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My angels have spawned! I've had my angels for about 5-6 months, I got them as juveniles. And I guess they must have paired up, because I was about to do a water change and p...	wonder woman	2	27-Oct-2004 22:38
Marbled Sleeper Goby I purchased a Marbled Sleeper Goby a few months ago and he has already doubled in size! He is now about 7-8" long and VERY thick! He has such a huge a...	mccabe23	2	27-Oct-2004 18:18
OUCH! OOH! I GOT EGGS! I was replanting my tank this morning and OUCH! one of my bolivian rams was at my fingers like a jack russel terrierr. I found EGGS!!!!!...	Troy_Mclure	3	27-Oct-2004 04:21
dwarf puffer questions. my closest petsmart currently has pinky sized juvies on sale for 2 bucks each. would 6 of these be okay in a 125gal community tank? i have no experia...	mariosim	13	27-Oct-2004 04:11
nocturnal lighting? i currently have a 29 gallon aquarium with two senegal bichirs and a ghost knifefish. (I know that is considered overstocking and will eventually tr...	johnnylaw1984	5	27-Oct-2004 01:12
Maybe a new 55.... What do you think? I think this might be a bit crowded for a 55g, but these are the fish I'm interested in... 2 Kribs 2 Firemouths 2 Blue Acara 1 BN Pleco 1 RTBS 8-10 T...	jack999	6	26-Oct-2004 22:22
Owning your own LFS Ok, like me, I'm sure some of you would love to open your own fish store. It is probably a dream that will never come true for me but has anyone made...	mccabe23	6	26-Oct-2004 21:45
one mean fish! We have a black banded leporconis (sic). We have had him in excess of two years and he is now over 7" long. We named him Lockjaw. Anyway, the proble...	bmcelfresh	7	26-Oct-2004 15:47
Just one of those Wonder Why Big Questions This is one question that has been bothering me for some time. I wonder why it is that people can say "this fish is too big for this tank" yet can kee...	So_Very_Sneaky	3	26-Oct-2004 13:06
Supplement for Goldfish and Cory Hi, I have ranchu (a type of goldfish) and some cories in a 30 gallon tank. I feed them a mixes of fish food, pellets, goldfish food and cories food....	wk	4	26-Oct-2004 08:53
Gravel Change I want to do a gravel change on my ten gallon tank but I am unsure on how to go about doing it. It is fully cycled and I know that I shouldn't remove...	soclosetome	1	26-Oct-2004 07:44
Senegal Bichir Anyone have a photo or link of a full-grown Senegal bichir? I'd love to see what they look like full-grown in the wild or aquarium....	mccabe23	1	26-Oct-2004 04:57
illegal species Is there a list somewhere that tells you what is illegal to keep in your country? In one of my other threads, someone stated that my tadpole may be an...	mccabe23	2	26-Oct-2004 04:55
Question about water temperature. I am in India, and we dont have some of the really cool water temp/quality monitoring devices you have in the US. The city I live in has an average te...	ClownyGirl	8	26-Oct-2004 04:34
Help me fiddle with my 20 gallon! I just bought two honey gouramis today--I love them. I've been thinking of screwing around with my 20 gallon. I want to make it an "asian biotype." S...	solublefish	16	26-Oct-2004 04:12
oddball fish? hello, i currently have a 29 gallon tank with two dinosaur eels, a glass knifefish, a cory and 3 dainos (cory and dainos were used to speed up the cyc...	johnnylaw1984	10	26-Oct-2004 04:07
Good LFS in Manhattan I am new to NYC and have acquired an interest in aquariums and I would love to hear if anyone in Manhattan has a favorite store they go to. So far I...	scheibe	2	26-Oct-2004 03:47
What a sad day!!! What a sad day! I ordered some fish from this person on ebay. They seemed quite knowledgeable, were sending 2 plants, 6 snails, and 7 young guppies. H...	So_Very_Sneaky	9	26-Oct-2004 02:44
Feeder Tadpole Ok, about two weeks ago, I was at my LFS and inside their tank of feeder goldfish, there was a tadpole. I dedided to take him because I have a tank s...	mccabe23	7	26-Oct-2004 02:09
Stocking ideas for a 5 GAL Its been done many times, but wanted to see what everyone would do with a 5? Heater, Filter and Light. Puffers? Maybe some Multies? Killi? This...	VooDooATL	19	26-Oct-2004 01:31
Going to give up soon on this hobby! This is my disaster: I purchased a 29 gallon from my friend, i didn't cycle correctly, lost most of my fish. I put new water in, had two guppies in t...	kmlubahn6609	9	26-Oct-2004 01:27
bogwood hi all can anyone tell how long to soak bogwood for i hear so many stories please help...	mickpall	3	26-Oct-2004 00:30
do fish blink? for some reason i didnt think fish blink... no clue why I guess I just assumed it... but now I have definitely seen some of my fish blink, haha, I swe...	devon7	10	25-Oct-2004 22:52
likelihood of canabalism? hi! i have a question about killis (sorry, i would've posted this in the killi forum, but it doesn't get much traffic by the looks of it!) anyhow, ju...	niggit	3	25-Oct-2004 22:06
A Baby Molly in my UG Filter!!! I was just laying on my bed and i happened to look at my tank. There seemed to be a small fish in the uplift tube of my UG filter! I rush over fo...	Bettashimp	2	25-Oct-2004 21:08
Is it WRONG to feed my fish regular people shrimp? Pages: 1, 2 Is it WRONG to feed my fish regular people shrimp? My loaches loves them. My cichlids ignores them. My arowana swallow it whole. My red-tail w...	Trojan_man	20	25-Oct-2004 16:56
Hair-Like Thing On My Driftwood Hi, recently I have discovered some hair-like thing growing on my driftwood. Its colour is like light greyish and not green. Any idea what is it ? My...	wk	6	25-Oct-2004 03:08
Fish Other than Rainbowfish with Similar Top Finnage I inherited a larval fish from my nephews frog tank. The only thing that went into that tank, other than the tadpole months earlier, was some duckwee...	Cory_Di	4	25-Oct-2004 02:03
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions....... OK Folks I'm at a point where I need some advise...I have a 29 gallon as most of you know that is for my guppies, and of course my 55 gallon for my go...	houston	1	25-Oct-2004 01:29
Is this a problem? Ok, I have a Cigar Shark and an Arowana in the same tank and no, the tank size is not an issue. My problem is this.....the Cigar Shark, which is a sch...	mccabe23	2	24-Oct-2004 23:58
how to solve a problem what would be some ways to get rid of my algae problems . I have 9 fish 4:tiger barbs 3: paradise gouramies 1 orey catfis...	L337 Ch0d3	13	24-Oct-2004 23:00
What to keep ??? Hi there, I have got a 3ft tank that needs to be filled with maybe a couple of fish. Anyone with any ideas on what to keep ? PS: No Arowanas please....	jonprebhu	10	24-Oct-2004 09:03
custom tanks and arowanas can arowans survive in brackish? what i plan to do 2 archers 1 arowana 1-3 moray eel(s) 4 shark catfish misc. compatible fish in a custom made aquar...	resle	10	24-Oct-2004 06:51
Wild Discovery About 3 days ago, I moved all my Ps. Saulosi (1 male, 3 females) to a larger tank. I had known that about 1 1/2 months ago, 2 of the females appeared...	MikeDawg	0	24-Oct-2004 00:50
I want some active fish!!!! Pages: 1, 2 WHen I was at the LFS, there was a tank full of opline gouramis. They looked sweet, and i wanted to buy around 5 of them to put in my tank. I talked...	victimizati0n	39	23-Oct-2004 14:22
snady substrate I'm considering switching from gravel to sand in my cory tank. What do I need to know about the upkeep of sand. How do you clean it without sucking it...	mike77ca	10	23-Oct-2004 13:43
Molly's Tank hi all, i have a ten gallon tank and i am thinking about turing it into just a molly tank. i heard from a very reliable source that they would be very...	fishman24	4	23-Oct-2004 05:53
UnKnown Tank Growth,S.O.S.!?!? I have a 65 gal, Top Fin system with Dual Bio Wheel/Strong Filtration system. I also have one,male, Red Tiger Oscar who is named "Oscar". He is about...	Keithweed	5	23-Oct-2004 05:14
Want to hear something funny? The funniest thing is happening between my "Alpha" dwarf Gourami, and my Boesmani Rainbowfish. They have become a "couple" and are doing spawning danc...	So_Very_Sneaky	0	23-Oct-2004 01:38
how do you tell when a sword is pregnant I have recently purchased another small tank, a 5 gal, for my swords babies but am not sure when to put her in or even how a pregnant sword is suppose...	butterfli782	5	23-Oct-2004 01:26
1000+ gallon tank Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 my mom is opening up her own restaurant and wants to have a huge fish tank installed. lucky for me since I just got hooked on this fish keeping thing...	gnr4ever8794	114	23-Oct-2004 00:14
why does every one on this site love cories I just dont see the fascination with corys wats so good about them...	Alex	14	22-Oct-2004 23:33
needle nose gar and glass knifefish? are needle nose gars and glass knifefish compatable or will the fish fight. im trying to set up a tank with unusual fish. thanks for the help john...	johnnylaw1984	7	22-Oct-2004 23:04
Overstocked? Just restocked my 30g. I got 4 swordtails, 4 guppies, and 2 dwarf gouramis. They're all getting along no bullying etc, but do i have too many? just cu...	warrion_2000	5	22-Oct-2004 21:58
most peaceful tank... Hi friends I recently lost my male texas cichlid and subsequently and going to restock my 4ft tank. After having cichlids for a few years I was think...	wish-ga	15	22-Oct-2004 18:02
giving up on tiger barbs :( ok so i realize im probably going to take some flack for this, but i'm giving up on my tiger barbs. trying to control their aggression/ nippiness has...	NowherMan6	19	22-Oct-2004 16:39
needlenose gar??? i am considering a gar or two for a twenty gallon aquarium, they will eventually be transfered into a much larger tank. Does anyone have any informat...	johnnylaw1984	9	22-Oct-2004 16:29
small warning I've had terra cotta in my 29g for quite some time but last night disaster struck. Before putting pots in the tank I cut the bottom hole larger and fi...	Theresa_M	7	22-Oct-2004 15:45
How can I make the light less bright, and make my fish come out more Hey everyone. The light in my fishtank is pretty bright, and i think it is why most of my fish hide all of the time (they are active when the light o...	victimizati0n	12	22-Oct-2004 12:14
Rocks from firebelly newt tank? Can I take the rocks out of my newt tank, and put them in my fishtank? WIll it harm the fish in any way?...	victimizati0n	2	22-Oct-2004 12:13

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