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Post by murdock6701 on Jan 19, 2009 22:21:53 GMT -5
constantly searching for an end to the snails, I came upon this, and oddly enough, I have one - please read the attached and let me know what you think!
Naked Catfish - Upside-Down Catfish "Synodontis Catfish" Family: Mochicidae "Naked Catfish" describes the body armor of this group of fish. They have none! The "Synodontis catfishes" do not have scales, scutes or or any other kind of body protection. They were originally famous for the first-kept member of the genus Synodontis; the Upside-Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventis! This fish is not the prettiest member of this group, but it is intriguing because of it's habit of swimming upside down. Contrary to popular belief, most "Synodontus catfishes" do not swim upside down! Note: In his book AQUARIUM ATLAS, Volume 2, author Hans M. Baensch states that most of the Synodontis Catfish have not been bred in captivity, with the exception of the Upside-Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventis and possibly the Black Synodontis, Synodontis nigrita. He states that nutrition is very important for the breeding of the Synodontis species and that some of the nutritional substances they get from their natural diet, notably snails and insect larvae, is not provided in available fish foods.
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Post by jonv on Jan 19, 2009 22:30:21 GMT -5
I only just hope it works John. I've seen many times where the wild habitat behavior notes don't always come out in tank kept fish. For example with that Loach, it might just have been because he was solo. CL's tend to do much better in groups. However something one wouldn't think, the ones we have over in the 75 gallon tank are about twice the size of the ones I have in my 180. Go figure.
Hans. Baensch has done quite a bit of study also in the African cichlid area, in fact, there is a Malawi Peacock named after him.
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Post by Carl on Jan 19, 2009 23:04:49 GMT -5
I did not know this, my only concern is that these can be sensitive fish. Carl
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Post by murdock6701 on Jan 20, 2009 0:07:49 GMT -5
I've had him for a year! nice and fat - gets along great w/ plecos twice his size!
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Post by kagome on Jan 20, 2009 23:36:53 GMT -5
Good luck with the snail hunting or eradicating, whichever is more appropriate in this case. I take it the upside down catfish is in another tank and so you will be switching him to your 20g?
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Post by murdock6701 on Jan 21, 2009 9:16:14 GMT -5
switched him 2 days ago - I think he may have taught the loach that snails are tasty - only saw a couple dozen this morning - still go thru w/ starting from scratch
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Post by kagome on Jan 21, 2009 10:40:51 GMT -5
I'm so sorry that you have to tear your tanks down and redo them. I know that is a major pain in the butt, especially since it's winter. If it makes you feel any better I am also having the rotten fish luck.
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Post by murdock6701 on Jan 21, 2009 11:11:19 GMT -5
misert loves company they say.......I just hate having to go thru the process agina and the possibility of brown diatoms and cloudy water, etc. - I will be saving no water from this tank but will be transferring both water and media from my other tanks to get it underway - problem is where to put the existing fish.....thanks
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Post by goldenpuon on Jan 21, 2009 18:10:41 GMT -5
I hate it when this happens too. I have a similar problem that I keep under control by doing thorough cleanings for my bettas weekly. No matter how little I feed which means no leftover food, white mold grows in my betta containers. By any chance, something does get left over because a finicky betta doesn't feel like eating or decides to eat the food, then spit it out, the white stuff grows fast. For a long time, I thought it was saprolegnia but now I know it's something else. I bleached tanks only to have the stuff appear in another I kept my bettas in. After much bleaching, etc., I realzied that this was only happening with my bettas. Plus the white stuff would kill young fry when parameters were ideal. And treating with meds never worked. Long story short, now I don't breed bettas anymore and make sure their water get in my other tanks by mistake plus my betta tanks are kept super clean. It is very fustrating but something not as bad as it was. Whatever this is, affecting my fish in good water conditions, I don't know. At least I know of a few things that kill it off, bleach and vinegar.
.. By any chance have you cleaned your tanks with vinegar to try to kill off the snails? I'm not sure if that would work, it's a shot in the dark but possibly worth a try.
Sorry for the ramble. Best of luck with your snails!
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