Hi all - my first post, and a quick query if you don't mind? Here's a slightly low quality photo of two fish my 10 year old son caught at a local (Uk) pond. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/DSC00572.JPG "Hey dad, can we keep them? Pleeeeeeease!" I think they're perch - they have a spiny...

I have a 55-gal running for just over a week now. After letting the water circulate for a couple of days, I put in 4 or 5 gouramis. Everything looked fine, so I put in a bunch more over the weekend. The only advice I received from the store was to change 20% of the water per week for the first 2...

ok, to put this simply, i like frogs (water frogs of course) and was curious if they work well in an aquarium. i've heard they just hide all day... any comments...? i recently set up a 32 gal tank and am sort of worried that it might grow algae. my 10 gal tank didn't but it was on the other...

I'm trying not to count my chickens before they hatch, but I think a three week long oydessy has come to a happy end. Some might remember I called for advice a month ago about moving from NY to CA with fish... I nixed the big plan because of how long it would take the moving truck (with the tanks)...

I just picked up a Fluval 304 (Petsmart was giving them away - insert your own joke), as I'll be moving to a larger tank later this year and want to run a couple of 304s on it. It's running alonside my AC500 for now. I searched for concerns regarding the flimsy rubber rings holding the tubing in...

I'm thinking of adding a crawfish ("blue lobster") to my tank. Anything I should know about? Anything special that they need?

I recently purchased a 55 gallon freshwater setup. System includes undergravel filter, powerheads, gravel, HOT cannister and Emporer 400 filter. The system was up and running a few days ago, albeit, pretty unkempt. There were a few living fish in the tank that I did not notice any signs of...

Hello, while in a local fish store, I saw some bloodworms and decided, what the heck I'll see if the fish like them. Well, when I came home I put some bloodworms into the tanks and WOW! The fish went nuts ver the bloodworms. They (the fish) are showing great color. My fish just love the bloodworms,...

Can someone unravel my mystery ?? I've always prided myself on having a crystal clear aquarium however lately this has not been the case. I suspect the cause might be my new aquarium rocks. I picked up 6 or 7 ocean rocks off the beach (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 3 weeks ago and when I got home, I...

I just noticed that one of my mosquito fish has a small yellow dot or wart behind his gills. He does not seem botherd by it but I wonder if I should isolate him or treat him (and how to treat him). Thanks. -- Sam-I-Am And Jesus said: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless

I have a tank that I try to make more like a natural stream. It has some minnows, some shrimp, some plants, but is missing insects, worms and etc. Anyone ever try having waterbugs or rotifers or such things in a tank? Can they be kept under control? My ponds have plenty but there are...

Hi, I am still cycling my tank without fish. My Ph is 6, KH is 4 degrees and GH 3. I have a CO2 in the tank (DIY) and originally the ph was 7 before adding CO2. The tank is planted. Now i think the problem is the co2. How can i sort this out. I still want

hello all, my betta, mellow yellow, is showing ripped tail (just the tail; other fins are fine) these past 2 days (or eversince i changed his water). i have 2 other bettas whose water came from the same source as mellow but they don't have similar problem as mellow; both are fine. in all 3 bowls,...

It seems it's not uncommon for an individual fish in my tank to go through a few days when they will occassionally quickly rub themselves against the gravel or other objects in the tank. It looks as if they're quickly scratching themselves, possibly the gill area, and I think I've heard this...

I've been getting conflicting points of view about adding salt to my freshwater aquarium. Can someone PLEASE give me a "no-holds-barred" answer ??? I have a 90 gallon tank with Gouramis, Bala sharks, Tetras, Angels, and Cherry barbs. As a general tonic, I've been using Doc Wellfish's Aquarium...

ok, so when my 4 fish (male swordtail, male guppy, long finned serpae tetra, and "painted" tetra) were in my 10 gallon, someone was picking on the swordtail and guppy and was biting their tails off. since i've added all my fish in my 32 gallon i noticed my 2 new guppies suddenly have a little slit...

We have a new pond 3 weeks old, we have 3 goldfish, 2 fantails, 1 ghost koi,1 english koi and 2 shubumkins one of the shubumkins keeps knocking the other fish anyidea why, he chases them and bashes them

I got a red dwarf gourami recently and he seems quite healthy. However, he likes to stay at the top of the water in the shade near the filter tubes, and go back and forth after his reflection. Do gourami's need partners like you might do for tetras? If so, are male blue dwarf gouramis...

I have an angelfish, 8 harlequin rasboras and a common pleco. In about a week I will be moving across country, a 2 day drive. I was planning on selling/giving my fish to the lfs, but as the time approaches I don't want to give them up. Can they survive the trip? I've got a battery powered...

i recently set up a 32 gal. tank with 2 male swordtails, 3 male guppies, 3 long finned serpae tetra, and 3 gold skirt tetras (1 which is injected with dye :-\). so i'd like to have at least 1 larger fish that would be like a "centerpeice" fish or whatever it is you call them. what type of fish...