hi, my platy has recently had many, many babies a good thing rite? :) well they are growing now and when i changed the filter in my biorb i noticed a baby fish stuck inside the filter, well, underneath the bubble tube but, on top of the filter sponge. when i next changed the filter i took her out...

Just bought a 5.5g to replace the 3g. I have an albino cory and one betta to put in. Q#1. Can the waterflow in a Penquin 100 be reduced? I think the output might be a bit much for the betta. Q#2 I'd like to add two more fish or so. I'd like to either put in 3 panda cory's or two of sometjhing...

Have an Aquaclear 300 on my 50g. Does a good job but it's a little too noisy for the location (impeller buzz/rattle, not water noise). Cleaned it thoroughly & put in a new impeller, no change. Since I got the filter used, I don't know if it was ever (virtually) silent like my old Aquaclear Mini...

any and all suggested mix welcome. :-)

This might be a difficult to answer but....I just retired and am setting up a 55 gal tank. With all the varing factors, PH, Temp, Nitrate. etc Which is the most important to keep track of? Thx much.....

Hi all A few weeks ago we noted the out break of a fungal infection in our 4' -190lt tropical setup. The tank is/was stocked with mostly S American a mix of tetras and 5 corys, 4 large clown loaches for snail control and a solitary bristlenose catfish. We checked our ancient copy of Axelrod and...

Hello, I am starting into the aquarium hobby and was thinking of getting a 20 gallon tank to start off with. However, I have no idea what I need and what quantities to get. I will need to get a filter, of course. There are several models, and from what I can see on the market the ones that hang...

OK, some of you might have been following certain threads, plus also it has become apparent to me that we all have a different quality of service and care depending on where we live. Most of us know it is wrong...and most of us feel powerless to put it right....so for a starter lets look at the...

Hello all, I just took a ton of pic's of my new 220 tank. i'm having a ton of fun w/ it and it looks like the occupants are as well :) main page: http://x-bit.org/aqua/ 220 gal : http://x-bit.org/aqua/fish_pics/220/ - xbit

"teri" wrote in message ... How big do the platy fry have to be to not get eaten by the betta, the usual fit in the mouth rule? ================= Yes, but he may or may not take bites out of them in such a small tank. Not all male bettas...

Ok, well my brown spots are turning green, Yah. I'm thinking of getting a small school of otto's for clean up when I get my new tank. Question is will the otto's eat algae balls if I run out of algee? Also would hatchet fish make a good fish to keep with the CL loaches, as I've read that they like...

I recall some people talking about Giant Gouramis a few months ago. I happened to see some at the Tulsa Zoo, and thought I would share my video of them. The tank they were in was quite large, probably 20 feet long., 8 feet deep and a width of 8-12 feet, it had an irregular shape. The tank...

My convicts eggs have hatched. I'm hatching brine shrimp eggs to feed them and have removed all the other cichlids from the tank other than the parents. The yolk sacks are still attached to the fry so I haven't put any baby brine shimp in the tank yet. I am relatively new with cichlids, but have...

Saw some great looking female bettas today when I went out to get supplies...and with all this betta talk recently I was seriously tempted...However, rather than rush out and get them there are a few questions I've got:- 1. Does the not mix betta/gourami rule apply to females as well? Almost all...

Well the tank upgrade is continuing in the planning stages and I now have a clearer idea of what I am going to get. Hubby is now well into the project and will be sorting the cabinet. We're currently now debating the height of the tank - it's going to be custom built. I was thinking 24" but he...

Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?

I recently purchased 9 more Otos for the big tank, but left them in the office tank for a few weeks to pass the health check. I moved six Otos to the big tank last week, leaving one Oto in the office tank. (I have no idea where the other two went.) I then added two SAEs to the office tank for...

29 gallon tank. 4 goldfish (4-5 inches) water turning slighly milky (not clear) What is the cause, and remedy. thanks

What causes a fish to swim uncontrollably? Should I euthanize this fish or will some sort of medication cure it? http://www.avadb.com/photos/sick-barb.wmv Thanks,

I've had a male ram for about 8 months now, and two weeks ago I finally found a female friend for him. And now, I have ram eggs on a flat rock. Both parents are fanning the eggs and keeping all other tank-mates at bay. 40 gal. tank, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 7.5 pH, water changes about every...