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New tank!! I got a 125g over the weekend, gotta love my husband, anyway I need advice for filters. Which would be best? Also heaters, do I get two? Or is there...	covered-in-bees	12	23-May-2005 23:05
Heater broke=Dead discus I walked into the house yesterday and went to check on my discus tank. The first thing I noticed was my 2 smaller discus dead. This upset me, but th...	Mustang	5	23-May-2005 19:20
lfs tadpoles Does anybody know what the tadpoles sold at lfs are. What species of frog are they. I've seen some frogs around my pond and they always looked like le...	greenmonkey51	3	23-May-2005 17:03
Substrate for a stingray What is the best type of substrate for a freshwater sting ray. I'm wanting to set up a 125 gallon tank in my classroom next year and have a sting ray...	Mustang	8	23-May-2005 16:55
holiday advice Hello I'm off on holiday for two and a half weeks and want some advice on keeping my fish happy. (It's the first time I've left them longer than a c...	fishymama	5	23-May-2005 07:25
Assistance Needed- Any Opinions Welcome- Restocking For my birthday I will be recieving my first 55 gallon aquarium. I am not experienced in stocking anything over a 30 gallon thus any assistance at a...	zachjc_14	2	23-May-2005 03:22
what on earth (stocking suggestions) I'm finally over my broken leg (as much as I can be anyway), and am no in the process of setting up my 72 bowfront. Its gonna be a planted tank, wit...	denver	4	23-May-2005 02:14
Scary Sounds from the Aquarium... Pages: 1, 2 I have been sitting in my room for the last four hours doing homework and every so often i thought i heard a rasping noise coming from my aquarium. I...	Hooktor	21	22-May-2005 19:57
Failure has been over came........ Hi, This is another post on my continueing Paladarium project , half land half water fixture. Since the last time I was on here Ive taken out all but...	mcfat88	3	22-May-2005 05:21
new tropical tank! im' thinking of starting a peaceful tropical tank as the only tropical tanks i have are agressive cichlid tanks. the tank in planning on useing...	Darth Vader	6	22-May-2005 00:31
RIP little pond fishys>:( ] :#( wel, just a few hours ago, i was horrafied to find that all 3 of my ponds were bulldosed!!!! all of the 12 sunfish and pumpkinseed, a ba...	fishyhelper288	11	21-May-2005 16:06
classroom fish There's this middleschool teacher that keeps buying fish every year then at the end of the year she just unplugs everything and leaves them. Well ove...	sham	10	21-May-2005 05:04
Paint fumes??? Hi everyone I was just wondering whether anyone know whether paint fumes will affect fish tanks when painting a room. Obviously the oxygen that gets...	batman	13	20-May-2005 23:00
HELP! Weather loach death...Now need stocking advice. Today I went to my 55 gallon to find one of my favorate fish DEAD :#(:#( ]:\|:#( My weather loach I have spoken of before on this site,...	angeleel	4	20-May-2005 22:26
Baby Bolivian Rams Hi Guys, My Bolivian Rams laid eggs 3 days ago, and it looks like the little geeks will be wigglers either tomorrow or the next day. What should I fee...	So_Very_Sneaky	1	20-May-2005 20:21
Feeder Fish Is it true that feeder goldfish are not meant to be pets, because they are raised in water that has certain chemicals in that would prevent the fish f...	tetratech	8	20-May-2005 18:39
Will it be overstocked Would this be overstocked for my 75g. 8 diamond tetras 7 lemon tetras 3 festivum 2 bolivian rams 1 royal plec (4in) _________________ That is what I...	greenmonkey51	5	20-May-2005 18:25
Hmmm....open to ANY 29gal stocking ideas The only thing I will not really do are fish that will need a larger tank when they get...larger...Convicts, invertebrates(unless it includes fish in...	sir_psycho	13	20-May-2005 18:14
Suggestions wanted... Currently I have a male Betta in a 10 gallon with 3 ADFs. But since the Betta has now decided he likes to eat all of the ADF's food, I now have to mov...	T/A	9	20-May-2005 15:36
Setting up new tank, question about cycle and fish eggs and parent fish: need info quick Hi Guys, My Bolivian Rams laid eggs last night, and I want to move them into a 10g tank. If I use gravel and water from my big tank, and a filter off...	So_Very_Sneaky	6	20-May-2005 13:06
wats the total you spent on aquariums? Pages: 1, 2 well i guess i read a little too much about expensive fish, and now i am thinking how much i've spent for my single 29 glalon tank... tank - $60 ligh...	greenfootball	22	20-May-2005 10:32
how do you feed frozen peas??? I know you have to thaw them and remove the outer shell part. But do you have to cook them? Or are peas OK when raw?...	T/A	5	19-May-2005 18:47
slightly bigger 5 gallon I might be able to get anot 10 gallon tank over the summer. I was thinking of stocking it with: 8 bloodfin tetras 4 cherry barbs 5 African Dwarf frog...	djtj	8	19-May-2005 17:29
Found Eggs I am pretty sure that these are cory eggs but I wanted to make sure. In my 25 gal I have lots of guppies some younge swortails, 6 cardinals a few neon...	Mr	3	19-May-2005 15:45
Interesting fish for public aquarium Pages: 1, 2 What would you love to see on display in a public aquarium? A few of the exhibits are due for a change and i'd like some input. The tanks are in the r...	misty666660	25	19-May-2005 05:21
Stocking question regarding Neons and an Elephant Nose! Hello all! Looking for a bit of help with stocking please. Keep getting conflicting info from fish shops! I have a Vision 180 litre tank, cycled and...	abid	8	19-May-2005 00:35
30 gallon, theme? What should I go for in my new 30 gallon? I was thinking about tang. chichlids but they're very $$$ around here. My other choice is a community, but m...	djtj	12	18-May-2005 23:13
Bubbles! I recently read somewhere that if you have a stream of bubbles in your tank it should be guarded in some way (eg. with a tube) so the fish don't swim...	foj1428	11	18-May-2005 21:42
Surinam Toads? I just saw some of these guys at a new LFS today, and are they ever neat! Tell me all about them! Do they eat fish espescially, and what size tank cou...	So_Very_Sneaky	2	18-May-2005 19:42
Major aquascape reconstruction and fish health I have a tank with some tiger barbs, sae's, a bristlenose, and one striata loach (I know I need to get a few more). I am taking everything completely...	just_one_more	3	18-May-2005 18:28
parrot fish breeding is this possible? i have heard of alot of people that have had parrots breed. i thought that they couldn't and the only way to get them was hyred br...	bettachris	1	18-May-2005 17:20
15 gallon stock My sister has a 15 gallon long (like a 20 gallon, but not as tall) in her room. Current stock are two male mollies, five juvie male guppies and one lo...	kitten	2	18-May-2005 07:40
Over a year and Iv never seen..... Iv had my silver ds over a year and Iv never seen them fight but just now 2 of them were going at it. Biting and ramming and getting all crazy. At fir...	mynameisnathan1234	4	18-May-2005 05:32
Check my advice please ... This thread was started by someone asking about the pos...	Calilasseia	3	18-May-2005 03:05
Empty 29 Gallon Aquarium Please Give me some ideas I have an Empty 29 Gallon Aquarium that I am looking to put some COOL fish into. Here is the list of fish that i would like please tell me if it seems...	OscarsRule	18	18-May-2005 03:00
29 gallons and lots of questions I am new to this hobby and have a 29 gallon tank (36x12) and have been looking over fish types to stock with. I like harlequin rasboras, black phantom...	phoenix5724	4	18-May-2005 00:18
How many different species of fish have you kept??? Pages: 1, 2 I know this might be asking a lot for some of you, but please list all the fish you have kept through out the years. In my lifetime I plan on keepin...	T/A	33	17-May-2005 22:54
Buying used tanks? How do you feel about buying a used tank from a stranger? Should I worry about contamination? Or do you think it's safe?...	manborg	10	17-May-2005 20:36
My gubbies had babies! My guppies had babies! In my tank I had 3 males, they got along good. Then a few weeks ago I got 3 more guppies for the tank, 1 male and 2 females. Th...	Kelly	11	17-May-2005 20:10
Another stocking suggestion thread :) 15-gallon Hello all! I have a very well-established 15 gallon aquarium that has some capacity remaining, and I was hoping for some suggestions. Current conten...	Dave in the Basement	7	17-May-2005 18:15
plz help, kinda urgent (parrotfish) Hey everyone, I found some worms in my backyard and thought, hey I should feed these to my fish, so I came down to my fishroom,and started putt...	GrimZ	2	17-May-2005 17:59
Odd Schooling i had 2 long finned tetras along with my dinosaur eels in my tank since i got it earlier this year. then about a month after i started my tank i got t...	dogmai333	3	17-May-2005 15:49
using peat moss i recently put some peat granules in my canister filter and it turned my water a dark brown. so i did a water change and it turned dark brown again. s...	agent_orange	3	17-May-2005 15:01
What size tank? Hello. I just joined the forum. I am pretty sure I have a problem. I followed the advice of the pet store in setting up my first aquarium, and I th...	JellyBean	19	17-May-2005 09:27
blue jays tetra...what a joke or is there really one??? ok....to my surprised....i visited big al's in toronto (scarborough) one time and saw a tetra labelled... blue jays tetra...hmm?!?..is there such thin...	tankie	15	17-May-2005 05:41
swapping gravel for eco-complete i will be receiving 60 pounds of eco-complete on tuesday, adn just curious about the procedure to swap out my old substrates... since i have a large...	greenfootball	6	17-May-2005 04:30
mixing color varations Is it possible to have a school made up of different color varations. This is kind of a general question. Could you have 4 black skirt tetras and 4 wh...	djtj	4	17-May-2005 03:51
Papier Mache Decorations Hi Has anyone ever tried, or heard of someone trying using papier mache to create fake rocks etc? I had the thought walking to work this morning. Th...	batman	4	17-May-2005 03:40
2 quick Q i have a rainbow fish tank with rainbows(dont know what kind they are) n.e way would a male betta be ok with them or will they eat his fins. second q...	bettachris	5	17-May-2005 02:52
KEEPING A QUARANTINE TANK LAST WEEK, I SET UP A GROW-OUT/QUARANTINE TANK. I CURRENTLY HAVE SOME KRIBENSIS FRY THAT I PULLED OUT OF ONE OF MY TANKS. IT IS A 29 GALLON TANK. I...	fishfool35	1	17-May-2005 01:40

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