Derick cotten's Blog – October 2012 Archive (6)

where do lfs get there fish ?

Is it mainly fish farms and the wild. Im interested in starting my own store when i get out of the army .

Added by Derick cotten on October 31, 2012 at 2:51am — 9 Comments

pond fish

Whats a good hardy fish that you can keep in a pond all year round execpt goldfish/koi. Im moving to arizona so winter shouldnt be too cold.

Added by Derick cotten on October 29, 2012 at 3:41am — 9 Comments

lighting for 55gal

Does anyone know where i can get a light fixture that wont cost an arm and leg??? Im trying to put at least 2wpg in this tank...

Added by Derick cotten on October 27, 2012 at 7:16am — 8 Comments

i got sand and gravel i just recently start using pfertz root tabs . will this work? im also using liquid ferts . and i have jungle val amazon swords crypto willisii java fern java moss and anubias petite.

Added by Derick cotten on October 24, 2012 at 10:22pm — 2 Comments

yoyo loaches

so one of my yoyo loaches jumped out . when i picked it up off the ground i felt a sharp pain to my finger, i had no clue that these things had dagar like barbs that retract out infront of its pectoral fins...

Added by Derick cotten on October 24, 2012 at 10:10pm — 1 Comment

over stocked? any advice? ill post pics tomorrow

i have a 55 gallon planted with two hob filters , plants: swords, crypto willisii , jungle val, java fern, java moss.
Fish 6 serpae tetras, 3 yoyo loaches , 3 albino cory cats, 3 angelfish quater size, 3 mollies, 3 guppies, 1 bristlenose pleco and 1 tiretrack eel (5in)

Added by Derick cotten on October 14, 2012 at 5:29am — 3 Comments