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Just joined the Barb fans! Hello everyone! I've been absent for a while, but I've just had enough spare time to pop in and let everyone know that the tanks are still running...	Calilasseia	4	02-Apr-2010 11:01
red tail shark or rainbow compatible? I've got a 55 gallon community tank full of Tiger Barbs, Odessa Barbs, Panda Corys, Serpae Tetras and Silver Tipped tetras. Do you think a single red...	ScottF	2	14-Feb-2010 05:56
Harlequin Rasbora Color is Fading Looking for suggestions on why my rasbora's color has faded....	sdwade	2	27-Jan-2010 15:00
Black Ruby Barbs The LFS has some Black Ruby Barbs on sale and I am liking these guys. How many would I need for a minimum? 8? Do these guys get some color when they r...	DonnieBoy	15	08-Dec-2009 18:52
Favorite Cyprinid The parameters for what qualifies as your "favorite cyprinid" is all up to you. Write down (linking is optional) on here what your favorite specie is...	The Mutant Goldfish	17	30-Nov-2009 20:30
my lfs doesnt sell white cloud mountain minnows HELP!!!!!! i need help guys, my lfs doesnt sell white cloud mountain minnows, and i have been frequently told that they are the best tropicals 2...	minnowman	5	25-Nov-2009 21:04
Barbs are bottomless pits I've got a friend that has tiger barbs. He's been feeding them 2 times a day. In the morning, he finds Cabomba leaves all over the filter intak...	Kellyjhw	5	25-Nov-2009 20:59
Glofish - abomination or cool? Hi, in my quest for looking for good community fish, i've sumbled over a man-made fish that im iffy about. To me it looks like a Zebra Danio with a co...	PaulO	15	03-Nov-2009 22:59
Shark Problems... hey i have a rainbow shark with 3 tiger barbs and a chinese algae eater (going back on sunday) and the shark always goes behind the filter during the...	bettadude	7	05-Sep-2009 20:01
Uncommon Food For Goldfish? my girlfriend has 3 goldfish, 2 of which i got her.the 2 that i purchased for her started out as the 25Cent feeders which we got to cycle a large tank...	Cichlid Kid	18	05-Sep-2009 19:49
Orange Danios??? hey my mom was telling me about these orange minnow/danio type things that got along really good with bettas and i am getting a bigger tank tomorrow s...	bettadude	7	28-Aug-2009 19:21
Wanna Know What's Fun?? I made a drastic stocking change in my 55g. I've decided to go from calm and peaceful to nothing short of insane! I went out and picked up a small "...	ScottF	4	08-Jul-2009 03:08
Rainbow fish experience So i picked up three turqouise rainbows today on sale for only $6.99. Normally they are $14.99 so not a bad deal. I plan on getting three more next pa...	Gourami	6	14-Jun-2009 10:42
Floating Tiger Barbs So my tiger barbs having been doing this thing where their butts seem to float up when they sit still. It seems to get worse after eating. I'm guessin...	Gourami	4	14-Jun-2009 05:28
?False gender? Okay, I have 9 Black ruby barbs. The FP profile states " Male is larger and has brighter colours. The males fins also have more black that exte...	Kellyjhw	2	06-Feb-2009 18:00
Does anyone here have Boraras brigittae? I have been interested in getting some Boraras Brigittae but they are extremely expensive here and I was wondering how easy to keep are they?...	Brengun	3	28-Jan-2009 02:32
My New Tank hey i just got a tank and it has 1 rainbow shark 1 chinese algea eater and 4 tiger barbs if u guys have any info on any problems that might occur or h...	bettadude	2	06-Jan-2009 03:36
Cherry barb breeding Anyone know what conditions cherry barbs need to start breeding? Please and thank you....	sora	2	18-Dec-2008 07:46
Will They Mix Ok? hey guys,i put a deposit on a 25cm,black shark today,ill pick him up in a few days,now the tank i want to put him in,already has a red tailed black sh...	HOKESE	6	20-Oct-2008 09:51
What type of danio if any? well, i am overhauling my 29 gallon over the next few months. i have already employed a new heater, and have aquired my new filters and powerhead. whe...	reun	8	12-Oct-2008 13:25
Baby zebra danios! Just when I was about to throw away the water, I spotted these minute swimming bodies.. I was successful in getting my zebra danios to breed.. I think...	stealth114	13	03-Oct-2008 04:26
Golden Belly Barbs...how big? hello, does anyone own fish by the name Golden belly barbs.. I hope this Pic works so you can see.. Im wondering how big one might get, they look like...	itsjustme1966	2	22-Sep-2008 02:20
Are cherry barbs normally agressive? I got my first two yesterday. They're only half a inch long, a male and female. The male's at least half a centimetre bigger. Anyway, When I initially...	Rookie_Boy1	6	10-Sep-2008 08:38
How old was this shark Today I lost my big Silver Shark 8&1/2 ins- 21cm. I have only bought small ones and I have no idea when I bought this one. Have a look in [l...	keithgh	2	18-Jul-2008 09:10
Question On ID'ing A Barb I bought some fish from my fish store the other day and I got a bunch of barbs(for aquarium)and koi(for my pond). I got a few barbs of different types...	Barb_Fan2	2	13-Jul-2008 20:20
Crooked Spine + Pink Danio - HELP Hello all.. All my fish have been going well.. I had 3 pink neon danios and then my dad gave me a 4th.. Appraently his spine was a bit crooked and sw...	stealth114	2	20-Jun-2008 18:59
Orange Danios!! This evening I visited a shopping plaza to watch a movie and killed some time and just browsed the pet store just to see if there was anything to catc...	stealth114	2	19-Jun-2008 04:06
Zebra and Leopard Danios? I have a 20 gallon tank that has 8 Zebra Danios in it at the moment, and I want to up the school. I thought it would be nice to add Leopard Danios in...	truestar	3	10-Jun-2008 23:04
Baby cherry barbs So i found at least one baby cherry barb today! Accidental spawning. um anyways although i would like to know what triggered the spawning The most pre...	sora	4	02-Jun-2008 20:52
First Time Breeding Question? Hello yes I have some questions about breeding danios... ok so I was wondering on how hard would it be to breed Giant Danios with other smaller danios...	PatchesThePirate	4	12-May-2008 01:56
Gold Barb - An aggressive one in the school I have a query about gold barbs. As couple of days ago I purchases 6 Gold Barbs. They have all been happy and chilled in the tank (no other fish yet),...	JayBee	2	10-May-2008 20:09
Lost color in Tiger Barb Hello everyone, I noticed last night that one of my 5 Tiger Barbs has lost all of the color in it's tail, but the other 4 still have color. I know l...	Cmreds	4	03-May-2008 04:56
Odessus Barbs is it rare to breed the barbs because i have a 55 gallon tank and they breed alllllll the time its kinda weird and they are in the tank with a breedin...	riri1	2	30-Mar-2008 03:31
Anyone have any experience with a Red Tail Black Shark & a YoYo Hello All, I am considering the purchase of a Red Tail Black Shark in the future for a 40 gallon tank, but I am concerned that the shark may attack t...	Cmreds	5	26-Mar-2008 14:50
Danio Issue i just added some new plants to the tank and i noticed one of my danios at the top of the tank. i looked closer and it looked like he had barbels comi...	JBennett181	5	16-Mar-2008 03:52
Tiny rasboras - anyone kept these? I bought these guys a few weeks ago for my kitchen tank. A friend of mine called in a flap saying that he'd spotted them so I got the LFS to hold them...	Callatya	2	17-Feb-2008 23:35
Cherrys Finnally! well guys i went out and bought my 6 cherry barbs tonight. ill probably be buying some more in a couple weeks. depends how these guys do lol. but wit...	sora	6	16-Feb-2008 08:06
Glo Fish has anyone breed the glo fish...	bratyboy2	2	15-Feb-2008 08:30
Tiger Barb dilemma So, here's my problem. I currently have 2 tiger barbs in my main tank along with 6 redeyed tetras and 1 zebra danio. I do not want to increase my ti...	Mitchee	3	13-Feb-2008 05:59
Proud Owner Of A Small Shoal Of Harlies! I finally got my first shoal (4 fish) of harlequin raspboras and I have to say that they are even more enchanting in my 10g than they were at the LFS....	ScottF	5	03-Feb-2008 22:40
Theoretical question... RTBS and Harlequin Rasboras? Would the RTBS kill harlequins? Just wondering. Don't worry. I haven't put these two together or anything, I just had the thought and was curious!!!...	viciouschiapet	5	03-Feb-2008 09:22
New goldfish for stepdaughter Hi Everyone!!! I haven't been on here in ages. Anywho, I soon will be moving into a new home with my boyfriend and his daughter will be with us h...	bratty_girl29	8	02-Feb-2008 17:21
Blue eye rainbow temps? Hey all, just wondering if anyone has experience keeping Blue Eyed Rainbows Pseudomugil Gertrudae in a tank around 74F ? I have mine in my 75g tank,...	So_Very_Sneaky	15	01-Feb-2008 05:29
Odessa Barb ok so i have this aquarium book it has some 800 species of fish in it. very nice. well anyways i came across something called an odessa barb. the book...	sora	5	01-Feb-2008 04:32
Galaxy Rasboras IM BACK!!!! and need so more advice.... so has anyone had experience with them and breed them? any help will matter...	bratyboy2	7	25-Jan-2008 22:27
Cherrys ok so i saw 6 or 7 cherry barbs at my lfs. has anyonekept them? care to share any thoughts or experinces? thanks!...	sora	5	21-Jan-2008 14:57
Proud Owner of New Rainbowfishes I thought there was a Rainbowfish section, but I couldnt find it. Oh well. I am now the proud owner of a large variety of rainbowfish. My 75g tank now...	So_Very_Sneaky	10	13-Jan-2008 22:35
Rtbs,Rs if i say, put a red tailed black shark or a rainbow shark in with yellow labs, a peacock cichlid and a o. lithobates, would it work? i would ,love to...	Bubblebrain	3	05-Jan-2008 10:59
Tiger Barbs any advice/suggestions/comments about keeping regular old tiger barbs( not green or albino or any other kind)?...	F1sh	4	03-Jan-2008 11:02
Puntius Denisonii - Update to Madan's Article Hi all, Much excitement was made when Madan Subramanian first wrote of his fishing trip to find Puntius Denisonii in their natural habitat. The artic...	lochness&ruby	2	27-Dec-2007 06:13

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