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List Of Anti-Snailers not any i can think of for that small of a tank except your hands. If you get a 20 or 29 then you could have a couple of dwarf loaches. YOu may want t...	Evan Wayne	18	14-Aug-2004 05:07
angel and gold barbs? Just out of curiosity, do you think that an angelfish and gold barbs could live together. I know that barbs have a tendency to nip fins, but I have n...	jenbabe256	1	14-Aug-2004 02:48
i am up to my ears in fry!!!! well im not complaining, i currently have 120 fish adults and fry, either way i have alot, i have 80 someodd guppies 7 swordtail and 4 mystery fry, so...	fishyhelper288	4	13-Aug-2004 23:54
what should i get? i have a 29 gallon tank. i recently moved and almost all of my fish died so i have to start over. my tank has been cycling for about 2 months now an...	mingli	1	13-Aug-2004 22:53
Glowlight Breeding This morning I noticed that one of my female glowlights was thinner. The smallest male (half the size of a full grown male) was darker and his stripe...	Mr	1	13-Aug-2004 21:53
Can fry keep the tank cycled? I have some (~12) l. ocellatus fry with their parents in a 10g, but I would like to take out the parents to give the fry a better chance of growing up...	johnsmith	2	13-Aug-2004 21:33
Freshwater Flounder/tonguefish Pages: 1, 2 I was wondering if anyone knew the scientific name of these guys and/or any information on care. At the store they are between 1 and 2 inches...	puffer_archer	20	13-Aug-2004 19:35
The AquaScaping Contest is Coming ! Pages: 1, 2 Ladies and Gents, Aquarists of All Ages! The AquaScaping Contest will be returning, very shortly. Stay tuned for updated deadline i...	Babelfish	21	13-Aug-2004 19:32
lazy pleco I just bought this pleco... fairly large about 5 inches in length and i NEVER see him move from the corner of my tank.... is this because he is a noct...	princessinabsentia	4	13-Aug-2004 16:47
stocking density? I'm thinking about setting up a 55-gallon tank in my home office. Stocking densities have never been my specialty. (They involve math.) Would it be...	LMuha	5	13-Aug-2004 16:12
baby whale? does anyone know anything about these? i saw one at my lfs and it was jsut too cute.... me...	princessinabsentia	19	13-Aug-2004 16:10
cryogenics? Hey all. I was weeding my tank tonight when I found the roots of one plant crawling with bloodworms. The thing is, I've only ever used frozen worms??...	stroop	9	13-Aug-2004 11:56
do you think it's wierd that i use Melafix as a preventative? after my weekly water change i use both Melafix and Pimafix along with water conditioner as a disease preventative...so far so good. i haven't had an...	betahex	12	13-Aug-2004 10:03
Crappy Pet Store Okay, so I went to an unnamed pet store and I saw the saddest thing in my life. On top of having an entire tank full of dead plecos (belly up on the...	jenbabe256	16	13-Aug-2004 09:47
new addict Ok, I'm a newbie to freshwater, and already totally hooked! Not quite 4 weeks into cycling first tank (70 gals w/tetras, platies and li...	June	19	13-Aug-2004 07:23
how can i feed live food?? Ok, I breed tubifex worms, and i want to feed them to my fish, but when i put them in the tank, they just sink to the bottom, and just go in the grave...	victimizati0n	4	13-Aug-2004 06:30
Are floating feeding rings any good? I saw one at Walmart, i like the idea behind it, then the fish know exactly where the food will be, it won't get flung all over the aquarium by the cu...	fishygirl68	3	13-Aug-2004 06:24
what kind of catagory does a bass go into? i rescued a sick bass and he is almost ready for releace, but i was woundering what catagory they go into? oh, he was with 2 wild bottom feeders, 1 di...	fishyhelper288	12	13-Aug-2004 05:57
fry&lfs how do you give/sell your fry/ juvenile fish to the lfs? Has anyone tried in california/petco?...	agent_alice	8	13-Aug-2004 05:23
epiplatys dageti has anyone kept these ? id like to hear your experiences with them...	castlequest	1	13-Aug-2004 01:12
will male betta see fallin fry at night with no light? I'm afraid to turn out the light over my male betta for fear he will not see them falling. any comments? [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-09...	Nick	4	12-Aug-2004 23:15
breeding i am interested in breeding bettas but wondered if it would be a good idea as i do not want to come over run with them....	rennie_911	4	12-Aug-2004 21:25
anyone have a 29 gal tank? I've tried to do a lot of things with my 29 gallon starter tank, motivated by many conflicting views as to what exactly I can put in there, but now I'...	Lord_Mechanus	13	12-Aug-2004 20:30
How much/many filters do you use on a 55 gallon I am setting up a 55 gallon live planted community tank and was wondering what everyones opinion's would be? Do you think that a Penguin 170 Bio-Whee...	JediDragon	11	12-Aug-2004 20:02
HOW BADLY OVERSTOCKED?? 20g 12"w 14"d 24"L 2yoyo loached 5 bleeding hert tetras 3 serpea tetras 1bristle-nosed pleco 1 dwarf gourami aquaclear 150 bi-weekly 20% water chan...	mike77ca	7	12-Aug-2004 19:58
confused about which fish i should stick with i have been trying different kinds of fish, at the moment i have plattys, bettas, swords, guppies, oscar, bass, and some wild minnows, i like the gupp...	fishyhelper288	8	12-Aug-2004 19:13
Have I done something incredibly stupid??!!?? Other than getting into this totally addictive, expensive, can-never-have-enough-must-have-more hobby that is... Anyways, I have had my 27 gallon...	fishygirl68	9	12-Aug-2004 18:58
Reducing MiniCycles when redoing tanks OK, so I have my 20 gallon and my 55 (which is set up). I am getting in some flourite, so I am going to set up my 20 gallon w/ plants and rocks. I w...	crickit99	4	12-Aug-2004 16:16
Need quick answer about conversion of SW equip to FW Hey all, need a quick answer here. Can a fluval filter that has been used for saltwater for 1 year be used for a freshwater tank?? Thanks all, I am lo...	So_Very_Sneaky	1	12-Aug-2004 15:13
Tanks manufacturer, survey Hi, Please write down your tank manufacturer (Name and Country). Just to know which is the most common one. 10x, J....	Janiv	12	12-Aug-2004 14:27
an oxymoron question what is the best light for nocturnal fish? since theyre nocturnals they only come out at day. so what is the best way to see your nocs with the mini...	BeastKeeper	5	12-Aug-2004 13:51
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how many gallons do i have i have a 3ft x 1ft x 1.5ft tank and i think its around 24g im only aking because every one has 55g or bigger next to their names, does this mean they...	ILOVEMYLOACH	8	12-Aug-2004 01:46
fish availablity? this may sound stupid, but does it seem to other fishkeepers that the lfs in their towns carry the same fish? i live in tucson, and the 2 dozen lfs ca...	mariosim	7	12-Aug-2004 01:04
What the....? On a piece of driftwood that I recently acquired, and has been in the tank for over a week, there are little "tufts" of black growing on it. Almost lo...	Tanya81	8	11-Aug-2004 22:46
Abbreviations Help Okay, I'm new here, and gaining a lot of information from the forums. But, there are some abbreviations that us 'newbies' may not quite get. Is ther...	CyndieL73	4	11-Aug-2004 22:00
Breeding Kribs? I was wondering if anyone could tell me about breeding these fish I tried once before and I'm going for it again....	Fish Guy	4	11-Aug-2004 20:32
How long should you wait in between adding new fish? I have had a dwarf gourami in there for almost a month, along with 9 neons. I added 4 neons about a week and a half ago. Was going to buy 3-4 Jullii...	fishygirl68	4	11-Aug-2004 19:35
uneaten bloodworm i've just feed my tanks with live bloodworm, i've noticed that alot of the bloodworm have gone under the gravel out of reach. is this a problem? what...	SheKoi	3	11-Aug-2004 19:30
killifish availability in Australia Are killifish available in Australia I have seen them on other sites I particularly like Fundulopanchax gardneri Misaje...	Shark	12	11-Aug-2004 19:27
What to feed? iv just looked into my jewelc cichlid tank and found that they have breed and the egg have hatched and now in a pit what di i feed the fry? do the par...	jacquie loves discus	3	11-Aug-2004 19:20
pH buffer I just got some pH buffer by Seachem and I was wondering if they are any good at lowering pH. My pH is 7.6 right now and I want to lower it to about 6...	Tetra Fan	5	11-Aug-2004 18:30
Zuchini in aquarium I was at the lfs the other day and saw fish eating on a small piece of zuchini. What is this for?...	Gills	18	11-Aug-2004 17:38
Ram breeding behaviour? I just got a male Bolivian Ram the other day and he has been in hiding for a few days, but has now decided to come out of hiding (along with my shy fe...	Tetra Fan	7	11-Aug-2004 16:48
going shopping quick advise needed. as i've given up on the idea of a larger tank for the moment due to the house being refited and lack of large funds, i've decided just to up grade the...	SheKoi	2	11-Aug-2004 14:28
ultrasonic fogger with fish? I asked this in the "getting started" forum, but haven't gotten much response. So I'll try here. I apologize for the duplicate threads. Anyway......	Beefshank	2	11-Aug-2004 13:30
Are you a ltp or do you have mts Pages: 1, 2 As I've been reading posts and looking at profiles I've noticed that fish enthusiasts fall into one of two catagories: large tank people (ltp)and thos...	Dolf	25	11-Aug-2004 11:03
Eclipse Hex 5 Howdy all! I would like to set up my hex 5 again, and am wondering what y'all think of the following ideas: -Lamp eye killi fish or -Threadfin rain...	tribblehappy	7	11-Aug-2004 08:03
Why relatively few aquarium magazines? I was browsing down at the magazine section of the local big box bookstore (I don't want to name names, but Canadians can probably guess which one) an...	DoctorJ	11	11-Aug-2004 07:24
hybrid/albino i get these mixed up. which if any are sterile. hybrid or albino....	bettachris	5	11-Aug-2004 07:22

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