Are dwarf gourami compatible with angels, tetras, etc. ? Getting out of Africans and back into general tropical. Thanks, Bill

I have a Red-wag platy. For two weeks since we bought him he has been doing fine. I just finished a three day treatment for ich and now he is acting odd. He either stays around the top of the tank or in the lower corner which is not his normal behavior. Also, he seems to be breathing very...

Hi. We launched this project at the school on Monday: http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/bottle.html as previous discussed...

I have very hard water, and as I recall hardness is composed of calcium and magnesium ions. After a discussion at the fish store, I decided to bring the pH down to the 7.0 or maybe lower range. The fish people said that the pH neutralizer contains some potassium, and that will have a...

Hi All, Has anyone had any experience with this fish? I believe the Scientific name for it is "Rhamphichthys_rostratus". It looks like a Knife fish with an elephant nosed snout ;-). My LFS has a couple of them now. Any info is appreciated. Here are a couple of links/picture about the...

Hi all, just to let you people know there is a new fish discussion forum at www.tropicalfishonline.net . Tropical Fish Online, despite the name we cater for all types of fishkeeping. Please drop in and say hello, all levels of fishkeeper are welcome from total newbie just setting up to...

I'd like to add an albino red tailed shark to my 75 gal planted tank. It is a happy little community with heaps of fish and no problems. I already have a red tailed shark about 3" long in the tank. What are my chances of adding an albino without disturbing the peace? Would prefer info from...

8/15/04 Hello, I recently posted about my 1 year old, fully cycled, freshwater 20g tank that had extermely cloudy water. The water is greyish, so I know I am dealing with a bacterial bloom, not an algae bloom. For those who don't remember my original post, my tank's parameter's a Ph -...

There are 2 screws holding the light plate which are rusted. I just noticed it tonight when I was doing my water change. I wiped them off with a paper towel and some matter came off. Should I replace the screws? Can this be harmful to my 2 snails? TY!

I'd like to try a couple male bettas (and a few females) in m 75 gal tank, which is about 50% planted and has lots of driftwood. Google tells me you can have two males in the same tank if it is big enough. Is 75 gallons big enough?

Figured I'd throw this into USENET for posterity... Used Mardel's Maracyn tablets to combat blue-green algae. Dosage as instructed on package. Cleared it up easily. The blue-green algae came back several months later, another treatment worked like a charm. Freshwater, 55 gal tank, fish & live...

I have two marble snails in my 10 gal. tank - I received them as part of a "low light" plant assembly from an online vendor. For the past week or so, they have been leaving a trail of white dots on the inside glass, on plants, rocks and substrate. Are these "dots" eggs? Will they hatch and give me...

Hi. I had a 55 gallon tank many years ago set up for marine fish. I recently took it out of the garage and got it ready for tropical fish. I've been reading up all the great info in newsgroups and the net in general, but there is one thing about changing water that I don't see addressed. I'm...

okay, some of you may have read my first post about my swordtail, guppy, and tetras but anyway... so, i have a 10 gallon tank at the moment that houses 1 male sword, 1 male guppy, 1 painted glass tetra, and 1 long finned serpae tetra. i'm currently in the process of cycling a 32 gallon tank. i...

I've just purchased and setup my second aquarium 20 (canadian) gallons. The setup went smoothly and I had the tank running for about two days with some new plants and simple decorations for 48 hours before introducing any fish. I installed an undergravel filter and a fluval 150 for the...

Hello All, First off, I'd like to say that I'm virtually new to the hobby. About twelve years ago or so, I had one of those 2 gallon "deco" hex tanks with an air-pump driven UGF and primary-colored gravel, which at various times held bettas, white cloud minnows and cories. I was hopelessly naive -...

I have a three year old 46 gallon bow-front freshwater tank with a glass hood. The last time I cleaned the tank, the hood hinge broke. It seems silly to buy a new hood when all I need is 35" of what seems to be a pretty generic snap-on plastic hinge. Where can I find such a part? I've searched...

and no quarantine tank, and tank he is in has a 8 inch black ghost knife, and an 8 inch asian upside down catfish, 2 blind cave tetras, 4 inch polypterus senegalus, and 2 african upside down catfish, now how do i go about medicating without killing the more sensitive fish? I just got the clown...

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hey, ive been letting my tank sit and settle with new water and filtration for about 2 weeks now. i would like to put big rocks in, but not the ones you buy from a store.. just natural rocks.. whether its slate or weathered stream rocks..whats everyones opinon on doing this... and what should i...