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Suggestions for my new... 29 gal aquarium? I am getting a new 29 gal tank this weekend and would like some suggestions of what and how many to put in it. I would like to get aw...	dnrfleener	9	27-Aug-2004 23:51
Cherry Barbs Hello fishy friends. Yesterday I asked about a good way to stock my 10-gallon tank. I have had experience taking care of fish and fish tanks befor...	wee davey	4	27-Aug-2004 19:58
Suicidal RTBS Anyone know why My Red Tail Black Shark would be trying to swim into My filter? She keeps swimming into the output end of the filter....	RESET	3	27-Aug-2004 05:46
color morph?!?!?!? i found this so called "blue white finned rainbow shark". it was beautiful and i wanted to buy one!even though they have 2! but what do u think? have...	bratyboy2	5	26-Aug-2004 21:37
I got white clouds... I'm so excited, I just had to post. Since I first saw these guys, I have wanted them. Now I finally got some white cloud mountain minnows. My ADFs hav...	T/A	6	26-Aug-2004 12:23
can anyone post some pics of WCMM ??? I hear so much about these white cloud minnows .... can someone help me out with them.....give me a bit of info and pleaseeeee some pics cause ive nev...	mvicano	3	26-Aug-2004 12:21
sexing barbs alright i have 3 lfrb in my tank 2 orange with black fins and one all yellow, and this morning i woke up to battle royale in my tank... the two orage...	princessinabsentia	2	26-Aug-2004 09:41
hardiness of white clouds My WCMM tank is on the kitchen counter and has a pebble substrate, so rather than gravel vac I just use the suction tube to clean & water change direc...	Theresa_M	2	25-Aug-2004 21:01
What is good... if anything? What could I keep in a ten gallon tank. I've already read that tiger barbs can't be happy in a ten gallon tank. I was wondering about other types of b...	molliemoore	7	24-Aug-2004 20:46
clown barbs I'm finding all sorts on information on these guys on the net. Size ranges from 2" to 4", some places say peaceful, others saying they are nippers. S...	Lindy	3	24-Aug-2004 12:27
tiger floats vertically I just started cycling a 40 gallon tank last Wednesday. I plan to create a species tank with about 12 tiger barbs. On Friday, I added the first 4 tige...	fishfool35	3	24-Aug-2004 10:19
Gold Barb Temps Just wondering what's the highest temp you've had your gold barbs @for a period of say....5-10 days. Their profile puts them @a max temp of 75F, I mi...	Babelfish	4	24-Aug-2004 07:24
harliquin rasbora how do u breed them and how to sex?...	bratyboy2	0	22-Aug-2004 07:32
i had a Bala Shark (silver shark) and it died but i dont know what i did wrong ok i had a silver shark about 3-4 inches long it was zooming around the tank and acting like a typical bala but i woke up the next morning to find it...	fish_net	7	21-Aug-2004 05:21
Ahhh, one of my tigers decided to JUMP Very freaky when i saw this, i come back from a shower, and i see one of my tigers lying on the floor, dead as a door handle. I thought barbs didn't j...	tweaky	8	20-Aug-2004 21:32
The White Cloud Experiment Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Having read many articles describing how people have gotten fish to breed for them outdoors I have decided to give it whirl. This is my first attemp...	Crazygar	107	20-Aug-2004 19:23
ROSY BARB(S) I have one rosy barb in my tank w 5 guppies people in other places like general freshwater have been telling me its not healthy for the barb but it is...	fish_net	3	20-Aug-2004 17:37
WCMM spawning behaviour I got 6 WCMM a couple of weks ago to use them to cycle my tank, but now i think they're either spawning or have parasites and curiosity. I have 4 fem...	Ferox	0	20-Aug-2004 03:04
Piranha Profile Hi! Im new to fishprofiles.com, and I was suprised to see a Piranha profile. [link=piranha profile]http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profi...	sourbugs	3	20-Aug-2004 02:12
do rainbow shark like the light just before i got a rainbow shark and he's been in this log i put in the tank for 8 hour hasent came out but 5 mins ago i turned my fish tank light of...	Danny	2	19-Aug-2004 09:54
Rainbow Shark not eating I have had my rainbow shark for about 2 weeks now and he won't eat any flake food. All the other fish eat it up first. The rainbow looks good still...	Gills	7	19-Aug-2004 09:23
it's time to add fish... so... my tank has cycled, and now it's also planted now i want to start planning what other kid of fish i can add. i currently have 11 tiger barb...	NowherMan6	9	18-Aug-2004 23:44
Cherry Barbs Pencilfish and.... Could Cherry Barbs or PencilFish go with guppy and platy fry? I would like to get some more use out of my 10g, and I have a single cherry barb in my 2...	So_Very_Sneaky	2	18-Aug-2004 08:25
something to add to new 20g im starting a new 20g and i know i want a school of tiger barbs. I was thinking 8. Also, im going to be putting my rainbow shark in with them. Anyo...	mvicano	5	18-Aug-2004 04:58
Aggravating Danios My mom bought me some 6 zebra danios the other day for my 55g. (Well actually 4 zebras and 2 Leopard danios, but my mom or the person catching the fis...	Bettashimp	2	18-Aug-2004 00:52
Speed of tiger barbs? How fast can they swim? Cause when they eat they swim extremely fast to the top (where food is floating), then amazingly turn back around and i think...	tweaky	3	17-Aug-2004 05:20
Tiger Barb As always, I buy the fish and bring it home only to wonder if I didn't really think it through. I have a small 2.5 gl. tank that I use to isolate fish...	jacnyr	4	16-Aug-2004 19:51
Cherry Barbs! I'm getting tons of conflicting information on cherry barbs. Their profile here says they don't like other cherry barbs. I'm inclined to disbelieve th...	superlion	6	13-Aug-2004 21:51
Danios Attacking! I've got four Zebra Danios in this tank, and I've noticed within about the past day that they seem to be chasing each other a lot more aggressively th...	kitsoncoalesced	5	12-Aug-2004 23:33
Tiger size I was wondering what size tiger barbs really get to, and how long it takes for them to grow to full size. I know the profile says 2.8" (I would assum...	fosteder	11	11-Aug-2004 16:22
Pair of Cyprinid? Are there any Cyprinid that do well in a pair? My tank is stocked up but I may be able to add 2 more fishes in the 2inch range. Thanks. [span class...	sly	2	11-Aug-2004 14:41
tigers and worms i just fed my tiger barbs a worm and first the tetras made off with it. then spot (my big barb) saw all the action and took it from every one else *lo...	fishyhelper288	9	10-Aug-2004 18:17
Returned My Silver Sharks! I returned my Silver Sharks today, the biggest was 6 inches and the medium was 5 inches and the smallest one was 4.5 inches approx. They where really...	Perky	7	10-Aug-2004 16:24
CAE feeding I have a 12cm CAE that I've had most of the year, and have now finally been able to move him into a bigger tank! The thing is I don't know if I'm ove...	Ferox	2	08-Aug-2004 12:01
Feeding Bloodworms to Tiger barbs everyday? Can I feed my Tiger Barbs Hikari frozen bloodworms nearly everyday? I would also supplement with Bio-Blend food. Thanks...	just_one_more	4	08-Aug-2004 10:36
pH Harlequin Rasbora Has anyone ran Harlequin rasboras at pH ] 7.0? With what result?...	Sly Botia	5	06-Aug-2004 18:20
Barbs for a 20 gal tank... I have a 20 gal tank currently stocked with 4 glowlight tetras and 3 cories. I would like to keep some barbs in there, but I'm not sure which I could...	rsz	6	06-Aug-2004 05:57
can someone show me a pic. of a Gold Barb? thanks and also tell me a little about them... THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!...	PlatiesAREcool	5	05-Aug-2004 20:43
What kind of barb? yellow with like 3-4 patches of black on the sides 1" long???,,,,,plz help!!!...	PlatiesAREcool	5	05-Aug-2004 04:56
My Cherry barbs are not schooling anymore The other day I bought two Cherry bards from my fish store, eventually I plan to get more. At first (like they were suppose to,) they were swimming ar...	shaz	9	05-Aug-2004 02:10
Red Tailed Silver Shark Anyone heard of a Red Tailed Silverc Shark, my LFS has some in and I just wanna know more about them....	Perky	7	05-Aug-2004 00:57
Odessa Barbs Has anyone have experience with these? I've bought a few of these and as far as I know, they would be okay and not aggressive. They are small at the...	cichlidmad	5	04-Aug-2004 01:40
Can i keep 3-4 tiger barbs in a 5gl.? Can i keep 3-4 tiger barbs in a 5gl.? i was thinking 2 regs. 2 albino or 2albino and 1 reg. so back to the question... thanks in advance!...	PlatiesAREcool	15	04-Aug-2004 00:28
My tiger barby's ok, ive noticed that since my tigers have been in the new 42gal tank that they don't go right to the top of the service to eat the food given to them....	tweaky	2	02-Aug-2004 09:14
Rasbora question I was in a LFS yesterday and there were some fish in a tank labelled Harlequin Rasboras. I thought I knew what Harlequins looked like from pictures an...	DoctorJ	2	01-Aug-2004 18:19
Tiger Barbs just set up a new 38 gallon tank and after running tests on my water found out its got a ph of 7-8 (hopefully low 7's once i set up my peat) and hardn...	cols	9	01-Aug-2004 17:48
Aggressive tigers I purchased a school of six tiger barbs yesturday and this morning I noticed that the tails of my rainbows were nipped. I then watch and I see a tiger...	Mr	4	01-Aug-2004 00:06
A beautiful "striped tank" I went in to pets mart and say a tank full of tigerbarbs or so i thought. I looked closer and there was clown loaches in there to. It was absolutly st...	tetraman1225	5	30-Jul-2004 11:11
White Cloud suggestions, please... I currently have a 10 gallon with just 3 African Dwarf Frogs. The tank currently has a double sponge filter run by an airpump rated for 20 gallons. I...	T/A	3	28-Jul-2004 22:54
Optimal Tiger Tank? Ok, since my 42usgal will only be for my radical tigers, i was thinking of trying to make the tank best suited for them. What substrate? What deco?...	tweaky	2	28-Jul-2004 22:32

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