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Hello! The title says it all, I'm trying to locate some pickerel and I can't find anyone who sells them. I've bought them on eBay/AquaBid in the past but I haven't seen them up for sale in a long time. Not 100% set on a particular species yet, would love to try a chain for the big tank but...

What type of listing is this?: FS What are you trying to sell/buy/trade?: Jardini Arowana, Gars and a few aquariums What are your prices?: 1234 Where are you located?: Springdale, Pennsylvania Pickup or Able to Ship?: Pickup Description: Hello, I'm going to be moving out of state in the coming...

Probably one of my favorite fish ever, got him in March of 2016 at about 2" now he's probably pushing a foot. I really like the scribbled markings down his sides, they appear to be getting more pronounced as he grows. Mine has been a fairly slow grower, even being fed every other day, but hey...

I'm growing 3 out from Jonah's as well. They've already put on almost an inch since I got them a month ago, they go through feeder guppies at an astonishing rate.

Hello! I currently have a 7" Florida gar I've been growing out for the past few months, he currently only has a similar sized bowfin as a tank mate but I've been trying to find a few more gar to give him some company. I went to my local LFS yesterday and they actually had a few in stock, I told...

Bowfin are not aggressive to tankmates unless they are prey size IME. i had mine housed in my 125 gal sunfish tank, no aggression whatsoever but it was hard to get food to him without the sunnies eating it all, so now he's in a growout tank with a Florida gar until he gets bigger (currently he's...

^ I agree with the above I've never personally tried suckers, but due to the habitat in which they live (clean, cold streams with high flow) and their feeding habits I'd imagine it would be difficult to keep them healthy long term.

Cool! Sounds like I have some options. Thanks for the advice guys!

Hello, So I've been growing out my bowfin for several months now, he's gone from 3" to about 7" and I'm planning on moving him into a slightly bigger tank soon and that got me thinking about possible future tankmates. Now, I'm not talking about putting him with anything anytime soon, I still...

As others have said, colors intensify during breeding season but most species are colorful year round

By filter media I meant filter floss, sponges, activated carbon, etc, not bio media. Though, I do clean my bio media once a year to get rid of trapped debris, never had any issues doing so.

I do bi-weekly 50% waterchanges on my native tanks using my dechlorinated tap water, exactly the same as on my tropical community tank. Most of my fish are captive bred, but I'm currently keeping a group of hook and line caught northern longear sunfish that are thriving after 1.5 months of being...

Did you thoroughly wash the substrate when you added it and do you ever vacuum it? Since you mentioned bottom dwelling fish, it's very possible they were rooting around in the substrate for food and stirred up dirt or other debris trapped in it. The only other thing is say to try is change the...

I've kept ghost mantises and european mantis in the past, and I currently have a Polyspilota griffinii that my LFS randomly got in. Mantids are really amazing creatures! I'd love to try violin and orchid mantises at some point.

I just recieved my first pickerel (Redfin) so I don't have much experience with them in captivity, but I've caught chain and grass pickerel while fishing and chain pickerels would easily outgrow a 75 gal tank. Most I caught were between 14-22" and they can get bigger, whereas grass and redfin...

Depending on where you live, I'd wager fish from your fishtank are as safe or possibly even safer than stuff that you'd catch fishing locally. I live in Pennsylvania so some of our rivers are pretty sketchy when it comes to industrial waste from all the manufacturing that went on. So unless you...

I think there's some equipment that you shouldn't cheap out on but IMO, there's also a ton that dosent have to be the 'top of the line' brand. When I was heavily into reef keeping, about the only thing I'd actually spend good money on was LED lighting (I'm an AI guy myself, not a big fan of...

Holy crap! I've never seen those pics before, that thing is enormous!

From what I've read, large striped bass are pretty rare in freshwater but huge ones do occasionally pop up (I'm pretty sure the landlocked PA state record is like 45 pounds or something crazy!). I'm sure they'd be fine in your tank for quite some time but may eventually out grow it. Since you...

Yep, cats are definitely great fighters when they're hooked. I hooked a fairly small one (maybe 15") while I was just messing around with my cheap *** Walmart pole, it completely splintered the top of the pole and also did a number on the reel. Anyways, I was actually able to watch the...