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Next Addition. Stock Help-Rainbows,Gouramis?? Hi all, summary: Something around the 5-12cm, active, mid-surface. thoughts/suggestions? While I tread water waiting for my weird tetra problem to go...	mews	5	23-Mar-2008 18:39
Just Another Shrimp Question, Sorry... Like the title suggests, this is gonna be just another shrimp thread, and for that I apologize, but I've found too much conflicting advice on the net...	Hawkeye	12	22-Mar-2008 23:17
Question about the profiles... I know that testing for GH gives a result that encompasses KH, and that the non carbonate hardness is found through subtracting the KH from GH, but I'...	Veteric	1	18-Mar-2008 15:46
What is it with new fish? I went to the fish shop on the weekend and traded in 7 giant danios and got 5 rosy barbs 3 pakistani loaches and 2 bristlenoses. when I put them into...	Troy_Mclure	2	17-Mar-2008 05:05
4 Eyed Fish Has anyone ever heard of or seen these fish. I am going to research them now....	SUBEE376	5	16-Mar-2008 23:55
Decisions Decisions im planning on getting a 55 gallon tank and am thinking of 2 possibilitys for it, maybe 1-3 discus and some other fish, or an african cichlid tank...a...	JBennett181	3	16-Mar-2008 19:07
Keeping my 45lt tank cool in heat wave Here is a photo of how I have lowered the temp by 2c that is not much but it all counts. I have placed two pieces of 25mm X 50mm --2ins X 1ins timber...	keithgh	2	16-Mar-2008 08:21
Koi feeding question... So, the koi in my tank are getting considerably large and Im wondering...could I harm them in any way by providing fresh food such as shrimp, fish, sq...	El Tiburon Tailandes	2	16-Mar-2008 06:43
Hujeta Gar I was at a fish store near my house and they had "Hujeta Gar" in stock. I was quite taken with these fish. I am unfamiliar with this species of fich...	tyler9999	2	16-Mar-2008 03:06
Feeding Apisto's Hey everyone, just wondering if there's such thing as a flake food without phosphates. If not, will daily brine shrimp mess up the digestive tract fro...	Veteric	9	14-Mar-2008 22:31
T5 Lighting Question I upgraded to T5 lights when I bought my biowheel canopy for my 4' 75 for the option of fresh water plants and possible future marine life. It has 4 b...	Krash7172	5	13-Mar-2008 22:25
Stupid fish Has anyone else had stupid fish? We had a Betta once who swam between a bn log and the glass, then tried to turn around in the tight spot. He suffocat...	Brengun	6	13-Mar-2008 01:00
First Tank, looking for fish with character :) Hi,I'm looking to start up my first tank, I've never kept fish before, however I know a little about general fishkeeping as my boyfriend has been keep...	Spookytonberry	18	07-Mar-2008 06:47
Garderni Killis Hi folks. I shall be thinking about a pair of these for a planted tank i shall be putting together in the near future. Has anyone had any first hand e...	Mez	3	06-Mar-2008 17:53
Wierd Mysterious Fish Eggs having trouble deciding whats goin on. 1.)there are little batches of fish eggs alll over my tank and theres new ones every day. this has been going o...	JBennett181	4	06-Mar-2008 01:00
Tiny Creatures in Water After completing a water change yesterday i observed little creatures swimming in the water and sitting on the glass. The kind of looked like BBS, t...	carpe_diem	6	05-Mar-2008 23:41
How long can wet fish live outside a tank How long can wet fish live outside a tank and survive when returned to tank? This happened to me today, before I reply with how long they were I woul...	keithgh	11	04-Mar-2008 20:51
Archer fish Hi guys, well I have a LFS that has one archer for sale. and I am considering getting it for the 55. I have looked at the profiles both here and in...	FishKeeperJim	1	04-Mar-2008 16:35
Disease here there and everywhere. Its not just me noticing is it? Ive never seen disease rates like ive seen over the new year. Everyone, everywhere, every stockist, every importer i...	longhairedgit	8	29-Feb-2008 23:07
New fishies!!! Well, my wife came home today with: 3 Turquoise Rainbowfish 3 Iryan Jaya (Red) Rainbowfish All six are already a good size. Our 55 is now a Rainbow h...	fishsage	2	26-Feb-2008 11:10
Online Ok so I thought id check out some fish online. i know some sites like thatfish place, aquabid etc... Im just concerned. Does anyone know how often fis...	sora	7	25-Feb-2008 23:25
Total Tank cleaning and substrate cleaning I know a typical total tank clean is to be done 2-3 months depending on alot. Now the gravel substrate holds alot of healthy bacteria and even some of...	stealth114	13	24-Feb-2008 22:30
Brine Shrimp Eggs? Will brine shrimp eggs be as good as food given to my communbity fishes unhatched? I got this tube of it and it jsut cant hatch and Im nto bothered to...	stealth114	1	24-Feb-2008 19:56
killifish Eggs does anyone know how to raise killifish eggs and also how easy it is for say a moderatley experienced aquarist... thinking about buying some, wanna s...	brandeeno	3	24-Feb-2008 16:40
fish that i havent seen in stores or heard about but saw a picture and WANT popondetta blue eye i saw a pic of it in a fish book of mine and it looked pretty cool never seen or heard of it before i saw it in there and i want...	JBennett181	5	24-Feb-2008 01:18
Looks like a flying fox but... I went shopping today. For rocks. I came back with fish, as you do I have more on order. sigh Naughty bad addict. Anyway, while on my trip I f...	Callatya	7	19-Feb-2008 04:44
Need Help Stocking I have an idea of how I want to stock my new tank when I get it, but I need a centerpiece fish to finish it off. It will be a 29 gallon tank with live...	dvd_wightman	4	19-Feb-2008 04:43
How do you.. Lower the PH in tanks? some of my fish have been dying, tested the water it's not nitrites/nitrates or ammonia.. ph was too high. so how would I b...	Rookie_Boy1	11	19-Feb-2008 04:39
OK, here's what I did! Well, I originally had set up our 20G for the CAE and one cichlid..... just didn't work for me. It just felt wrong. So, back to the LFS with the Cich...	fishsage	3	19-Feb-2008 04:34
The need for charcoal? I have a question. From what Ive been reading, plants, specially floating plants seem to be a great filter to eliminate things such as heavy me tals an...	El Tiburon Tailandes	2	18-Feb-2008 18:12
10 Gallon Stocking. Mum has got a ten gallon, its in the process of cycling and i gave it a boost of media from my big filter. But what to have. I really want puffers bu...	im-trying	10	18-Feb-2008 09:14
MAJOR snail outbreak All of a sudden, I have a serious outbreak of teeny weensy little brown snails. They must've hitched a ride in on some new plants I bought awhile bac...	ScottF	10	17-Feb-2008 19:02
Tough Algae Hello All, I have some algae in one of my tanks that I just cannot seem to control. First let me explain that the tank is not over stocked, I feed t...	Cmreds	5	15-Feb-2008 16:42
New blog Hey everyone I have started a blog on my tanks. I dont get to be in here much so I thought I would blog it for you. Thanks for looking http://thet...	fishmonster	4	15-Feb-2008 05:03
Excited - found a nice LFS :) My rekindled interest in aquaria reached a new high today. I visited over a half dozen LFSs in the last month looking for a good source for plants & f...	Krash7172	12	14-Feb-2008 23:38
9 Inches Of Fish Left been looking at Pseudomugil, the rainbowfish, and theres a few i like i have 9 inches of room for em, can i mix different kinds of em?...	JBennett181	11	14-Feb-2008 15:58
Flourish Excel And Clown Loaches i am thinking of dosing my tank with excel but i have been told that if you keep clown loaches you should administer any additives at halve strength,...	papasan	7	12-Feb-2008 22:38
Restocking! Hi~ I've been using the profiles here to check out some options for restocking. Anyone have suggestions or comments on the ones I'm considering? Tan...	jel11	5	12-Feb-2008 21:41
10G.... What To Add... I recently set up a 10g for my dad. It is at his office and he is just thrilled about it! i had previously started this tank but it crashed due to neg...	brandeeno	18	12-Feb-2008 05:16
Schooling fish, odd, or even numbers I was told a while ago that schooling fish should be kept in odd numbers. Has anyone been told this as well....	steven1982	8	12-Feb-2008 04:34
How Often Do I Fed My Fry ? i'm new to this so i dow no realy what to say, but i have just had new fry and im not sure what i should feed them and how often, can any one help me...	Nattyk161	3	10-Feb-2008 19:21
Stocking 60 Gal! Hi everyone, I'll be moving into my first home with my boyfriend in a week, and I've been rethinking my whole aquarium situation. I've had 2 JD'...	mrsmonty	9	10-Feb-2008 04:21
How often do you feed Pages: 1, 2, 3 I was wondering how often everyone feeds their fish. Fry are exempt as they do need lots of little feeds, but for normal feeding of average fish, how...	Brengun	43	08-Feb-2008 06:26
I have been such an idiot! I need help really really badly Well as some of you will have noticed on the board. I have recently bought a new tank. It is a Jewel Trigon 350. The initial problem arose when i re...	im-trying	6	08-Feb-2008 01:24
Stocking Help! ok let me tell ya my situation... a 29 gallon with a good amount of fish,i got 6 zebra danios, 3 white skirt tetras, 2 sailfin mollies, 1 iridescant s...	JBennett181	4	06-Feb-2008 03:17
Sniff your PRIME please :) I went visiting today to pick up some livebearers and a hunk of LR, and while I was there I was asked about the likely cause of deaths in this guy's t...	Callatya	2	05-Feb-2008 17:20
Fungus? Hello all, have any of you seen/experienced this? Yesterday I was checking out George (he's a Jack Dempsey) and I noticed that he had totally redecora...	divertran	5	05-Feb-2008 11:11
250 Gallon Tank!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a 250 gal tank its has no fish in it and its all set up with some hardy plants like java sword and chain sword. i want some type of cool large...	riri1	19	04-Feb-2008 04:52
Aloe Vera use?? Hello Everyone, Just thought i put up ths query of mine.. This may seem totally crazy but does anyone, ever use extracts of aloe vera for their tropi...	stealth114	5	04-Feb-2008 03:17
African Butterflys hey i just got some today and also to day i got an airstone... will the bubbles that disturb the surface stress out the fish? thanks...	JBennett181	2	03-Feb-2008 04:32

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