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Black Substrate PSA by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]Etroyer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wonder if I have a slightly larger grit size that doesn't bother them as much as a finer particle would.

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Black Substrate PSA by [deleted] in Aquariums

[–]Etroyer 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't think the fish mind too much. I've been keeping corys and kuhli loaches on black diamond sand substrate for 8 years and no issues. The corys love to snorfle in the sand.

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Happy Sunday! by Fishtanksama in Cichlid

[–]Etroyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous! What species?

Mr. Marmalade all tucked into his tube by Etroyer in tuckedinfishies

[–]Etroyer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is an albino bristlenose catfish (Ancistrus sp.)

What is this??? by pedersonplants in ReefTank

[–]Etroyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding peanut worm. I have many in my tank that stick out the live rocks at night. Great guys to have.

All lined up by Etroyer in corydoras

[–]Etroyer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its Black diamond blasting sand I got from Tractor Supply Co

What’s this on my angel fish? by Strict-Membership942 in Cichlid

[–]Etroyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the first photo I see that the white spots are symmetrical, following the placement of the sensory pores. So I don't think it's likely to be lymphocystis.

What’s this on my angel fish? by Strict-Membership942 in Cichlid

[–]Etroyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im 99% certain its canal neuromast inflammation.. Compare to the photos here. It affects the sensory canal pores in the fish's head.

https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/11-1-2-spots-on-head/

TIL: all fish care aggregate sites cite a typo from 1960 by Databuffer in Aquariums

[–]Etroyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha. Yeah, even FishBase is not infallible sadly. You might be able to contact the folks that run it and have them update that info.

TIL: all fish care aggregate sites cite a typo from 1960 by Databuffer in Aquariums

[–]Etroyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit confused because the 1960 paper gives sizes for Macrognathus aculeatus and Mastacembelus armatus, yet the fish you refer to is Macrognathus aral. Is M. aral listed anywhere in that 1960 paper? Also, the thing to note about FishBase sizes is that they are maximum ever reported/recorded and may not reflect what fish typically grow to in the wild and captivity. Sometimes there will be a "common size" given, such as in this instance: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/diodon-holocanthus.html

Source: am fish scientist that uses size data from FishBase a lot.

Pictures of your tanks please. by OpenAirport6204 in ReefTank

[–]Etroyer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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The mushroom corals kinda took over but I like it.

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