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Crazy Stocking Stories!!!! I was wondering if anyone had any crazy stocking stories to tell us? I have three: 70 gallon corner ( small surface area ) - tiger shovelnose catfish...	Fish Guy	17	23-Jul-2004 10:23
ozone Can anyone who is using ozone tell me the exact time required for a particular volume of water? thanks!...	Week End	0	23-Jul-2004 08:30
Feeding Problems More of a statement than a request for help, but I thought it quite funny. In one of my tanks I have a 6 inch L001 and 5 full grown amano shrimp amon...	Alkyne	0	23-Jul-2004 07:52
Whats the Best encyclopidea of fish? Iam going to be getting a encyclopeida, on freshwater fish, and I was just wondering what the best one is, I notice there are alot out there, but I kn...	topher02	7	23-Jul-2004 07:24
Guppies Hey Do female guppies have to be fully grown before they can give birth or can they breed when they are smaller? cheers...	Motobooger	7	23-Jul-2004 06:09
puffers an other fish hi just wonderin what other fish can be kept wiv dwarf puffers????????? thanx...	fish king 16	1	23-Jul-2004 06:07
white cloud mountain minnows i have got a breeding tank set up for breeding white cloud mountain minnows two female two male one of the females has a red abdomen from being drivin...	kickflip_dan	5	23-Jul-2004 05:56
Is our puffer a Nile puffer or a MBU puffer? Hi all, just wanted to find out what sort of puffer it is we have here? We were sold it as an MBU Puffer, however, from all the photos we've seen (s)h...	worley	4	23-Jul-2004 05:38
Cost for a complete 55g Pages: 1, 2 Hey im wondering what the cost of a complete 55 gallon aquarium would cost (used). Just for the tank, filter, lights, etc....	Fishyandrew45	26	23-Jul-2004 03:31
Feeding Fry How many times a day should I feed my two month old rosy barb fry and platy fry? I have been feeding them three times a day. How old should they be be...	Connor333	2	23-Jul-2004 03:11
55g community how this for a 55g community 2 angelfish(10 years of fish keeping and never had any) 6 black widow tetras 6 red-eye tetras 5 yoyo loaches(a must) su...	greenmonkey51	4	23-Jul-2004 02:48
Insane LFS! Pages: 1, 2, 3 Okay so im just browsing a small lfs that i rarely go to and some people walk in the door and say they need a feeder disk to feed the fish while they...	Daniel	44	23-Jul-2004 02:28
wax worms can you use these for live food....	greenmonkey51	1	23-Jul-2004 02:21
UhOh...sudden aggression? I think my one and only albino tiger barb in my 15 gallon has decided to go insane. His tankmates include 2 panda cories, a BN plec, and 5 black phan...	terranova	3	23-Jul-2004 01:44
I Don't Know What to Do!!!! My LFS doesn't want my fish and they have no where to go. WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!!!!!! Daniel...	dannyboy	4	23-Jul-2004 01:28
angelfish i have a 50gallon (uk) tall tank, 36x15x22 3 swordtails 3 guppies 2 honey gourami 5 corries 10 H. rasbora 1 pleco i'm being over run by fry from th...	newfishboy	11	22-Jul-2004 23:16
Sand bottom, neeed tips ! So i have decided to start off another tank........... for the first time ive decided to try out a sand bottom because i want a really natural looking...	mvicano	2	22-Jul-2004 22:07
Do fish get epilepsy? I have noticed that my 1 plecostomus (who is about 3.5 inches) has something that looks very much like epilepsy. When I turn the tank light on to fee...	anf_redrider	4	22-Jul-2004 18:44
New FW 55 gallon, questions on plants, fish, etc (in Memphis, TN) Hello! I am new to this site, and this is my first post although I have been reading a lot! And sorry this is a tad wordy! I recently purchased a ne...	crickit99	5	22-Jul-2004 16:00
water changes + gravel vac i've only just changed my tank to gravel, i've had sand for years in all my tanks, i just decided on a change in my 45g. i did my first water change s...	SheKoi	1	22-Jul-2004 13:47
Mating question I have four pearl danios, I got them from a friend and he told me that they have had babies before. I do believe that 3 of them are boys and there is...	kimmi	5	21-Jul-2004 23:36
5 gal hex and dwarves Hypothetically, would a dwarf puffer and a pair of otos do well in a 5 gallon hex tank? Also, what are your opinions on apple snails as food? Are the...	katieb	4	21-Jul-2004 22:23
sensitive fish what exactly does sensitive fish mean a lot of the time. is that ammonia and nitrites and nitrates or ph and hardness. i never have ammonia or nitrite...	greenmonkey51	2	21-Jul-2004 21:23
how many fish??? How many fish would you be able to keep in a 1000 Litre tank...	james_zy	6	21-Jul-2004 20:23
Grrrrrr my bettas arnt doing something right my bettas show they are ready but then the male chases her under a rock, he has a THICK, big nest and she has stripes and he performing then building,...	fishyhelper288	8	21-Jul-2004 20:19
Balanced Tank any suggestions?? I have a 65 gallon tank with the following; 2 Skunk botia 7 Neons 1 Male platty 3 albino cory 2 flying foxes 6 x ray tetra 3 khuli loach 6 Rummy nose...	MDB	5	21-Jul-2004 19:28
Neons and stocking We just did water tests last night and it looks like our 29 gal has just hit its nitrite spike (hopefully, 5.0ppm), so in anticipation of the cycle fi...	Skeletaljosh	19	21-Jul-2004 17:55
Water Circulation/Filtration for 55US gallon tank. I'm still cycling my new 55 gallon tank. It has an AquaClear 300 on it right now which I am sure will be sufficient for filtration because I always s...	MO	3	21-Jul-2004 14:10
surface agitation how much do i need? and how to determine how much?!?! i have a cannister filter with 2 outputs, one is used for co2 reactor, and the other goes to th...	greenfootball	2	21-Jul-2004 08:25
Golden wonder killi First time I ever saw a killi for sale at the pet store so I had to buy him of course. He's not the most attractive but I like him. So any info about...	gnr4ever8794	4	21-Jul-2004 07:37
any one know a bout a cube fish??? In my LFS, there is a fish called a cube fish. It is small, see-through, kinda looks like spit in the tank. If you know what I am talkin about let m...	bracguy81	8	21-Jul-2004 07:29
leopard puffer I saw a leopard puffer at my lfs today for $7, it was like only an inch long and it was really cute. It says that they can grow to be up to 6 in long....	agent_alice	6	21-Jul-2004 04:59
1in angels breeding!! are you sure My two angels are like kissing each other in the throat does this mean that they are a pair or something or are they just weird! they are about 3/4 -...	fish1	9	21-Jul-2004 03:54
The Joys of a Fishless Cycle Ok, so as some of you know, Dani and I have been doing a fishless cycle on her mom's aquarium. A few days prior, we got some but not all of the fish....	Racso	14	21-Jul-2004 03:51
matching wc and tank temp how do you match the temp of the water you change and the tank temp...	greenmonkey51	6	21-Jul-2004 03:44
biggest fish you 've lost Pages: 1, 2 I have just lost a 4 inch pictus ,one day it was there the next gone. then today i found just the skull totally picked clean,he wasn't ill to my knowl...	krige	33	21-Jul-2004 03:24
moving in a month......need suggestions on what to do hello all, in about a month i will be moving to a new city for school which is about an hour drive away. I want to bring my 20g tank that has been op...	mvicano	4	20-Jul-2004 23:24
55 Gallon Tank Ideas Yesterday in chat we were discussing some ideas for my 55G tank. The tank is almost finished cycling and I wanted to consider some stocking options an...	ReikoX	8	20-Jul-2004 18:51
hmmm siphon? thinking correct? hello everyone! Ive seen the python no spill thing, but i didnt really fancy paying the prices, quite skint at the mo, ive got a old power head from...	chrism	5	20-Jul-2004 17:46
An Oddball Collector ... The December 2003 edition of Practical Fishkeeping has a treat in store for anyone who likes unusual fish species. Pages 100 to 104 contained a...	Calilasseia	7	20-Jul-2004 16:40
Feeding a dwarf puffer I know Dwarfs must be fed snails once a week to keep their beaks trimmed. And that their diet is live food. But at what frequencey do you guys feed li...	katieb	8	20-Jul-2004 04:38
Quickety Split Betta Fry Feeding! While I was on a vacation, my female betta somehow got into the male's side of the tank. They spawned, and I just got home to find some free-swimming...	Janna	6	20-Jul-2004 02:21
Texas holey rock? I know this can be used in aquariums, but how much does it cost? As some of you know I am on vacation in Texas and on my Aunt and Uncles ranch they ha...	Tetra Fan	1	20-Jul-2004 02:20
Shrimp compatibility I was visiting my local pet-co today and some some shrimp that were about 2 inches big. Would those be compatible with this set up 55g 2 keyhole cichl...	Fishyandrew45	2	20-Jul-2004 01:09
Found egg in tank Today i spotted a sphere like egg shape stuck to the glass near the bottom of the tank. it is about 2-3mm big. I am thinking maybe that it is a cory e...	nitro	3	19-Jul-2004 20:01
red-tail shark and harlequin rasboras....... I was wondering if i could put a red-tail shark and some harlequin rasboras in a 20g? I know that only one red-tailed shark should be in a tank, but w...	Fishguy101	4	19-Jul-2004 17:51
Vegetable Filters ... I couldn't make up my mind whether this topic should go here or in Planted Aquaria. Since it's part plant topic, part general filtration topic. So I t...	Calilasseia	5	19-Jul-2004 15:10
Different kinds of driftwood? So theres mopani and bogwood, and christianos??? (or was my lfs having me on?? ) so does anyone know whats the difference and how many other types...	kafifa	2	19-Jul-2004 05:58
Newbie help please :( Hi everyone. I've just got my first fish tank, a 20G tropical. I was advised by 2 LFS' to cycle the tank with some starter fish. As much reading as...	switch	6	19-Jul-2004 05:32
Update on my clawed frog.. :) Well as some of you know I got a clawed frog about 2 weeks ago. Well he is doing fine still. I put him in my 5.5 g. tank which has a few guppies in th...	zebra	17	19-Jul-2004 04:25

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