Hi everyone! ;-) I was just wondering if a fine layer (1cm or less) of coarse dark sand would be ok for a fish tank.....i just want to provide some contrast with the fish and to give the tank a natural look without going to heavy with the substrate. Does anyone have any reccomendations into types...

Have two fish in a bi-orb. Today one of them either sinks to bottom motionless or floats listlessly to top. Occassionaly he swims about but all fins seem droopy. He is still eating. Complete water change 3 weeks ago

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Hi all . I am living in a large mobile home not motor home but mobile home and am in the process of setting up a 55 gal tank. Ive been giving it some thought and I am a bit worried about the weight. I figure it will weigh in the neighborhood of 550 lbs or so but I believe that weight...

Ok looking for some help One of my new fish has died (well its floating on the bottom but not moving) its a catfish I was advised to buy to help the fish environment. My tank is very cloudy. Only added the fish on Sunday. Is this normal or should I be panicking? Obviously i'm very upset about...

M fish keeps getting swimbladder (I think). Treatment sometimes works but it always comes back. Now he's lying very still and trying to hide in the tank at the bottom. I've tried changing 2/3 of water, adding salt & swimbladder stuff but he's been like this now for days. He's always been a sickboy...

I have had my 70litre (I believe this is about 18 gallons?) tank for just over a year, with 3 goldfish in it. I had the fish previous to this for a couple of years in a small tank which they had clearly outgrown. At the time, they were quite small and it was fine, but as they have grown, I am...

I have 3 goldfish (3-4 yr old), and since yesterday they've been staying together at the bottom of the tank and refused to eat. The only visible symptoms I saw this morning were on the red fantail. Its fins, which are normally white, have turned pinkish-red, as if they are inflamed (the...

Hi. I want to set up a nice 20 gallon. What is the rule regarding how many fishes I should keep in the tank? Are there any differences pros/cons between a regular 20 and a 20-long? What else will I need? Is the hood with light required? What power filter would I need? Combos of fish that cannot...

I just got a 10 gallon aquarium for my kids this Christmas. Since it does not say anything in the instructions, does the aquarium pump run continuously 24 hours a day all the time?? I am guessing it does, but was not certain. Any information appreciated.

Went back to the petshop today and got myself 1 catfish, 2 fantails and 2 orandas. Are there any pointers of advice you'd offer a new owner apart from ensure they have enough water per fish? The food I got said to feed them 3 times a day? Is that not a bit much? Thanks for all your advice so...

(X-posted because the GF group is a little sparser than the FWF group.) Well, pish! Thanks to a rather inhumane "Fish Pond" at the local school, we're now the unexpected owners of another Goldfish. Anyway, I have a spare 10 gallon and can get New Fish started in there. My question is, do I need...

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I woke up this morning to see the 5 runchus eyes were coder with white layer over their lens.I immediately do a 100% water change and cleanup the biofilter. But condition did not improver very much. Can anyone pls advise me before is to late.

Can anyone suggest a way to soften my water? Just had it tested and seemingly my water is too hard to introduce fish yet. My pH, flouride etc is all find but my water is needing softened? Thanks!

Hi all, I've got a Waterhome 5 (5 gallon) tank and I've recently added a Hydor Ario1 airpump. It seems to have helped my algae problem and the fish seem a lot brighter. I have noticed though, with the light on there are a lot of bubbles permeating the tank. This might sound like a stupid question...

OK folks this may be a silly question but is there such a thing, that will "hoover" the gravel but pump back any water taken ? Whenever I change the water (40% every two days for this initial month), water seems to get quite cloudy at first with the detritus from the gravel, this cloudyness is...

Hi all , I wonder if anyone can tell me how I can fix my green water . Ive turned out the lights and covered the window but still green haze. What do ya think about an ultra violet light . . Any one that can help I would greatly appreciate all the help I can get

Hi all, I just found this newsgroup.....my ten gallon tank has three goldfish in it. No matter how many different chemicals I've tried, the water gets murky and green after the second or third day of a water change. I've tested the ph and so far that seems fine. I put a 20-40 gallon filter in it,...

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