I have 3 Dwarf Gourami's and only one is sick. A few weeks ago I noticed that his fins were ripped and he had some red spots on his body. My LFS told me to try Mardel's Meracyn-2. After a week there was no change. Next they suggested I used Melafix (Tea tree extract). After a week he is looking...

Hi I have been trying to source a supply of dechlorinator that does nothing but dechlorinate. According to my LFS the Tetra product only contains Sodium thiosulphate, but the label says that it will also remove heavy metals. Does Sodium thiosulphate remove metals as well as chlorine? As I mix...

I have a 110 gal freshwater with only 7 very small fish which are fed infrequently. I use an anti-nitrate compound in the filter but algae is runaway. Will a UV sterilizer help? Any tips?

The Hidden Reef has a bunch of young SAE's in, being sold under the name "siamese flying fox". They're 1.29 each. -Wes

Some may recall the thing that looked like some sort of bug crawling around in my tank. It was crawling up the glass, evetually I lost track of it. From looking at weblinks sent to me I thought it was a waterbug. This morning it showed up again, crawling across one of my white shells. I was able to...

Only the hygrophila is showing symptoms so far--new growth is brown. They are in an aquarium without fish at the moment, two relatively small plants (approx 8" tall). They are still in the rock-wool packing but will be moved to a flourite & vermiculite substrate within the next few days. 55...

Hi. This is the betta I just put into the Eclipse 5 that is running in the mid 80's. The hood light is very hot, so maybe changing that to fluorescent will help some. I also dropped the water level down below the motor, but the temp is still running high. Maybe the water flow through the...

lost my favorite silver angel today. life sucks

I have a 55 gallon tank, all freshwater, tetras and such. The tank is 6months old and so is the Eheim Filter, model 2215. This morning I awoke to it making noise, as if was obstructed? No water is being sent back into the tank...not sure if any is being drawn out. Any assistance would be...

well i have 2 red ear sliders in my 40 gallon tank. they are barely about 6 inches so its alright for them, but i have one female red ear slider that is always active but the male turtle is slow (slower than turtles). well he walks find but i can see the difference between the 2 the female faster,...

Hi. I last posted about what kind of small tank to get for my new betta. I ended up with an Eclipse corner 5 tank (5 gal). I also picked up a 25 watt heater as I was concerned about temp changes even though someone here said his 3 gal didn't fluctuate at all. I guess the lfs guy talked me into...

Ramshorn snails do not normally come out of their shell. They are physically attached to the inside the shell via their mantle, I think. For some reason the mantle became damaged and it came out of the shell. All in all, if nothing eats the snail (he is now very vulnerable) he should be fine....

Well we have the shutters up, the patio furniture thrown in the pool, the yard picked up, boat filled with water and did large water changes on all 4 tanks and pond. Boy am I tired. Now it's a waiting game to see just how bad we get it. Fortunately Wilma is not packing quite the winds that Charlie...

hey, ok its me again, ok so i see that making an aquarium might cost a lot so how about making a pond, for an apartment 2 story apartment, meaning putting it outside, in the cold. well it doesn't really get cold, but sometimes. so how would i make a simple pond which will be good enough for the...

I would like to know how to make an aquarium, if possible 100 gallons. I have some koi, and i know that they live in ponds but we live in an apartment so that isn't possible. I would like to make an aquarium because buying one isn't good for my budget. I have more than 7 kois in my aquarium. ...

Hi, my four Siamese algae eaters were up until a week ago eating only carnivore pellets and the odd pea. Last week I tried to get them eating algae wafers again and I also brought some tetra plecomin tabs, but they wont eat them. They will eat flake food, but I find it hard to not put to much in...

Hi all! I noticed in a recent catalog in the last few days that coralife (energy savers) is now making super luft pumps with magnetic piston technology which sounds impressive to me. It is an aluminum heavy duty housing and has 4 or 6 output nozzles (the 4 being adjustable, metal) and apparently it...

My tank is getting close to cycled so I'm, thinking of getting some more fish for this tank. It has a 3.5:" banded rainbow it is going to get a 2" zebra diano as he is pecking at my glowlights(bad boy;) ). I would also like to add a botia to eat the snails in the tank as I added gravel to help the...

Hi. I'm just looking for something simple and cheap for a betta. I was looking at a couple of models from 3 to 6 gallons. They are a package deal with a light hood and filter, and are quite inexpensive. They don't come with a heater, and don't even mention the need for one, but I'd like to...

I have been taking out 1/4th of the water in my 20 gallon tank for the last week. The four remaining fish seem to be doing well (After the quick die off of the other 4) and have been taking readings twice a day. I am not changing the water again until Sunday (When I have time). Here are my...