Recent content by Deku-Cory

Thick Lipped Gourami. They're really only known as the fish that are mislabeled as Honey Gourami, but I think they're really neat and a more peaceful alternative to Dwarf Gourami and Blue Gourami. I plan on keeping them in the near future.

I can tell from the photo that the Gourami you have is actually a Thick Lipped Gourami, which are almost always mislabeled as Honey Gourami. (If I had a nickle for every time I've seen a Thick Lipped be called a Honey, I'd have enough money to buy a new tank!) That being said, I doubt it's the...

I have a massive Amazon Sword (over 12 inches) that I bought from my LFS, it gets 8 hours of light from my cheap off brand light. The substrate is just sand and I supply it with root tabs. It continues to grow humongous leaves at a regular rate, and its root system has spread to a large radius...

Agreed. Looking through their stock, it seems like they have quite a number of fish that I definitely wouldn't consider nano.

Even their product page has photos of a Thick Lipped instead of a Honey. It is a bit of a problem, considering that they're being marketed as nano fish, and Thick Lipped definitely aren't nano fish. Flip Aquatics is overall a reliable vendor from what I've seen, so hopefully they'll get things...

If your stocking info on your profile is correct and you just have the Rasboras and Cories, then you definitely have Cory eggs!

I'm glad to learn that my cat isn't the only one who goes crazy for fish food. None of the other cats I've owned have ever cared about fish food, just her. Flakes are her favorite, but she'll try just about everything. As soon as she hears the door of the stand open, she comes running and starts...

It was really interesting looking over the numbers of the studies, thank you for sharing them! I've looked through some other studies before and I came to the same conclusion as you did, that no one can really agree on the concentration of nitrates that would be considered dangerous. I also...

It's the food summoning circle. When successfully completed, the Dry God will appear from the land realm and deliver tasty treats from the sky. Actually, the Dry God does this regardless of if they perform the ritual or not, but don't tell them that.

Yeah I'd probably leave out the Cardinals and boost the numbers of some of the other schools instead. I think there will be plenty of activity in the middle of the tank with the Congos and Emperor Tetras

Hi! The first fish is not a Cory at all, it's actually a Synodontis catfish. I believe it's a Featherfin Squeaker, Synodontis eupterus, but I could be wrong. The second one is a Bronze Cory, Corydoras Aeneus. They are just about the most common variety of Cory out there. I'd probably take back...

People feed fruit flies to fish, reptiles, amphibians, and inverts all the time. They're a great food for small young animals. So go ahead and let them feast!

It's suggested to keep SAE's in groups for this very reason, when kept alone they can sometimes choose to be jerks to other fish. When kept in a group they bother each other instead. But their temperaments seem to also just vary wildly. Some of them are mellow and peaceful, while others are...

I've found that if you have a big enough group of Cories, their own feeding frenzy is enough to scare off a lot of would be food snatchers. So maybe once you have 6, the Mollies won't be as much of an issue.

Honestly looks like he was born that way, and they just didn't notice it. Easy to miss something small like that when you're dealing with a tank full of Cories. I'm sure he's going to be perfectly fine, and won't have any issues getting around. I'm glad to hear Aqua Hunt went above and beyond!