf frogs ($5)occasionally. We do not have them right now. We do have the regular clawed frogs at all times. LA

Scott, August 1, 2006
I have recently obtained a few red crawdads -- about 1 year ago maybe. I hope I have the correct place to ask a question.
I have taken a clay saucer about 12 inches and cut it in half for the crayfish to hide under during the day. One of them has moved the rocks from under one of the half saucers around to where it looks like it has
hidden itself under there to where nothing can get it or it can't get out. Do you have any idea what this crayfish is doing? Thank You

A: Don't worry. He can get out. He comes out at night after you turn the lights off. In the wild, many of them live in burrows. You've given him a fancy burrow. LA

Macsen Wledig, August 2, 2006
Hi there! I was just enjoying all the great info and pictures on your site, but I though you should know that the parrotlets were misidentified on the Parrot Pictures (http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Bird,%20Parrots.htm) page. They're both normal Pacifics, not blues. The blues are sky-blue and cobalt all over with no green feathers at all. Also, please let your customers know that a Parrotlet (or any parrot) should never be clipped like the little guy in the second photo! That kind of lopsided, overzealous clipping is just asking for a crash-landing next time the bird gets spooked. The best way to trim a Parrotlet is to clip off the first 6-8 primary feathers, then test and see how well the bird flies above a soft surface. The ideal is a 45 degree trajectory. The little guy shouldn't be able to get lift, but should be able to cushion a fall if need be.

A: Thanks for the input. I'll add it below the picture. We sometimes get pre-clipped birds that look like they're crippled. It looks unattractive and it's not good for the bird. LA

Kenny Baccam, IA, August 2, 2006
Hi LA, I've been looking at your website, terrific site. I've really liked the
pages about bettas. When I visited your store, there are such limited
choices for the pla kat, I was wondering when you usually get a new shipment in? This way I might have more choices to choose from. Thanks,

A: Last year pla kat interest was much higher than this year. So we're only bringing in about 25 new ones per week this year. We bring them in every Friday. LA

Rebecca K., August 2, 2006
I have two fire belly toads and I was just wondering if bamboo would be suitable to put in their tank? (I am a plant collector and grower.) I was wanting to make a stony river look in my tank with a bamboo forest to look like one of their regular habitats in Korea. Is bamboo an okay thing?

A: Bamboo is perfect. LA

Sarah W., Lincoln, NE, August 2, 2006
No one seems to be able to tell me at local shops in Lincoln, NE...why do both of my upside down cats keep changing from really light pink, to dark brown spots/stripes? Is this normal camouflage or are they getting stressed out by something? Thanks for any info!

A: My USD catfish do the same thing. I think it's just a mood change. LA
PS Females are larger.

Derrick Andrews, August 2, 2006
Okay, I have a few questions that no one can seem to give me answers to ... now first, below is what all I have in my 70 gallon tank ...

4 Bichirs : 1 Delhezi, 1 Ornate, 1 Albino, 1 Senegal (all between 4"-7")

4 S.A. Cichlids : Firemouth, Electric Blue Dempsey, Blue Acara, Green Severum

4 Plecos : all rare

2 Monos

1 Black Ghost Knife (3")

1 African Butterfly

1 Elephant nose (6")

1 Silver Dollar

Now my tank gets regular feedings of beef heart, bloodworms, krill, guppies, and minnows. What is my Elephant nose eating??? I've never once seem him eat, but he looks healthy and has been in the tank for 2 months now.

Also, I've been thinking of adding the African Knife that is on your website to my tank, but would it fit into my community (which I know is odd) and should I have more than one to relieve stress?

And I strive to have the coolest looking S.A. cichlids I can find, is there any besides the 4 that I have that are sweet looking as them? (I've thought about a Green Terror if that's an applicable addition.)

And I do have multiple tanks so if the tank gets crowded, I do have other places to keep these fish.

And there is another fish on your site that has caught my eye, the Vampire Tetra. What is a recommended tank size for this fish?? And what is the max length it will hit in an aquarium? Any other info you can give me on this fish would also be greatly appreciated.

A: Your elephant nose is probably eating the bloodworms, smaller plankton, and maybe a bit of beef heart at night.
African knives seem to get along in groups.
Green terrors are very attractive. Some get very rowdy as they grow.
I'd stay away from the vampire tetra in a community tank. See Tetra, Vampire for more details. LA

Vampire tetra

Derrick Andrews, August 3, 2006
Thanks for the info on the elephant nose and the green terror. But I didn't see any info on just how big the Vampire Tetra will get in an aquarium, and how big of a tank this fish requires, or do you not know?

A: I've never grown one to full size, so I do not know how big one will get in a specific sized tank. The bigger the tank, the larger your vampire tetra will grow. I would not recommend a vampire tetra to anyone who is not prepared to provide lots of room. LA

Desmond Banlton, United Arab Emirate, August 3, 2006
I would like to know if you have any pups for sale at this time. Kindly give me a brief description of the pup if you have any. Inclusion of pictures will be highly appreciated. Please state the age and sex of the pups available. Thanks,

A: Sorry, Des. We do not sell poopies. LA

Peter Joannides, Canada, August 3, 2006
Hey there again. Back in May of this year I had written you about the horrible time I was having with trying to keep rams. I'm happy to say that since then
I have finally found a good pair (the hardest part). As soon as I got the
pair and brought them home, I didn't quarantine them as I had found that after 2 weeks when I finally transported them into my main tank they would always die. Well this time I simply placed them into their own 10-gallon tank with a sponge filter that had been running for about 3 weeks. The tank glass was very green, but the water was clear. As soon as I put them in with a lot of cover, I didn't see them for a week and I feared they had died AGAIN! Well to my happy surprise, when I went to the tank to rip it apart to see if they had indeed died, well right out in front of my tank there was mommy and daddy with a large group of fry!
I had gone through 5 pairs of rams that all died. I was on cloud nine. I found the fact that the tank was mature and was only filtered by sponge was the main reason that the fry lived. I could see them chasing all the little critters in the water (I fed them only Brine shrimp). My celebration was kind of short lived because after about only 3 weeks they had another batch of fry! They were all eaten by their older brothers and sisters. Now this is the whole point of my letter.
Aside from the 10 gallon, I have a 5 gallon, 15 gallon, and my main tank is a 40 gallon Amazon tank with 1 pair of koi angels and 7 rummy nose tetra, 2 hatchets, and one busy pleco. So finally my question is this. I only have around 12 ram fry that are about the size of a quarter. I'm very scared to move them since they are so fragile.
What way would be best to catch them and move them and what number could I keep in my main tank? I'm thinking mostly female since
they don't fight as much (does that makes sense?). The rest will go to my
lfs. Thanks again. Canadien afraid to move his rams.

A: I don't think moving them to another tank will stress them much. Try moving a small number and see how they fare. If they do well, move them all. I would think you'd want to keep as many as possible because it took you so long to succeed with them. In the meantime, you can separate your spawns with a simple divider. LA

David Summa, August 4, 2006
Hi, I was going to buy a lungfish, but I'm not sure what size tank would be good for it. Would a 55 gallon work because that's the only tank I have right now with no fish in it? Also, are there any good mixers with them? If so, can you give me some examples? Thanks.

A: Lungfish live a long time. Think ahead a couple decades. Can you maintain your interest that long? If you can, the 55 is plenty big enough. You (actually your lungfish) could start out in much smaller quarters. Good tank mates include most non-bottom dwellers that move fast enough to avoid capture, do not harass slower fishes, and do not eat all the food as soon as it hits the water. Barbs come to mind. Add larger ones as your lungfish grows. Ditto with goldfish. And, even though plecos live on the bottom, their armored status makes them excellent candidates. LA

Jurae818, August 5, 2006
I know that Crayfish/lobsters/crabs fight a good number of times, and that some may lose their claws after a good bout. Though it takes time for a claw to re-grow, what kinds of food/requirements does it take to help make a full recovery? Also my 15th birthday's in five days. Yay for me!!

A: I'm not familiar with any studies focusing on maximum decapod nutrition to encourage limb re-growth. Your best strategy is to isolate the amputee to keep the winner from making him a multiple amputee. LA
PS Mazeltov.

Ryan Harkema, IA, August 6, 2006
I wanted to send you an email inquiring if you might have an interest in
some pure Midas cichlid juveniles and adults. I have way too many at the
time, and it seems that there are very few people in my neck of the woods
that are interested in keeping such a fish. I have around 20 or so
juveniles at 2 to 3 inches and a large breeder pair that is orange. The
male is around 10 inches and the female 6 inches plus. I would just like
store credit for food, if we could work something out. I would be willing to
bring them to you my next trip up to Des Moines. Let me know.

A: Sounds good to me. LA

Kathy Findlay, August 6, 2006
I have a couple pics of the anacharis flowers. It finally bloomed! I will attach 2 and hopefully they are a size and format you can use. If not, let me know what to do with them to make them useful. Or if you don't want to use them, that's fine too!! One is a flower as it is starting to bloom and the other is when it is almost finished. They only last about a day, possibly because the anacharis gets moved around by the filter and or the fish and the flowers get dunked. These are actually 2 different blooms--the thunderstorm got the first one before I could take another picture! My finger is in the one just to show the size of the bloom. You can cut it out if you like. Thanks,

A: Thanks for the pix. LA

Starbaby780, August 7, 2006
Hi there...Can you please tell me the correct pH for Parrots. Everyone has an opinion, but I need the facts. I love them and want them to be happy. They will be in a 55 with a Pleco for cleaning algae. Thank you in advance.

A: Parrot cichlids are a cross between gold severums and red devils. Any pH close to neutral will work. Like most cichlids, red devils thrive under a variety of pH levels. If you decide to change your pH, do it gradually. Personally, I would not bother. LA

Brendan, August 7, 2006
Do you have any African Lungfish available? Thanks,

A: One. LA

Lucas Jiang, August 7, 2006
I keep a pleco with 4 goldfish and 6 white clouds. About 2 weeks ago, on one day, it kept on lifting its tail out of the water. It stopped that behaviour a few days later. But then after that, it did not eat anything . It has not eaten for about 2 weeks. I separated it and it is still not eating. What do I do?

A: Most plecos eat at night, so you may not ever see one eat. First, add a piece of aged driftwood. Most plecos love to chew on wood. Then, give him a few pieces of French-cut canned green beans and/or a slice of blanched zucchini or summer squash. You didn't mention the species, so I am assuming he is not one of the meat eaters. LA
PS If you are the same Lucas Jiang that wrote me last month, you are still the only one that identified the mystery fish.

Heidi Wolf, MN. August 8, 2006

I am trying to buy a few land snails for my classroom of 4 year olds. I was wondering if you are a source that sells them or if you know of a place I can get some. I live in Minnesota and it seems some of what I read says you may need a permit?

Thanks for any info you may have!

A: We have land snails in stock. They cost $4. I doubt you need a permit for them, since they could not survive a Minnesota winter. However, I have not sat for the Minnesota bar exam. LA

Caitlin McGowan, August 8, 2006
I was wondering if you could notify me when you get a shipment of dwarf frogs?
P.S. I would really appreciate it!

A: We got in 10 of them Friday. $4 each. LA

Rebecca Davis, August 9, 2006
I accidentally caught a waterdog while fishing at a local lake and injured it. It is still alive even though it is missing an eye and its jaw is damaged. It seems like it is healing now which is good. I have really enjoyed having it as a pet and would like one of your Iowa Waterdogs (it looks much prettier than the one I caught will when it changes). Is there no way to order one?

A: We have none in stock and we do not ship critters. So you are correct, there is no way to order one. LA

Jesse Acosta, August 9, 2006
I just found your website, Aqualand Pets Plus, and was curious if I could order several fire-bellied newts from you? I can't seem to find anywhere online or locally that carries them. I used to have several over the years, and now I'm down to one, and would like to get more tank-mates for it.

Thanks,

A: We nearly always have them on hand. However, we do not ship critters. LA

Dee McFarland, Southern IA, August 10, 2006
First off I would like to say that I enjoy your website very much. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get to Aqualand yet. My question is this: I have a 20-long tank and apparently a mated pair of angel fish. Found eggs on one of the fake plants (the angels ate them) but from what I have read, you need to change the water every week for angels. I haven’t changed it for at least a month. I just add treated water as needed and the water stays clear. Wondering if it is really necessary to change it every week like I have read? All the other fish are also doing fine. Just curious.

A: When water evaporates, it leaves all the digested food and fish urine behind. You need to flush that toilet with a water change. Why not make a 20 to 25% water change once a week? That said, it probably has nothing to do with your angels eating their eggs. Losing the first few spawns is fairly common. They get better at breeding as they practice. LA

Nathaniel R. Veith, August 10, 2006
I currently have a butterfly goby in my brackish water tank and he is by far one of the coolest fish in there. He does venture out during the day and swims a lot, but also can hide to the point where I cannot find him in the 33 gallon tank. My question is what other kind of fish can I or should I put in there with them when I go to school. I plan on taking a 5.5 gallon tank and about 2-3 butterfly gobies when I go, but I do not know what kind of other fish will stay small enough to stay in that tank with them. Thanks,

A: You can mix bumblebee gobies, freshwater flounders, and dwarf Indian puffers. However, 5.5-gallon tanks are harder to manage than 33s. I'd take a 10 and I'd start it now. LA

Drace, IA, August 11,2006
I frequently access your site to find out info on fishes, both the corys and gouramis that I have and others that are interesting. I am looking into possibly setting up a goldfish aquarium and would like to know what types of goldfish Aqualand usually carries. I don't need a koi but don't really care for the bubble eyed ones either. I heard that for one goldfish the optimum and minimum gallon size was 10 per fish. Is this true since when I look on sites like Petsmart and Petco they are selling goldfish kits with gallon sizes like 3 or 5 gallons? If you could please clear this confusion up and hopefully give me a list of the goldfish that Aqualand carries and what size (in inches please, I'm American and too many fish sites deal with the metrics.) the fish will eventually get. Thanks for helping me with my questions,

A: I copied off our suppliers availability list for today. They call all their "fancies" orandas except their ryukins. There is no such thing as always in stock.

Oranda Black Sm

Oranda Blue Sm

Oranda Bubble Eye Sm

Oranda Panda Sm

Oranda Pearlscale Sm

Oranda Red Cap Sm

Oranda Red Sm

Oranda Teles Calico Sm

Oranda Teles Sm

Oranda White Sm

Ryukin Calico Sm

Ryukin Red & White Sm

Ryukin Red Sm

These and our American fantails (four colors) are all under two inches. Most top out at six to eight inches not counting tails, but this takes years. We also carry regular goldfish (usually called comets), shubunkins, and sarasas at around five inches. They grow 12 to 14 inches in outdoor ponds or very large tanks.
Little goldfish do not need 10 gallons per fish. Adult goldfish do. Keeping little guys in small containers long term will stunt their growth. LA

April in Colorado, August 11, 2006
I know you are very busy, but your site is so helpful and I thought I would ask....Would you recommend putting Australian rainbowfish or threadfin rainbowfish in a 16 gal bow front tank? I don't have any other fish in it as the first platy/mollies had ich and died. I now have it at 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites and have a 5 1/2 gal. quarantine tank ready to get fish. I really like rainbow fish and would be willing to just keep them and a cleaner fish. If you do recommend, how many would be comfortable? I have a sword plant (nice smaller one) and a place to hide. That's it until the bulbs do something. I promise I'll stop in next time I'm back in DSM and buy something!

A: I'd put 16 Australians or two dozen of the threadfins in there. I like them a bit crowded, so they display better. Don't put them all in at once. LA

Al Howarth, August 13, 2008
Do you have any Koi Angels in stock? If so, what is their cost?

A: Yes. They cost $45 which I consider outrageously expensive. LA

Jake Prien, Lafayette, IN, August 14, 2006
I am an avid hobbyist looking for several different oddball species both fresh and salt water and was wondering if you had any locations I might be able to contact to obtain these, or if you might be able to obtain them for me. I have an interest in breeding, especially with regards to some of the stranger species. Some of the species I am looking for are:

Vespicula Depressifrons, Waspfish*

Hydrocynus Vittatus, Tigerfish

Pantodon Bucholzi, Butterflyfish*

Monocirrhus Polyacanthus Leaffish*

*some various species I want to place in a display tank.
I am also interested in your advice on a species of catfish or other bottom scavenger that would fit the particular feel of these other fish for the display tank. So far the only one I can think of is the Upside down cat, which may be too small for the leaffish, whereas the synodontis would be too big for the element I am searching for.

I do not know if you dabble in saltwater or not, but I am always looking for strange and unusual crabs, of the various stone crabs that constantly arrive on live rock, some wholesalers merely toss these as they clean live rock. If such is the case I would enjoy being able to obtain some.

Forgive me if this seems a bit much. I have a lot of unanswered questions and the owners of the store I work at seem to have trouble obtaining information of this sort, as well as some of the above mentioned items. Thank you for your time,

A: I get all those species above from APET in Bensenville, IL a suburb of Chicago. They should give me a free T-shirt for this plug. Do not get the tigerfish.
Synodontis come in all sizes. See the Im Arbeit section on my Other Stuff page. I got most of those 18 species from APET also. They will not sell to you. They will sell to the store you work for (maybe). They receive an Annual from the various pet industry magazines that tells them how to contact various wholesalers.
I haven't fooled with saltwater for over a decade.
As for info, there are tons of books out there. There's more info out there than one brain can hold. LA

Shawn, August 14, 2006
Brilliant site you have there. Couldn't stop laughing at many of the puns and jokes there.. haha
btw.. your site also helped me identify my fish as a pink tilapia. And I will be trying out the BBS To Adult thing too.
Cheers,

A: Thanx for the kudos. LA

Khaled Altappaa, Kuwait, August 14, 2006
Hi. I'm Khaled Altappaa from Kuwait. I have a reptile farm and need 10,000 crickets / 10,000 mealworms / 5,000 large locusts every 20 days. I have a commercial import permit. Best regards

A: We don't ship bugs. However, I will forward your request to our supplier (The Bug Company). LA

Dennis Sindelar, Cedar Rapids, IA, August 14, 2006
I think that plant we were talking about at the Swap meet Saturday, that type of Water Sprite is:: Ceratopteris pteridoides.

LA
The whole plant floats on top of the water (except the roots).

A: After looking up some of the images of C. pterioides, I believe you are correct. Just so everyone else knows, this is a plant Chuck Bremer gave me before he went to Switzerland. LA

Avril McGowan, Holywell, North Wales, UK, August 15, 2006
I found your article and pics brilliant on Corydoras. BUT I followed collecting the eggs to your word but none have hatched. Please advise. Many thanks

A: Sounds like your males were shooting blanks. They could be too young, too old, or too few. However, don't be discouraged with non-success on your first attempt. Your herd of corys will get better with practice -- probably within two months. If this prognosis proves incorrect, have a cup of Earl Grey and ~~call~~ email me in October (springtime in their homeland). LA

Tammy, August 15, 2006
Hi there, Been reading through your wonderful site and have a question for you that has stumped us here. I have what looks like a red mite that lives above the water line. It jumps when you go to touch it and will go on the top of the water but can jump there as well. I have completely dumped the tank, bleached everything. rinsed it all well, put only the water back in and walked back to get the heater and filters, and they were back in there again. I have another tank beside it that has these mites in it as well, could they have jumped into the just cleaned tank ? Are they harmful to the fish? We have tried Copper Safe, Aquarium Salt and Lifebearer and nothing seems to phase these little critters. Any ideas would be helpful. I run a pet store and within a week these were in all my tanks :( I am hoping they are not harmful and I won't have to lose all my fish in stock and tear down all my tanks. Thanks again,

A: Did you mean faze them? Sorry, I can't help nit-picking sometimes. But now to your mites that are bugging you. Since they live above the water line, whatever you put in the water will not affect them. In fact, anything that kills them will kill your fish faster. You used to be able to buy a two-part, non-poisonous roach killer. You put the roach on one block of wood and smack it with the other block. This might not work as well on mites. So here's some other suggestions:
Suggestion 1: Net as many as you can and drown them by dropping the net to the bottom. This may take some time, but what's time to a mite?
Suggestion 2: Squish the survivors with your thumb. LA
PS Your mites eat the juice from your floating plants. They really love watersprite. Submerge or eliminate all floating plants.
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Are there any regulations on the labeling of the discus? A1: I'd call them sub-adults because they sound too small to breed. However, breeding capability depends more on age and condition than size. A2: To the best of my knowledge, there are very few labeling standards for fish -- with the exception of the specialized clubs, e.g., IFGA, AKA, IBC (and probably a discus group somewhere). Fish can be marketed under nearly any name you can come up with. Now the good news: Your discus will probably grow redder as they mature. Do not expect adult coloration on young fish unless they have been hormonized. Age, temperature, diet, and color enhancing additives will all increase the reds of your discus. LA Caitlin McGowan, August 1, 2006 I was wondering about dwarf frogs. I saw your website and learned a lot but I still have some un-answered questions. Do they make noise like bullfrogs? Approximately how old do they have to be to breed? And do you carry blood worms and the frogs themselves? If you do, how much do they cost? PS You have a great store. A: The dwarf frogs make no noise. They need to be about a year old to breed. We carry frozen bloodworms ($5) and live blackworms ($2). We have them in stock at all times. We only have the dwarf frogs ($5)occasionally. We do not have them right now. We do have the regular clawed frogs at all times. LA Scott, August 1, 2006 I have recently obtained a few red crawdads -- about 1 year ago maybe. I hope I have the correct place to ask a question. I have taken a clay saucer about 12 inches and cut it in half for the crayfish to hide under during the day. One of them has moved the rocks from under one of the half saucers around to where it looks like it has hidden itself under there to where nothing can get it or it can't get out. Do you have any idea what this crayfish is doing? Thank You A: Don't worry. He can get out. He comes out at night after you turn the lights off. In the wild, many of them live in burrows. You've given him a fancy burrow. LA Macsen Wledig, August 2, 2006 Hi there! I was just enjoying all the great info and pictures on your site, but I though you should know that the parrotlets were misidentified on the Parrot Pictures (http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Bird,%20Parrots.htm) page. They're both normal Pacifics, not blues. The blues are sky-blue and cobalt all over with no green feathers at all. Also, please let your customers know that a Parrotlet (or any parrot) should never be clipped like the little guy in the second photo! That kind of lopsided, overzealous clipping is just asking for a crash-landing next time the bird gets spooked. The best way to trim a Parrotlet is to clip off the first 6-8 primary feathers, then test and see how well the bird flies above a soft surface. The ideal is a 45 degree trajectory. The little guy shouldn't be able to get lift, but should be able to cushion a fall if need be. A: Thanks for the input. I'll add it below the picture. We sometimes get pre-clipped birds that look like they're crippled. It looks unattractive and it's not good for the bird. LA Kenny Baccam, IA, August 2, 2006 Hi LA, I've been looking at your website, terrific site. I've really liked the pages about bettas. When I visited your store, there are such limited choices for the pla kat, I was wondering when you usually get a new shipment in? This way I might have more choices to choose from. Thanks, A: Last year pla kat interest was much higher than this year. So we're only bringing in about 25 new ones per week this year. We bring them in every Friday. LA Rebecca K., August 2, 2006 I have two fire belly toads and I was just wondering if bamboo would be suitable to put in their tank? (I am a plant collector and grower.) I was wanting to make a stony river look in my tank with a bamboo forest to look like one of their regular habitats in Korea. Is bamboo an okay thing? A: Bamboo is perfect. LA Sarah W., Lincoln, NE, August 2, 2006 No one seems to be able to tell me at local shops in Lincoln, NE...why do both of my upside down cats keep changing from really light pink, to dark brown spots/stripes? Is this normal camouflage or are they getting stressed out by something? Thanks for any info! A: My USD catfish do the same thing. I think it's just a mood change. LA PS Females are larger. Derrick Andrews, August 2, 2006 Okay, I have a few questions that no one can seem to give me answers to ... now first, below is what all I have in my 70 gallon tank ... 4 Bichirs : 1 Delhezi, 1 Ornate, 1 Albino, 1 Senegal (all between 4"-7") 4 S.A. Cichlids : Firemouth, Electric Blue Dempsey, Blue Acara, Green Severum 4 Plecos : all rare 2 Monos 1 Black Ghost Knife (3") 1 African Butterfly 1 Elephant nose (6") 1 Silver Dollar Now my tank gets regular feedings of beef heart, bloodworms, krill, guppies, and minnows. What is my Elephant nose eating??? I've never once seem him eat, but he looks healthy and has been in the tank for 2 months now. Also, I've been thinking of adding the African Knife that is on your website to my tank, but would it fit into my community (which I know is odd) and should I have more than one to relieve stress? And I strive to have the coolest looking S.A. cichlids I can find, is there any besides the 4 that I have that are sweet looking as them? (I've thought about a Green Terror if that's an applicable addition.) And I do have multiple tanks so if the tank gets crowded, I do have other places to keep these fish. And there is another fish on your site that has caught my eye, the Vampire Tetra. What is a recommended tank size for this fish?? And what is the max length it will hit in an aquarium? Any other info you can give me on this fish would also be greatly appreciated. A: Your elephant nose is probably eating the bloodworms, smaller plankton, and maybe a bit of beef heart at night. African knives seem to get along in groups. Green terrors are very attractive. Some get very rowdy as they grow. I'd stay away from the vampire tetra in a community tank. See Tetra, Vampire for more details. LA Vampire tetra Derrick Andrews, August 3, 2006 Thanks for the info on the elephant nose and the green terror. But I didn't see any info on just how big the Vampire Tetra will get in an aquarium, and how big of a tank this fish requires, or do you not know? A: I've never grown one to full size, so I do not know how big one will get in a specific sized tank. The bigger the tank, the larger your vampire tetra will grow. I would not recommend a vampire tetra to anyone who is not prepared to provide lots of room. LA Desmond Banlton, United Arab Emirate, August 3, 2006 I would like to know if you have any pups for sale at this time. Kindly give me a brief description of the pup if you have any. Inclusion of pictures will be highly appreciated. Please state the age and sex of the pups available. Thanks, A: Sorry, Des. We do not sell poopies. LA Peter Joannides, Canada, August 3, 2006 Hey there again. Back in May of this year I had written you about the horrible time I was having with trying to keep rams. I'm happy to say that since then I have finally found a good pair (the hardest part). As soon as I got the pair and brought them home, I didn't quarantine them as I had found that after 2 weeks when I finally transported them into my main tank they would always die. Well this time I simply placed them into their own 10-gallon tank with a sponge filter that had been running for about 3 weeks. The tank glass was very green, but the water was clear. As soon as I put them in with a lot of cover, I didn't see them for a week and I feared they had died AGAIN! Well to my happy surprise, when I went to the tank to rip it apart to see if they had indeed died, well right out in front of my tank there was mommy and daddy with a large group of fry! I had gone through 5 pairs of rams that all died. I was on cloud nine. I found the fact that the tank was mature and was only filtered by sponge was the main reason that the fry lived. I could see them chasing all the little critters in the water (I fed them only Brine shrimp). My celebration was kind of short lived because after about only 3 weeks they had another batch of fry! They were all eaten by their older brothers and sisters. Now this is the whole point of my letter. Aside from the 10 gallon, I have a 5 gallon, 15 gallon, and my main tank is a 40 gallon Amazon tank with 1 pair of koi angels and 7 rummy nose tetra, 2 hatchets, and one busy pleco. So finally my question is this. I only have around 12 ram fry that are about the size of a quarter. I'm very scared to move them since they are so fragile. What way would be best to catch them and move them and what number could I keep in my main tank? I'm thinking mostly female since they don't fight as much (does that makes sense?). The rest will go to my lfs. Thanks again. Canadien afraid to move his rams. A: I don't think moving them to another tank will stress them much. Try moving a small number and see how they fare. If they do well, move them all. I would think you'd want to keep as many as possible because it took you so long to succeed with them. In the meantime, you can separate your spawns with a simple divider. LA David Summa, August 4, 2006 Hi, I was going to buy a lungfish, but I'm not sure what size tank would be good for it. Would a 55 gallon work because that's the only tank I have right now with no fish in it? Also, are there any good mixers with them? If so, can you give me some examples? Thanks. A: Lungfish live a long time. Think ahead a couple decades. Can you maintain your interest that long? If you can, the 55 is plenty big enough. You (actually your lungfish) could start out in much smaller quarters. Good tank mates include most non-bottom dwellers that move fast enough to avoid capture, do not harass slower fishes, and do not eat all the food as soon as it hits the water. Barbs come to mind. Add larger ones as your lungfish grows. Ditto with goldfish. And, even though plecos live on the bottom, their armored status makes them excellent candidates. LA Jurae818, August 5, 2006 I know that Crayfish/lobsters/crabs fight a good number of times, and that some may lose their claws after a good bout. Though it takes time for a claw to re-grow, what kinds of food/requirements does it take to help make a full recovery? Also my 15th birthday's in five days. Yay for me!! A: I'm not familiar with any studies focusing on maximum decapod nutrition to encourage limb re-growth. Your best strategy is to isolate the amputee to keep the winner from making him a multiple amputee. LA PS Mazeltov. Ryan Harkema, IA, August 6, 2006 I wanted to send you an email inquiring if you might have an interest in some pure Midas cichlid juveniles and adults. I have way too many at the time, and it seems that there are very few people in my neck of the woods that are interested in keeping such a fish. I have around 20 or so juveniles at 2 to 3 inches and a large breeder pair that is orange. The male is around 10 inches and the female 6 inches plus. I would just like store credit for food, if we could work something out. I would be willing to bring them to you my next trip up to Des Moines. Let me know. A: Sounds good to me. LA Kathy Findlay, August 6, 2006 I have a couple pics of the anacharis flowers. It finally bloomed! I will attach 2 and hopefully they are a size and format you can use. If not, let me know what to do with them to make them useful. Or if you don't want to use them, that's fine too!! One is a flower as it is starting to bloom and the other is when it is almost finished. They only last about a day, possibly because the anacharis gets moved around by the filter and or the fish and the flowers get dunked. These are actually 2 different blooms--the thunderstorm got the first one before I could take another picture! My finger is in the one just to show the size of the bloom. You can cut it out if you like. Thanks, KF A: Thanks for the pix. LA Starbaby780, August 7, 2006 Hi there...Can you please tell me the correct pH for Parrots. Everyone has an opinion, but I need the facts. I love them and want them to be happy. They will be in a 55 with a Pleco for cleaning algae. Thank you in advance. A: Parrot cichlids are a cross between gold severums and red devils. Any pH close to neutral will work. Like most cichlids, red devils thrive under a variety of pH levels. If you decide to change your pH, do it gradually. Personally, I would not bother. LA Brendan, August 7, 2006 Do you have any African Lungfish available? Thanks, A: One. LA Lucas Jiang, August 7, 2006 I keep a pleco with 4 goldfish and 6 white clouds. About 2 weeks ago, on one day, it kept on lifting its tail out of the water. It stopped that behaviour a few days later. But then after that, it did not eat anything . It has not eaten for about 2 weeks. I separated it and it is still not eating. What do I do? A: Most plecos eat at night, so you may not ever see one eat. First, add a piece of aged driftwood. Most plecos love to chew on wood. Then, give him a few pieces of French-cut canned green beans and/or a slice of blanched zucchini or summer squash. You didn't mention the species, so I am assuming he is not one of the meat eaters. LA PS If you are the same Lucas Jiang that wrote me last month, you are still the only one that identified the mystery fish. Heidi Wolf, MN. August 8, 2006 I am trying to buy a few land snails for my classroom of 4 year olds. I was wondering if you are a source that sells them or if you know of a place I can get some. I live in Minnesota and it seems some of what I read says you may need a permit? Thanks for any info you may have! A: We have land snails in stock. They cost $4. I doubt you need a permit for them, since they could not survive a Minnesota winter. However, I have not sat for the Minnesota bar exam. LA Caitlin McGowan, August 8, 2006 I was wondering if you could notify me when you get a shipment of dwarf frogs? P.S. I would really appreciate it! A: We got in 10 of them Friday. $4 each. LA Rebecca Davis, August 9, 2006 I accidentally caught a waterdog while fishing at a local lake and injured it. It is still alive even though it is missing an eye and its jaw is damaged. It seems like it is healing now which is good. I have really enjoyed having it as a pet and would like one of your Iowa Waterdogs (it looks much prettier than the one I caught will when it changes). Is there no way to order one? A: We have none in stock and we do not ship critters. So you are correct, there is no way to order one. LA Jesse Acosta, August 9, 2006 I just found your website, Aqualand Pets Plus, and was curious if I could order several fire-bellied newts from you? I can't seem to find anywhere online or locally that carries them. I used to have several over the years, and now I'm down to one, and would like to get more tank-mates for it. Thanks, A: We nearly always have them on hand. However, we do not ship critters. LA Dee McFarland, Southern IA, August 10, 2006 First off I would like to say that I enjoy your website very much. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get to Aqualand yet. My question is this: I have a 20-long tank and apparently a mated pair of angel fish. Found eggs on one of the fake plants (the angels ate them) but from what I have read, you need to change the water every week for angels. I haven’t changed it for at least a month. I just add treated water as needed and the water stays clear. Wondering if it is really necessary to change it every week like I have read? All the other fish are also doing fine. Just curious. A: When water evaporates, it leaves all the digested food and fish urine behind. You need to flush that toilet with a water change. Why not make a 20 to 25% water change once a week? That said, it probably has nothing to do with your angels eating their eggs. Losing the first few spawns is fairly common. They get better at breeding as they practice. LA Nathaniel R. Veith, August 10, 2006 I currently have a butterfly goby in my brackish water tank and he is by far one of the coolest fish in there. He does venture out during the day and swims a lot, but also can hide to the point where I cannot find him in the 33 gallon tank. My question is what other kind of fish can I or should I put in there with them when I go to school. I plan on taking a 5.5 gallon tank and about 2-3 butterfly gobies when I go, but I do not know what kind of other fish will stay small enough to stay in that tank with them. Thanks, A: You can mix bumblebee gobies, freshwater flounders, and dwarf Indian puffers. However, 5.5-gallon tanks are harder to manage than 33s. I'd take a 10 and I'd start it now. LA Drace, IA, August 11,2006 I frequently access your site to find out info on fishes, both the corys and gouramis that I have and others that are interesting. I am looking into possibly setting up a goldfish aquarium and would like to know what types of goldfish Aqualand usually carries. I don't need a koi but don't really care for the bubble eyed ones either. I heard that for one goldfish the optimum and minimum gallon size was 10 per fish. Is this true since when I look on sites like Petsmart and Petco they are selling goldfish kits with gallon sizes like 3 or 5 gallons? If you could please clear this confusion up and hopefully give me a list of the goldfish that Aqualand carries and what size (in inches please, I'm American and too many fish sites deal with the metrics.) the fish will eventually get. Thanks for helping me with my questions, A: I copied off our suppliers availability list for today. They call all their "fancies" orandas except their ryukins. There is no such thing as always in stock. Oranda Black Sm Oranda Blue Sm Oranda Bubble Eye Sm Oranda Panda Sm Oranda Pearlscale Sm Oranda Red Cap Sm Oranda Red Sm Oranda Teles Calico Sm Oranda Teles Sm Oranda White Sm Ryukin Calico Sm Ryukin Red & White Sm Ryukin Red Sm These and our American fantails (four colors) are all under two inches. Most top out at six to eight inches not counting tails, but this takes years. We also carry regular goldfish (usually called comets), shubunkins, and sarasas at around five inches. They grow 12 to 14 inches in outdoor ponds or very large tanks. Little goldfish do not need 10 gallons per fish. Adult goldfish do. Keeping little guys in small containers long term will stunt their growth. LA April in Colorado, August 11, 2006 I know you are very busy, but your site is so helpful and I thought I would ask....Would you recommend putting Australian rainbowfish or threadfin rainbowfish in a 16 gal bow front tank? I don't have any other fish in it as the first platy/mollies had ich and died. I now have it at 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites and have a 5 1/2 gal. quarantine tank ready to get fish. I really like rainbow fish and would be willing to just keep them and a cleaner fish. If you do recommend, how many would be comfortable? I have a sword plant (nice smaller one) and a place to hide. That's it until the bulbs do something. I promise I'll stop in next time I'm back in DSM and buy something! A: I'd put 16 Australians or two dozen of the threadfins in there. I like them a bit crowded, so they display better. Don't put them all in at once. LA Al Howarth, August 13, 2008 Do you have any Koi Angels in stock? If so, what is their cost? A: Yes. They cost $45 which I consider outrageously expensive. LA Jake Prien, Lafayette, IN, August 14, 2006 I am an avid hobbyist looking for several different oddball species both fresh and salt water and was wondering if you had any locations I might be able to contact to obtain these, or if you might be able to obtain them for me. I have an interest in breeding, especially with regards to some of the stranger species. Some of the species I am looking for are: Vespicula Depressifrons, Waspfish* Hydrocynus Vittatus, Tigerfish Pantodon Bucholzi, Butterflyfish* Monocirrhus Polyacanthus Leaffish* some various species I want to place in a display tank. I am also interested in your advice on a species of catfish or other bottom scavenger that would fit the particular feel of these other fish for the display tank. So far the only one I can think of is the Upside down cat, which may be too small for the leaffish, whereas the synodontis would be too big for the element I am searching for. I do not know if you dabble in saltwater or not, but I am always looking for strange and unusual crabs, of the various stone crabs that constantly arrive on live rock, some wholesalers merely toss these as they clean live rock. If such is the case I would enjoy being able to obtain some. Forgive me if this seems a bit much. I have a lot of unanswered questions and the owners of the store I work at seem to have trouble obtaining information of this sort, as well as some of the above mentioned items. Thank you for your time, A: I get all those species above from APET in Bensenville, IL a suburb of Chicago. They should give me a free T-shirt for this plug. Do not get the tigerfish. Synodontis come in all sizes. See the Im Arbeit* section on my Other Stuff page. I got most of those 18 species from APET also. They will not sell to you. They will sell to the store you work for (maybe). They receive an Annual from the various pet industry magazines that tells them how to contact various wholesalers. I haven't fooled with saltwater for over a decade. As for info, there are tons of books out there. There's more info out there than one brain can hold. LA Shawn, August 14, 2006 Brilliant site you have there. Couldn't stop laughing at many of the puns and jokes there.. haha btw.. your site also helped me identify my fish as a pink tilapia. And I will be trying out the BBS To Adult thing too. Cheers, A: Thanx for the kudos. LA Khaled Altappaa, Kuwait, August 14, 2006 Hi. I'm Khaled Altappaa from Kuwait. I have a reptile farm and need 10,000 crickets / 10,000 mealworms / 5,000 large locusts every 20 days. I have a commercial import permit. Best regards A: We don't ship bugs. However, I will forward your request to our supplier (The Bug Company). LA Dennis Sindelar, Cedar Rapids, IA, August 14, 2006 I think that plant we were talking about at the Swap meet Saturday, that type of Water Sprite is:: Ceratopteris pteridoides. LA The whole plant floats on top of the water (except the roots). A: After looking up some of the images of C. pterioides, I believe you are correct. Just so everyone else knows, this is a plant Chuck Bremer gave me before he went to Switzerland. LA Avril McGowan, Holywell, North Wales, UK, August 15, 2006 I found your article and pics brilliant on Corydoras. BUT I followed collecting the eggs to your word but none have hatched. Please advise. Many thanks A: Sounds like your males were shooting blanks. They could be too young, too old, or too few. However, don't be discouraged with non-success on your first attempt. Your herd of corys will get better with practice -- probably within two months. If this prognosis proves incorrect, have a cup of Earl Grey and ~~call~~ email me in October (springtime in their homeland). LA Tammy, August 15, 2006 Hi there, Been reading through your wonderful site and have a question for you that has stumped us here. I have what looks like a red mite that lives above the water line. It jumps when you go to touch it and will go on the top of the water but can jump there as well. I have completely dumped the tank, bleached everything. rinsed it all well, put only the water back in and walked back to get the heater and filters, and they were back in there again. I have another tank beside it that has these mites in it as well, could they have jumped into the just cleaned tank ? Are they harmful to the fish? We have tried Copper Safe, Aquarium Salt and Lifebearer and nothing seems to phase these little critters. Any ideas would be helpful. I run a pet store and within a week these were in all my tanks :( I am hoping they are not harmful and I won't have to lose all my fish in stock and tear down all my tanks. Thanks again, A: Did you mean faze them? Sorry, I can't help nit-picking sometimes. But now to your mites that are bugging you. Since they live above the water line, whatever you put in the water will not affect them. In fact, anything that kills them will kill your fish faster. You used to be able to buy a two-part, non-poisonous roach killer. You put the roach on one block of wood and smack it with the other block. This might not work as well on mites. So here's some other suggestions: Suggestion 1: Net as many as you can and drown them by dropping the net to the bottom. This may take some time, but what's time to a mite? Suggestion 2: Squish the survivors with your thumb. LA PS Your mites eat the juice from your floating plants. They really love watersprite. Submerge or eliminate all floating plants. 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