I'm new to the aquaria world, and having now cycled my 50g tank with a pair of Guppies, I'm looking to add some tank mates. An obvious first choice is to build up the Guppy school, but I'd also like to add some extra variety (over time). Can anyone recommend any ideal tank mates to live with...

Lighting is 55w on for about 10-12 hours/day. I use fertilizer once a week, potassium twice weekly and have a diy CO2. I think I should be lowering the PO4. Some algae buildup is showing on my plants. Other than more water changes should I be using something I saw at my LFS. It was a white sack...

Any idea what can I put in my discus tank to eat algae? I used to have few plecos in there but they were going after the discus. What about ghost shrimps? Any thing else? Thanks My tank temp is about 87 to 88, ph 7.6. I have some corys and neon tetras in there as tank mates. My algae is getting...

I used to have a bookmark to a site that would let you punch in various requirements, then give you a list of fish that met them. I can't find it, though, so I am looking for fish suggestions. I am trying to find fish that meet these criteria: - small (1" or so) - freshwater - pH 7.8 - planted...

I have three 2.5 gallon tanks, each with one female betta. All three are the same except for the lights. One has the original incandescent light that came with the tank. In the others I replaced the incandescent bulb with one of those flourescent screw-in bulbs. I thought the light would be more...

Posted to rec.aquaria evidently no one reads it? Have since tested all my minerals and so far none have shown any sign of reaction to vinegar. Original post below: Hi, First time poster to the group and a beginning aquarist. I am wondering if anyone here can give me advice about using some of...

I have a cray in a tank with some mollies (and a divider to protect the mollies) I am thinking of increasing the amount of aquarium salt in the water and am wondering if any one knows how this will affect the cray?

The suspects: Cardinal Tetras Otos SAEs Tiger Barbs Rosy Barbs Yoyo Loaches My money is on the Yoyo's since the lawn (hairgrass) came with Snails. I did

They say a picture is worth 1000 words... Here is a picture of what comes out of my aqua-mini filter's sponge. https://home.comcast.net/~lamikam/fish/a1.jpg I cleaned my cloudy tank today again. So, how does one get rid of this algae? I have tried reducing the lighting time on the tank to only...

I have an aquaclear 20-30 in a 20 gallon tank. How often should I change out the filter and sponge?

I have a 2 year old Blue Guarami that about a week ago I noticed that the black dot 1/2 way down the body had bencome a vertical line. Today I noticed the fish is completely black from middle to back over the entire body. Does anyone know what this is? Thanks Brian

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We recently picked up a crayfish at a local pet shop, and we're curious about what species it might be. The pet store owner didn't know, but said that it came from a goldfish breeding pond in Arkansas. The top of the carapace is grey-greenish. The lighter parts of the carapace, especially the...

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Please see previous post: http://tinyurl.com/9h9ga OK, here is what I have done since I got many helpful responses. I got a power head for the UGF and have been changing/vacuming once a week. I also reduced the # hours that my tank light is on. I also got a larger air stone. My tank is...

Would anyone care to give an opinion on my sick tetra with a swollen body photo at http://groups.msn.com/ArthurSuggittsphotos/shoebox.msnw she seems to ok eating well but perhaps due to her shape is bobbing whilst swimming actively Ta

Hi all I'm currently having a problem with phosphates, they read at 2.0 mg/l using a sera PO4 test kit. I'm am trying find out more about phoshates where do they come from eg. tap water, food, drift wood ?? etc and how to effectively lower the phosphate levels. I have discovered that our tap...

I know I have preached about the vortex xl in the past but because of todays experience I had with mine I am planning on sending mine to storage. Everything was going fine when I was going to use it to fix what I think is a reduced overeating problem. But after I turned it on the loose output...

Hi, Lately I have been having a great deal of trouble with algae in my tank. Green algae will develop after a thorough cleaning within a few days - along the gravel initially, and then all over the glass. I have a 4 foot tank. I have 4 golden loaches in the tank and a plec, who cannot keep up with...

Wwe all know fish can learn, but someone has finally documented it. This article talks about someone who actually taught their goldfish to do a trick! http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/item.php?news=792 -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html ...