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How many fish are you safely able to add to your tank at a time? Just wondering, what's a "safe" number of fish you can add to you tank at a time? If you want a school of tetras, for instance, do you just buy a few...	fishygirl68	4	22-Aug-2004 08:32
aussies and dwarf rainbows? okay i bought 2 what i believe are female dwarf rainbow fish and they are doing good! how can i be sure? also how big will they get and how big do aus...	bratyboy2	0	22-Aug-2004 07:28
Moving fish two hours away? Tomorrow I am going to get some fish. The fish store I am buying them from is 2 hours from where I live. What is the best way to ensure their surviv...	jenbabe256	3	22-Aug-2004 05:57
THREE! 3 male bettas in one cup!!!! I read the posts about too small of cups or irregular water changes for bettas. I can sympathize with that issue, but today I witnessed a new low. I...	just_one_more	3	22-Aug-2004 05:44
10g puffers Pages: 1, 2 I wanna set up a 10 gallon tank I have layin around with dwarf puffers and some other fish, and I was thinking maybe somethin like 3 puffers, 3 bumble...	gnr4ever8794	20	22-Aug-2004 04:25
Cell pore filter inserts? Does anyone know where I ccan purchase cercona cell pore filter inserts for an emperor? I am wanting to do away with the carbon cartridges and use so...	cichlidiot	1	22-Aug-2004 03:12
Yoyo loach spawning behavior? Hey everybody, I've got a quick question for Yoyo loach owners out there. Has anyone had any experience with these guys spawning? Recently two of mine...	CeltGirl	7	21-Aug-2004 23:03
Breeding Harchets Hi I have 4 marbled hatchets in my community and they are doing brilliant, feeding on flake after initial problems getting them to feed. Has anyone...	bezzer2403	1	21-Aug-2004 22:55
Anyone knows of any LHS that might sell blue emperor tetra in southern California? Hm...I just received my online order of 6 blue/purple emperor tetras yesterday..and again...all females! I dunno how lucky I am when I got 14 blue em...	Patson	2	21-Aug-2004 20:58
Would this be a good deal for a 90 gallon? Also how big IS a 90 gallon tank? I've seen advertised, a 90 gallon tank, I think with a Fluval filter, heater, decorations, etc. plus 2 large Angels, a school of tetras, rainbow bala...	fishygirl68	11	21-Aug-2004 17:49
Killifish 101 - any professors out there? Hi, everyone. Please see my thread in "getting started" about my 5 gallon needing tank mates.) I was suggested killifish and think I might go ahead...	mothership	1	21-Aug-2004 16:29
Tropical Fish RECIPE !!!! Can anyone suggest a good recipe I can mix, which is suitable for Tetras and Livebearers? :%)...	McLean	4	21-Aug-2004 15:16
pink lemonade? awhile ago, i purchased 10 pink lemonades. i am down to a few (due to a whole-house disaster). my kids love them, but my lfs have no idea what i am ta...	mariosim	5	21-Aug-2004 15:11
Transparent Knife Fish Anybody got a picture of one of these? They seem very interesting, but I'm not sure if they are what the lfs is saying they are (they have a bad habi...	John'sWildKingdom	6	21-Aug-2004 13:26
question does anyone know of an aquarium magazine available in aust?...	dan.76	0	21-Aug-2004 07:50
Profiles on Hybrids? Pages: 1, 2 Ultimately, this is a decision that is up to Adam, but I'm curious as to what the FP population feels. Should profiles be present on this site for hyb...	whetu	24	21-Aug-2004 06:53
color enhancing food... Does anyone use this stuff? Does it work? Please give brand names, if the food worked....	T/A	9	21-Aug-2004 03:08
Bacterial Bloom Hi I have a 46 gallon tank with 3 fish in it...it has been cycling with fish for about a week now. I am not knowledgeable about water chemistry or the...	sharky	4	21-Aug-2004 02:46
Please help solve debate Pages: 1, 2 My husband and i have been getting into quite heated discussions lately. Here's how who see's what! My husband believes that fish cannot see out of th...	angel2211	30	21-Aug-2004 02:41
Dream Tanks? I was wondering what everyones dream tank would be, you can have the max. of 2.Oh ya and keep the sizes down lol. Dream Tank #1- 120 gallon- half ful...	Fish Guy	13	21-Aug-2004 01:21
Air bubbles stick to Fish!!!!! Today, I bought a pair of fish. As soon as I arrived at home, I put them into the aquarium and a strange scene came into sight!!! Both Guppies had a...	McLean	6	20-Aug-2004 21:03
uk online fishes Hello, I've seen lots of posts here about online retailers of fish...but is there anyone in the uk who sells tropical freshwater fish by either mail-...	justicerulesok	2	20-Aug-2004 16:23
Which filter is better to use.... I am using a submergable filter at the moment - not sure what brand but it does the job - sticks to the side of the tank - sucks in the water then blo...	Dee	12	20-Aug-2004 15:58
ph going up during fishless cycle I am only about 8 hours into my fishless cycle, after seeding the tank with 5ppm of ammonia. Now, after testing again, my ph has gone from 7.8 up to...	Beefshank	6	20-Aug-2004 09:57
neons i was thinking about putting a school of about 12 neons in my 55 gallon tank, i was just wondering if the other fish in the tank would bother them 2 b...	XxxxMaddawgXxxx	6	20-Aug-2004 08:41
Turtles I am considering breaking down my 20 gallon long tank and trading in my fish in that tank to get a turtle instead. Is a 20 gallon long tank large eno...	Little Caesar	8	20-Aug-2004 08:02
Need info on where I can find.... MOSS BALLS. apparently theres these free floating Japanese moss balls that float around and suck up excess nutrients and keeps algae at bay... Does...	Troy_Mclure	2	20-Aug-2004 07:07
fish dying please help i have 2 baby oscars 1 baby jack D 1 baby fire mouth chichled in a 10 gl tank till this friday when i got a 55 gl also i have a 36 gl deap bowed...	oscar23	9	20-Aug-2004 06:41
Leaf Zone and Melafix Can these two be dosed to an aquarium at the same time? The labels don't say anything about mixing it with anything and I know they're both very safe,...	gartenzwerfe	1	20-Aug-2004 06:26
nitrite wont come down I have a planted 50gal tank. I did the fishless cycle to the tee and everything was working as it should. I have added pure ammonia until I got trit...	cujo	5	20-Aug-2004 04:14
Colorado question??? Does altitude matter to fishes health In live in Boulder county Colorado, which is about 20 miles away from Denver (the mile high city) and have noticed at most of the LFS have poor lookin...	SnogardOne	0	20-Aug-2004 04:07
I cant clean the glass!!! Ok, im my tank, theres spots on the tank, and water "rundowns" I have tried cleaning them with windex, and i just tried lemon pledge (it worked a lit...	victimizati0n	6	20-Aug-2004 02:52
NEW TANK Any suggestions? well today our hamster unfortunatly died she was living in an aquarium so we are giving it a thourough cleaning and using it as a Freshwater aquarium...	fish_net	1	20-Aug-2004 00:25
dead panda cory.......... I got 4 panda's about 3 weeks ago for my 10 gallon. There were two bigger ones and two smaller ones. One of the smaller ones had been less active....	metalbug33	4	19-Aug-2004 21:21
Can anyone identify a mysterious creature? When i brought some new plants a few days after i began to see these small things on the glass.(they are in the gravel as well now) They are small, t...	nitro	16	19-Aug-2004 19:50
experience at lfs I recently got a job at my lfs. The main guy there is teaching me eveything I need to know about all of the animals. He is pretty knowlegable. Anyways...	miktunes25	12	19-Aug-2004 17:50
how fast should the cycle go now? Ok, I replaced the 2 filters in my emperor 400 in my 55 gallon tank, and put them in my 20 gallon long. (right now im just floating them in the water)...	victimizati0n	5	19-Aug-2004 17:40
What can go here? I have a 1.5 US gallon bowl with an air-stone. I plan to do 100% weekly water changes. What, besides a Betta, can I keep in here. The temperature will...	littleslicknick	7	19-Aug-2004 17:38
Question about filters and cycles I'm not sure if this is the right forum, so if I'm wrong, feel free to move this thread to where it belongs. A friend of mine asked me to help her wi...	CeltGirl	10	19-Aug-2004 16:34
Heater broke in tank, any harmful components??? Well my heater just broke, some parts of which fell into my tank. Pieces of glass and a glass rod were pulled from the tank. Anyone know/think if i sh...	lunker101	3	19-Aug-2004 16:08
Good hiding places I have already some pregnant fish and a few fry to speak of but at the moment i have them in the breeding nets, which i know isnt ideal so i was wonde...	moose	3	19-Aug-2004 12:59
cycleing! can you cycle your tank by peeing in a cup and dumping it in? i dont think yuou can...	fish1	8	19-Aug-2004 07:18
Most Agressive... What's the most aggressive small fish (smaller than 7 inches)....	dannyboy	9	19-Aug-2004 05:16
filters=pink water [font color="#000080"]my filters sometimes like after a water change make the tank pink. what is coming on....	bettachris	4	19-Aug-2004 02:39
SHOULD I FEED MY GUPPIES WHILE THEY ARE IN A SEPERATE TANK TO UMM MAKE BABIES? SHOULD I FEED THEM OR Not also how long should i leave them in there for?...	fish_net	5	18-Aug-2004 23:54
Need a stunning fish for a 33 At this point I've got a 33 with a bit of room for fish, the existing ones are listed below and mostly juvies. I'll be adding an angel later, but what...	Veteric	16	18-Aug-2004 22:26
fish with sand can sand substrate cause any problems to any fish? what about bottom feeders?...	BeastKeeper	5	18-Aug-2004 20:34
fish "spitting" food Just wondering if anyone knows why a fish sometimes takes a flake, then spits it out in a million pieces. I like to think that one of the other fish t...	mrwelvrig	6	18-Aug-2004 19:13
25 gal...Any stocking suggestions? I was telling my mom about how my oto was cramped in my 5 gal hex, and he should at least have 10 gal per oto(and a few friends), and she said i could...	katieb	7	18-Aug-2004 19:02
What tropical flake do you use? Pages: 1, 2, 3 What kind of food do you use? -topher [option1]Tetramin staple[/option1] [option2]NutraFin[/option2] [option3]Wardleys[/option3] [option4]Aquarian[/o...	topher02	59	18-Aug-2004 17:19

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