Monsterfishkeepers Forum

Fish like Datnoids, RTC, TSN and maybe a few other fish that haven't been talked about much for any successful breeding without hormone injection.

Hello I currently have a 125gallon tank that’s been running for a year and a half. I have two fx6s on the tank. The other day the water started to get cloudy and brown like the filters were dirty which I had cleaned about 3 months prior. I shut them down and opened them up and they were not that dirty. So I closed them and fired them back up which blew a huge cloud of brown waste into the tank. I immediately did a big water change and then when I turned the filters on again same thing big... Read more

Looking for a scobina ray for my 400 gallon

Joined MFK in 2009 Left the hobby in 2016 Back in 2026 Can’t believe my acct is still good Anyways setup a 120g Cycled it with Mollies n Swordtails Now deciding which Monster to Keep

Horrible picture but I have some bb SD with long dorsal trailers. They're about 8". Did they regrow weird from injuries? Anyone have them with long dorsal trailers?

I made a really nice chart in Excel but it turns into a mess when copying it here, so here are smaller charts and their explanations: Cross Sectional Area (in square inches) - Pipe sizes vs. their cross sectional area. Useful for dividing flow between pipes. size __area 1/2 = .1963 3/4 = .4418 1.0 = .7854 1.25= 1.227 1.5 = 1.767 2.0 = 3.142 Maximum Gravitational Vertical Flow - This is what we look for when sizing drains or DIY overflows. The flow under the power of... Read more

Why is Acrylic considered better then an old fashion glass aquarium??? Is it just because it is less likely to break? If so, a glass aquarium is not THAT easy to break if your careful, so why pay so much more?

I know all about since it is my sticky but my question is do you guys think it will keep its prime at 1 gal an hour i want to put the drip system on my 135 but i don't want to put a sump on it if i don't have 2 so what i want to do is use a diy overflow like in the sticky and drip 1 gallon per hour in the tank 3/4 inch pipe should be fine for this any thoughts i say it should work but has anyone done this thanks mike

Has anyone had the opportunity to use and compare the following silicone sealants? Some better than others? Failures? Recommendations? GE Construction Sealant SCS1200 (may be too soft) GE-012A (GE 1 blue tube. Used to say "safe for aquarium use" years ago). Ge RTV 108 GE IS808 All Glass (AGA) Permatex 16B CRL 99AS Perennator AQ201 Perrenator V43-5 Perennator 788 Dow Corning 791 Wacker Elastosil 4300 (same as Elastosil 121) Perfecto... Read more

I've got a couple of 1950s-60s bathtubs down in the lower garden, from when we refit this ol' farmhouse. Thanks again to Fishdance for walking me through the 230gal in-wall-install. The tubs hold water nicely for a time, then they leak-out, dry, then hold water again to start over. It seems tree roots are getting up & into the main/bottom drain; they're only plugged with a & needing to replace (mozzie control) but the other stuff mostly just comes back up. I'm not in any rush to... Read more

Our first half a dozen rescue TSNs from 2009-2011. In a 4000 gal basement pond 40'x6'x3'. ... We have been talking about how ornamental fish trade gets culls (read - gene pool waste) from fish farms, when it comes to many farmed fish, e.g., catfish... Read more