The plecostomus (Hypostomus plecostomus) is called by many different names, including “sucker catfish”, “sucker fish”, “algae sucker” and “pleco”. There is a feeling among some aquarists that saying the full name “plecostomus” is bad luck. But whatever you call them, a plecostomus is a fascinating fish. They look drastically different from many other types of ...
Plecostomus are fairly common in both the freshwater and African Cichlid hobby. The deplorable problem resides in the fact that, many aquarists have little knowledge that their is such a plethora of distinct, prestigious plecostomus’ within the aquarium trade and in nature. Without doing a little research, many aquarists fall short of truly establishing their ...
So you want to set up a saltwater aquarium, but you don’t want to spent thousands of dollars doing it. In that case, you’ve landed on the right web page. I’ll walk you through the steps that you need to configure a legitimate but budget conscious saltwater fish tank, and give you an idea of ...
It is always best to completely set up a freshwater aquarium with all of the equipment and substrate in place at least one month before getting any fish. This gives the tank a chance to cycle, or makes the water chemistry more conducive for keeping fish alive. Unpainted manufactured gravel at least 1/8 inch in ...
If you are looking for a tropical freshwater fish that is beautiful, interesting to watch and easy to take care of, look no further than a gourami. The only gourami species to hit the pet trade that are too difficult for novice fishkeepers are chocolate gouramis (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides.) Gouramis are in the same family as ...
What kind of habitat should one use when considering an aquatic turtle? The most common set-up I have seen (and use myself) is just a simple aquarium tank (a.k.a., fish tank). This can be more affordable than having a backyard oasis for your lovely turtle. I will state that, most turtle enthusiasts, would love the ...
Mollies or Poecilla fish are peaceful, attractive tropical fish that thrive on almost any type of fish food presented to them. There are many species, colors and fin lengths of mollies. They get along best with other mollies, especially those of the same species. They get along with many other species of tropical fish such ...
Setting up a freshwater aquarium for the first time is a lengthy, albeit rewarding experience. I have set up a few freshwater aquariums of my own over the years and can offer up a few suggestions on how to get the job done. Here they are: Cleaning the Tank Start by thoroughly washing your hands ...
Oscars (also known as velvet cichlids or Astronotus ocellatus) breed extremely well in captivity. In fact, they breed so well that often 90% of eggs lain turn into thriving and growing baby Oscars. Considering that a female Oscar can lay anywhere up to 3000 eggs, this means you will have a lot of baby Oscars ...
“Rena, come look at Mr. Big Fish!” cried my mother. Mr. Big Fish is our adopted 9 inch long common plecostomus. “I think his intestines are falling out!” I looked at Mr. Big Fish and had to gently break it to my Mom that no, his intestines were not falling out. He was just pooping ...
